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GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL
* Hello * Kia Ora * Malo e Lelei * Namaste * Cead M ile Failte * Talofa Lava *
* Kia Orana * Zdravo * Dzien Dobry * Apa Kabar * Guten Tag * An Nyung Ha Se Yo *
* Privet * Kw aziw ai * Mabuhay Kayo * Kon Nichi Wa * Hola * Ola * Salaam * Fakalofa Atu
New sletter No 3, 3 March 2016
From the principal….
The season of Lent is a good time to focus on helping others. Thank you for your generosity in responding to the
call for items and donations to help the people of Fiji after the recent devastating cyclone. What a great response
it has been and again it reflects the community spirit of Good Shepherd. Another invitation to help those less
fortunate than ourselves is presented in this newsletter with the Shine Orange Day appeal on Friday 11 March, a
need closer to home but also very worthwhile.
Also included later in this newsletter are some important dates for your calendar. As a Catholic school, we value
opportunities to celebrate Eucharist with our whole community and the dates for these special Masses have now
been confirmed with Father Phil. Information about the Family/Whanau books and website will also provide you
with details about how you can support your children in their learning about their faith.
Finally, on 4th and 5th May we will be welcoming a review team from the Catholic Diocese of Auckland into Good
Shepherd. This external review occurs every four years and is an opportunity for the school to reflect and get
feedback on how we maintain and strengthen our Catholic special character.
God bless
Jane Hahn
Good Shepherd Awards
This week we congratulate Miguel Biado from Rm 4
and Erylle San Gabriel from Rm 6 for winning the
Good Shepherd Awards. Miguel and Erylle are great
role models for our values of care, respect and
honesty.
Staffing Update
We welcome Mrs Clare Fala to the staff of Good
Shepherd. Clare will be working mainly in Rooms 1
and 4 on a regular basis for the remainder of this
year.
Good Shepherd Hot House Challenge –
Saturday 19 March
Please put this date in your calendar for the 8th
Annual Hot House Challenge event. This fun run
around the school is brought to you by the Holey
Fathers, the social club for the dads of Good
Shepherd School community. It's a cross between a
fun run, an obstacle course and a water fight! This
year the fathers have added two new events on the
day, the first being an inter-house ‘tug-o-war’ and,
secondly, the houses will compete for the best ‘house
cheer’. It really is a great day for children and adults
so make sure you are here at Good Shepherd that
afternoon! Look out for more information in the next
few weeks.
Attendance Dues
Just a reminder that if you are paying in term
instalments that the payment for Term 1 2016 is due
by week 6 (commencing Monday 7th March).
Eden/Albert Swimming Sports
Congratulations to all our swimmers who represented
Good Shepherd at the inter-school swimming sports
this week. Reaching this level of competition is a great
achievement for everyone in the team. A special
congratulations to Anija Irvine who was placed third in
the Year 6 Girls Freestyle 25 Metres, and in the Year 6
Girls Breast Stroke 25 Metres. Good Shepherd came a
very creditable 6th place overall, out of the 10 schools
competing.
Certificates for the Connolly Swimming Carnival will be
presented after whole school prayers on Monday 7
March and, as always, you are warmly invited to
attend.
Whole school prayer
Room 9 will be leading our whole school prayer next
Monday at 8.55am. The timetable for the rest of the
term is:
Monday 7 March
Room 9
Monday 14 March
Room 4
Monday 21 March
Room 5
Wednesday 30 March
Room 7
Monday 4 April
Room 3
Monday 11 April
Room 6
Congratulations to the following children who
are celebrating their birthdays in March:
Filomena Kautoke
Matthew Clement
Alana Jackson
Grace Barry
Noah D’Rose
James Jansen
Genevieve Olliver
Matila Fa’apopo
Emily Flexman
Carissa May
Luka Hale
Molly Hanrahan
Xavier Prentice
Po’oi Kaho
Kacee Conway
Poppy Clemas
Ruby Saunders
New Walking School Bus Route
Giant Walk to School Day
What a great turnout of walkers on Friday 19th
February for the giant walk to school. The picture
below shows the Rocket Snail Walking School Bus,
which grew from the usual nine walkers to 31 that day!
The photo also includes walkers from the Northern
Explorers who arrived at school at the same time.
Keep on walking everyone!
If you live in the area
between
Sandringham Rd,
Lambeth Rd,
Dominion Rd and Mt
Albert Rd (refer map)
and are interested in
joining a walking
school bus please
email
[email protected] with your name,
phone number and address.
Netball 2016: Years 1 – 6
Class Masses this term
Once a term each class attends the 9.00am Mass with
the parish. Class Masses for the rest of the term:
Thursday 10 March
Room 6
Thursday 17 March
Room 3
Thursday 24 March
Room 5
Thursday 31 March
Room 4
Thursday 7 April
Room 7
You are warmly invited to join the classes at these
Masses.
The local netball competition is run by Auckland
Netball and is held at Windmill Road courts in Mt
Eden. The competition is open to both boys and girls,
Years 1 – 6.
A coach and a manager is required for every team.
If your child is interested in playing netball please
complete the attached registration form and return it
to the school office by Friday 4th March 2016.
Joan Oxspring
Mobile: 021 626 277
Recycling Bin
As advised late last year, there has been a change to
the service provided for the recycling bin. This is now
a cost to the school and as a result of this change, we
can no longer accept household recycling from the
school community. Please respect this change and
do not leave household recycling by the bin.
Parish News
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Easter Sunday will be celebrated as a Family
Mass.
Good Shepherd Parish is setting up a youth
group for 10 to 15 year olds – under the
Bonus Pastor banner. The first meeting will
be Saturday 2 April: 1.00 – 5.00 pm.
Meetings will occur twice a month.
PTA CORNER
PARENTS MORNING TEA
Each term the P.T.A. hosts a morning tea for parents
and caregivers in the school community. Please join
us in the staffroom on Friday the 5th of March at 9:00
am for the first morning tea of the year. Everyone is
welcome, especially families new to the school come and have a friendly chat, meet other parents in
our school and have a catch up over a cup of tea and
some home baking. Please bring your preschoolers so
they can have a play together too. Hope to see you
there!
STUCK ON YOU
Stuck on You provide Name Labels, Clothing Labels,
and School Accessories, Back To School items and
Camp Essentials.
Orders can be placed anytime during the year and the
PTA will receive up to 20% commission so please use
the Good Shepherd School PTA Code.
(GOODSHEPHERDSCHOOLPTA)
www.stuckonyou.co.nz
SUSHI LUNCH ORDERS ON FRIDAYS
We are able to provide Sushi on a Friday for students
with help from parents and caregivers.
Some of our children enjoying a picnic in the
adventure playground after Sunday Mass
THREE KINGS UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Registrations are now open at Three Kings
United Football Club for the 2016 season.
We cater for 5 year olds upwards and lots of
information about the club can be found
online at our web site: http://
www.threekings.org.nz/
All registrations are done online from our web
site.
Please contact the club if you have any
questions.
See you on the side-lines.
If you are interested in helping for an hour or so, one
Friday per term, to collate orders in the morning
and/or distribution at lunchtime please contact Maria
Gribble [email protected]
Below are the new prices for sushi:
4 pieces sushi $5.00
6 pieces sushi $6.00
8 pieces sushi $7.00
Teriyaki Chicken on Rice $6.00
Baradene College:
Thursday 10th March, 6.30pm
Marcellin College:
Thursday 10th March
Tours at 11.00am, 1.30pm and 6.30pm
Marist College:
Wednesday 16th March, 3.00pm -6.00pm
St Mary’s College:
Wednesday 16th March, 6.30pm
From the DRS…
"Every five minutes NZ Police attend a domestic abuse incident."
It’s time Good Shepherd School goes Orange for…
Shine’s Orange Friday March 11th 2016
This year Good Shepherd School is getting behind Shine Day to raise awareness of the sickening statistics of domestic
abuse in New Zealand. On Friday the 11th March we encourage all students and family members
to wear orange, anything orange, an orange ribbon, an orange t-shirt, or even an orange wig.
Make your stand against domestic abuse in our community with the colour orange. We also
would like to encourage families to make an optional donation for the organisation. The
donations will be collected in classrooms in the morning and given to the Shine Organisation to
help the charity make a difference.
Shine directly helps thousands of adult and child victims of domestic abuse to be safer. Shine
motivates hundreds of family members that hurt their families to change their behaviour. They help thousands more by
supporting and training other professionals to effectively intervene and support victims of domestic abuse. Shine is a
non-profit organisation focusing on domestic abuse in New Zealand.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENT:
Sacrament of Baptism: For any number of reasons, some children have not been baptised and we would like to
continue to support those families interested in their children taking this important step in their faith journey. The school is
working closely with the parish team who offer Baptism on the last Saturday of every month (other than December and
January). Please contact Miss Down at [email protected] if you would like more information or support
throughout the process.
Sacrament of Initiation will occur in Term 3, Week 8, Sunday 18th September at 2pm. Please book this date in your
diary.
CONFIRMED MASSES FOR 2016
Sunday 10th April,
9.30am
Term One: Whanau Parish Mass
Celebrating the Feast of the Good Shepherd
Wednesday 25 May,
9.00am
Term Two School Mass: Including new students welcome.
Samoan Language Week
Sunday 19th June,
9.30am
Term Two: Whanau Parish Mass
Monday 8 August,
9.00am
Term Three School Mass: Including new students welcome.
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Feast Day.
Sunday 18th September,
2pm
Sacrament of Initiation: First Holy Communion.
School Event.
Thursday 27 October,
9.00am
Whole School Mass Term 4
Welcome new students and staff
Thursday 8th December,
5.30pm
End of Year Mass/Graduation
FAMILY WHANAU BOOKS/WEBSITE
It is important that we share students’ learning and key ideas with you and your whanau, to support and nurture the home
environment with access to ideas and scripture readings. Each family receives a Family Whanau Book when they first
arrive at Good Shepherd School. It is also available on the Faith Alive site,
http://www.faithalive.org.nz/families/
At the beginning of each strand it is important that we share the Family-Whanau Summary with our whanau, so teachers
will either send a copy home for the fridge or even send a note to check the website.
Learning Strand – JESUS CHRIST – HEHU KARAITI
Family Whanau
Sheridan Syndicate
Room
One
Year
One
Room
Two
Room
Three
Year
Two
Room
Four
Connolly Syndicate
Room
Seven
Year
Three
Room
Eight
Room
Year
Five
Five
Room
Six
Room
Nine
Last week in Room 3 we wrote self descriptions during writing.
Pippa
My name is Pippa. I like ice-cream. I have a brother and a sister. Her name is Jess.
Mia
My name is Mia. I have blue eyes. I have long, blond hair. I have one brother.
Bianka
My name is Bianka. I have long hair. My favourite thing is kittens. I have big smiles.
Filomena
My name is Filomena. I am good at painting and I am good at making plaits, but not on my hair. My
eyes are black and I am good at looking at my nose. I am good at swimming and I am good at
holding babies. I am good at looking after my family. I have a little brother and I like to come to
Good Shepherd School. My sister’s eyes are black and I like to play in the class. I like to go on
the computer and I like to colour in and I like to go on the i-pads.
Xavier
My name is Xavier. I have very, very short hair. I have blue eyes. I have two sisters. I love
sports. I have lived in Samoa.
Rosa
My name is Rosa. I have stone, blue eyes, blondy-brown hair and a big smile. In my family I have
one bossy older sister and no brothers! Things I like are, number one – singing. Next up is dancing
and third is reading. Now, something interesting about me. My birthday is the day before
Justin’s. I almost forgot to tell you a warning, I am crazy!
Dean
My name is Dean. I have black hair. I have two brothers. My favourite things are going on my
tablet. I’ve gone to Australia before.
George
My name is George. I have green and blue eyes. My favourite thing is computers.
Justin
My name is Justin. I like to ride my bike. I have black eyes and black hair. I have one baby and
one big sister. She is at Good Shepherd and she is in Room 9. I am born in Malaysia and my
birthday is in June.
Kalo
My name is Kalo. I have curly hair. I do swimming lessons. I have two brothers.
Sophie
My name is Sophie. I have blue eyes. I have light, brown hair. I have three girls in my family. I
lived in Fiji for two weeks. I go to hip hop dancing.
Harry
My name is Harry. I have blue eyes. I like riding my bike.
Matthew
My name is Matthew. My eyes are blue. I like playing games. I have one sister called Rebecca.
My grandparents lived in Sri Lanka.
Lucia
My name is Lucia. I have brown eyes. I have one brother and he is called Henry. I love cats.
Liua
My name is Liua and I am kind. I have long hair and brown skin. I lived in Samoa for one year and I
have a sister and a brother. I am good at writing and my favourite thing is Art. My birthday is on
December 31st. I like my friends.
Jack
My name is Jack. I have blond hair and I have hazel eyes. I like making new friends. I was born in
Auckland.
Liam
My name is Liam. I am good at cycling up hills.
Maia
My name is Maia. I have blue eyes. I have long, brown hair. I have two sisters. My favourite
things are animals. One interesting thing about me is, my mum lived in Ireland. Also I like to sleep
a lot. I like travelling too. I have two sisters. They say I am annoying but they are the bossy
ones.
Maggie
My name is Maggie. I have blue eyes. My hair is gold and shoulder length. I have one sister and no
brothers. My sister’s name is Esme. My favourite things are travelling, pizza and movies. I am
good at drawing and painting. A top secret thing about me is, my sister was born in New Zealand
and I was born in Australia. That’s all about me!
Soleil
My name is Soleil. I have brown eyes and I have black hair.
Jiwoo
My name is Jiwoo. I have black eyes. I have long, black hair. I have no sisters or brothers or
pets. My favourite things are reading, going to school and eating vegetables. Interesting – I don’t
like chocolate. I live in Hunter Park Drive. My birthday is on August the 27th. I love my mum, dad
and me!
Phoebe
My name is Phoebe. I like going to gymnastics. I have blue eyes. I have got short hair. I also like
swimming. It is fun. I love playing. I also like my friends. I like making new friends.
Miranda
My name is Miranda. I have blue eyes. I’ve been living in Auckland my whole, entire life. My
favourite things are sports, riding my bike and reading. That is my life. My sisters are annoying. I
love pancakes!!