Stella Maris Catholic Primary School N E W
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Stella Maris Catholic Primary School N E W
NEWSLETTER 16 October 2014 Stella Maris Catholic Primary School N E W S L E T T E R Dear Families Welcome to Term 4. This Sunday is World Mission Day. In the gospel we hear Jesus say:“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Maybe Jesus isn’t asking us to take him literally. Maybe Jesus is telling us what, after all, is God’s? What belongs to him? When we think about it, doesn’t everything – all that we have and all that we are – in fact, belong to him? So when Jesus says, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” could he be challenging us precisely to recognize this most demanding of truths that everything belongs to God, and everything, therefore, ought to be repaid – to him. The following candidates for the Sacramental Programme will be presented at the 10.15 am Mass at St Johns Orewa this Sunday: Thomas Aitken; Jessie Berry; Genevieve Buckley; Jayden Churches; Oscar Cremen; Lily-Anne Humphreys; Niamh Jones; Laughton Kora; Maia Kora; Jack McEwan; Bridey Mehrtens; Ishana-Lee Nui, Amy O’Neill; Fletcher Purvis; Joe Rhodes. Please remember these students in your prayers as their faith journey continues. On October 28 we celebrate our annual Grandparents day. We invite Grandparents to come to school in the morning and join with their grandchildren in their classrooms, share morning tea with other grandparents in the school hall, and be entertained by some of our students. “Family Life Gifts” will be holding a stall in the foyer on this day giving people a chance to purchase gifts. We thank them for this opportunity and look forward to seeing all our Stella Maris Grandparents for a fun morning. On October 31 the PTFA are holding a “Fancy Dress” disco at school. Years 0 – 3 will be from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm and Years 4 – 8 from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm. Your child will bring an order form home today, so be quick and get your ticket order into the PTFA red box. Thank you to the PTFA team for arranging this function for the students. Team News Matikao Team: Welcome back to school. Year 2s have started at top speed, learning about scooter safety with our Community Constable Dave. Year 1 students have been out on the field beginning to look at athletics. This will carry on across the team as we explore different skills. Please make sure all children have their PE gear at school each day. Thank you. Mokehu Team: It is lovely to see you all back and the children looking rested and happy. A reminder about hats this term. The school has a “no hat no play policy.” We have hit the ground running with our show “The Treasure Seekers”. We will be performing one day only in the week after Labour day. Show date: Wednesday 29th October (one day only) First show at 11.20 am, second show at 1.30 pm. Huruhuru Team: Will be doing whole Team Athletics on Wednesdays. Children must wear hats and their complete PE gear. The Year 7 – 8 children and the Waste wise reps will be visiting the Waitakere Transfer station next Tuesday. Those involved have been informed. Alan Watts Principal Hibiscus Coast Parish Priest: Father Patrick Brady – P: 09 426 5599 ext 2 – E: [email protected] Stella Maris Catholic Primary School The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7th. It was instituted to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful. How wonderful to hear our students praying this great prayer every morning. Let us pray through the intercession of Mary, the model of humble and joyful evangelization, that the Church may become a welcoming home, a mother for all peoples and the source of rebirth for our world. SCHOOL NEWS School Attendance Dues Sponsorship Scheme The Attendance Dues Sponsorship Scheme has been created to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of attendance dues, for students attending Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary. The purpose of the sponsorship scheme is to allow parents or caregivers facing financial hardship another option to seek relief where they may be reluctant to approach their school for help. The existing financial hardship scheme, operated by your school, is also available to parents or caregivers facing hardship and we do encourage families facing financial difficulties to please contact your school office. Application forms are available from school and parish offices, or can be downloaded from the Catholic Schools Office Website: www.catholicschools.org.nz (go to Property and Finance / Finance / Attendance Dues). If you have any queries or require assistance with the payment of attendance dues under the sponsorship scheme, you are invited to phone in confidence, Carol Krebs (Ph. 360 3069) at the Auckland Diocese office. Applications to the sponsorship scheme for 2014 attendance dues will be accepted by the Auckland Common Fund Ltd up to November 2014. Rosary During the month of October, a decade of the Rosary will be said everyday in the classroom at 8.50 am. The exception is on a Thursday when Rosary will be in the Hall at 8.55 am and parents are welcome to come and join us. Stella Maris Celebrates 10 Years In 2015 The planning is underway for this event. The actual celebration will be held on 20th February 2015 in conjunction with the welcome picnic. It will commence at 1.30 pm with a Thanksgiving Liturgy and flow into an afternoon for meeting up with past staff, students, colleagues and associates of the school, viewing photos, chitter chatter, afternoon tea for guests and then to join in the welcome picnic. There will be at approximately 4.30 pm an official cut the cake and visitors and guest will be welcomed to join the festivities on offer at the picnic. So mark your diary spread the word and we will look forward to celebrating this milestone with our past and present students, families and guests. SHINE Challenges A reminder that to be eligible for the SHINE award all SHINE challenges need to be completed and signed off by your class teacher by Monday 3 November – this is the beginning of Week 4 this term. The SHINE assemblies will be held on Thursday 11 December, 9.00 am – Year 1 – 3, 9.45 am Year 4 – 8. We hope you can join us. Shine Challenge As part of a SHINE challenge, and as a family goal, the McKee Wright family are competing in the Auckland Marathon. Mum (Tina) is running the Quarter Marathon (11km), and Sky (ex Stella Maris, now at Carmel), Kobe (St Nicholas) and Summer (St Mary) are doing the Kids Marathon. For the kids, this involves running a full 42 km marathon, over 8 – 12 weeks, finishing with 2.195 km on the day along the city waterfront. As part of their goal/ challenge, they are also raising money for Kids Can, a children’s charity that provides food, shoes and raincoats to children in low decile schools. Please help them to reach their goal and support a great charity and a great challenge! Visit their fundraising page to donate: http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/McKeeWrightFamily Problem Solving Challenge This year six students from Year 6, 7, 8 participated in the Problem Solving Challenge, a series of Mathematical Tests organised by Professors at Otago University. The students received the following certificates of achievement: Excellence – Christian Newey Merit – Caitlin Duffield, Mia Boothroyd, Noah Hobman Achievement – Adam Newey, Madeleine Gobbie. We congratulate the students on their success. At Stella Maris School 28th October 2014 Starting at 8.45 am and finishing at 12.00 pm Parish School Mass Saturday 29th November 5.30 pm St John’s Orewa students and families are invited to attend. Come and join your grandchildren in their classes, be entertained by our students. Enjoy a cuppa and a scrumptious morning tea, "Family Life" Gift Centre will be in the foyer selling gifts. NEWSLETTER 16 October 2014 DRS Message NEWSLETTER 16 October 2014 Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Netball Uniforms Link Magazine Can all netball uniforms please be returned to school in a plastic bag with your name clearly marked on it. Please make sure the uniform is washed and clean before returning it. Please start sending in your articles for the Christmas edition. This may take the form of a human interest story, an article, a poem, humour, letter to the editor etc. Photo and illustrations welcomed. Email [email protected] or hand in at the school or parish office. Closing date 27th October. Congratulations To the Purvis family on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Darby. We wish all the joy and blessings that a new baby brings to a family. Christmas Eve Family Mass St John Orewa – 5.30 pm The Parish is looking for children who would like to take part in a Nativity Play at the Children's Mass on Christmas Eve. If your child would like to be part of this play can you please leave your name and contact phone number at the school office. Mrs Manning, Mrs Nui, Mrs Lawson and Mrs Cremen will work with the students during lunch breaks at school to prepare them for the play. Names are required by 24th October at the latest, thank you. A BIG thanks to the team of parent helpers for your time and commitment. PTFA NEWS Time To Spring Clean Is Coming Up!!! Until 19th October Stella Maris will have a fundraising bin at Tin Men 14 Foundry Road Silverdale for empty paint tins, old appliances, BBQ's, trampolines and other waste metals. Spread the word amongst friends and family. This fundraiser has no cost involved! Happy spring cleaning! It’s Disco Time! Our kids have circled Friday 31 October for the annual School Disco and have decided on the theme ‘movie’ which is sure to be fun! Enclosed with this newsletter is the order form for tickets – please note physical tickets won’t be issued, but rather ‘A list’ at the door (very Hollywood!) It’ll be a great night for the kids, and parent helpers are welcome too – we really need your help so drop Sarah an email [email protected] or phone her on 021 995 226 if you can lend a hand! We need volunteers for both sessions to help sell the food, drinks and goodies for the kids! Also if you have access to decorations, a PA, lighting, disco floor, DJ tables, live band, Taylor Swift, singing snowman, anything we can use to make the night memorable for our kids please get in touch! Fun Friday Lunches We want to continue with Fun Friday lunches for Term 4 and need helpers to make it possible! If you have ideas for Fun Lunches and want to lend a hand, drop Sarah an email [email protected] as we all know many hands make light work. PARISH NEWS Altar Servers Training Session For new servers on Sunday 19th October after the 10.15 am Mass. Children’s Liturgy St Francis The Parish is still urgently needing more Leaders to present the children’s liturgy. Please consider volunteering for this rewarding and fairly undemanding ministry. Contact Yvonne Cassidy 09 428 3136. Operation Christmas Child If you would like to fill a gift box for underprivileged children this Christmas please take an instruction leaflet from the Church foyer and use a wrapped shoe box. Boxes need to be returned by Sunday 19th October. Thank you to those who have already returned their boxes. Rite Of Christian Initiation For Children A programme for school age children and teens who would like to be baptised and complete their initiation sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. We are needing catechists to assist with this programme. If you are interested in being a catechist or enrolling your child in the programme please contact Catherine Cyprian 09 426 2486. Dove Catholic Fellowship For Women Warmly invites all women to their October 2014 meeting. Be inspired by the teachings of Bev MacDonald based on Luke 1: 42. ‘Blessed to be a blessing” Wednesday 22 October, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm. 1 Fred Thomas Drive, St Joseph’s Centre, Takapuna. Contact: Nanci on 09 419 0348 or www.dove.org.nz COMMUNITY NEWS HBC Beach Fit Fun, functional fitness on the beach to get you ready for that snazzy dress for Christmas and beyond! North end of Orewa Beach. 8 week course $15.00 per session pre paid. Start date 28th October Find them on Facebook or Contact Charlotte Blanchard 021 214 3469. Kelly Sports Summer Sports Clinic It’s not too late to enrol for Kelly Sports on a Friday afternoon at Stella Maris School. For more information contact Mahina Martin on 021 177 3198 or [email protected] Overseas Student Exchange Looking for host families. For more information phone 0800 440 079 or www.studentexcange.org.nz Orewa Surf Life Saving Club Registration Sunday 19th October 10.00 am – 12.00 pm at the club. Starting at 3 years old and up. First Day of Training Sunday 2nd November 10.00 am. www.orewasurfclub.co.nz Cupcake Friday Tomorrow $2.00 Per Cupcake Stella Maris Catholic Primary School 21 23 23 27! 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 5 6 10 14 20 21 26 27 27 29 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 15 15 16 16 ! 02! 20 20 Oct Oct Oct Oct! 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Feb Feb St Francis St Patrick and Wastewise Reps Trip BOT Special Character Meeting Rosary in the hall 8.55 am – All Welcome LABOUR DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED Grandparents Day 8.45 am to 12.00 pm Mokehu Team Show performance for Parents 11.20 am –12.20 pm Mokehu Team Show performance for Parents 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm PTFA Meeting 7.15 pm Rosary in the Hall 8.55 am – All Welcome Cricket Tournament BOT Meeting 6.00 pm PTFA Fancy Dress Disco – Theme “Movie” Years 1–3 5pm–6.30 pm PTFA Fancy Dress Disco – Theme “Movie” Years 4–8 7pm–8.30 pm Café Stella 9.00 am – Staffroom Liturgy 8.55 am – All Welcome Charism Awards Presented at Assembly 11.20 am Foundation Day and Day for All Days Liturgy 8.55 am – All welcome Huruhuru Team Athletics Day PTFA Meeting 7.15 pm New Families starting Term 1, 2015 Class visit and meet the Principal BOT Meeting 6.00 pm Parish School Mass 5.30 pm St John’s Church Orewa Inter-Schools Athletics Day Millennium Institute Albany Parent Helpers for 2014 Morning Tea Marrzipan Drama 12.45 pm performance to school Liturgy 8.55 am – All Welcome New Families starting Term 1, 2015 Class visit 8.45 am Mufti Day – Christmas Theme (No Gold Coin) End of Year Picnic Constable Dave working with 2015 Car-Park Valet volunteers Charism Awards to be presented at Assembly 11.20 am Matikao Production to parents 10.00 am Matikao Production to parents 1.30 pm BOT Meeting 6.00 pm SHINE Challenge Awards Years 1 – 3, 9.00 am Years 4 – 8, 9.45 am Reports going home End of Year Thanks Giving Liturgy St John’s Church Orewa Graduation Dinner 5.30 pm All school leavers trip to Waiwera Pools – 12.30 pm TERM FOUR ENDS – 12.30 pm TERM ONE BEGINS Stella Maris 10 Year Celebrations Welcome Picnic 2014 School Term Dates TERM 4 Monday 13 October – Tuesday 16 December 2015 School Term Dates TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4 Monday Monday Monday Monday 2 20 20 12 February April July October – – – – Thursday 2 April Friday 3 July Friday 25 September Tuesday 15 December 2015 Public Holidays 26 January 3 April 25 April 1 June 27 October – – – – – Auckland Anniversary Good Friday Anzac Day Queens Birthday Labour Day Telephone Kelly Sport – Cancellation Number – 09 427 9377 Netball – Cancellation Number – 09 424 2318 Parish Office – Fr Pat Brady – [email protected] – Parish Secretary – Theresa Fouché [email protected] – Pastoral Associates – Deacon Murray Morgan [email protected] 09 426 5599 SKIDS – After School Care – 027 846 1725 School Dental Clinic 09 426 8470 Bayes Buses 09 426 5504 Ritchies Buses 09 420 6091 Public Health Nurse – Adrienne Powderley – 09 427 0300 ext 4339 Influenza A (H1N1) – Advise Healthline – 0800 611 116 Stella Maris School – Website – www.stellamaris.school.nz Easy Shopping For You – Easy Fundraising for us – www.yourfastshop.co.nz Waitemata Health www.webhealth.co.nz Vodafone – Intelligent Rewards – 0508 011 737 www.intelligentrewards.co.nz Auckland Youth www.akyouth.org.nz “Ki te ingoa o te Matua, O te Tamaiti O te Wairua Tapu, Amene” In the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen NEWSLETTER 16 October 2014 Mark Your Diaries ! ! !