Newsletter Term 3 Week 2
St Patrick's School Masterton 3rd August 2021
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Kia ora koutou,
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
HANGI TO TAKE HOME AND ENJOY!
As part of our Kildare fundraising for camp and EOTC activities we are selling delicious 230 hangi meals and 50 mouthwatering desserts. The cost is ONLY $10 per meal and $5.00 per dessert. Tickets are on sale at school NOW from the school office! If you would like to take a sheet of tickets away these can be collected at the office also. The mouth-watering hangi will be ready for collection from the Marist Clubroom between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday 13th August.
Get in quick the tickets will sell out fast!!!
Ngā mihi o Te Atua,
Steve Wheeler
Principal
Listed below are some upcoming key events:
- August 12th - First Reconciliation 5pm @ St Patrick’s Church
- August 13th - Kildare Syndicate Hangi camp fundraiser
- August 25th - Student Led Conferences (1.30pm onwards)
- August 27th - Mufti Day: Masterton Food Bank
- August 30th - ‘Kindness Week’ begins
- September 7th - ‘Conservation Week’ begins
- September 10th - Kildare Syndicate Quiz Night camp fundraiser
- September 13th - ‘Te wiki o te Reo Maori’ week begins
- September 13th - Choir attending ‘Art Splash’ in Wellington
- September 19th - First Communion 8.30am @ St Patrick’s Church
- September 24th - Teacher Only Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
- September 29th - Catholic Schools Day
- October 1st - Last day of term 3
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Virtue of the Month: Modesty/Humility - Ngakau
Proud of your achievements whilst being considerate of the feelings of others
Wearing your uniform with pride
Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love - Ephesians 4:2
Term 3 School Theme
Baptisms & First Communion
Enrolments are open for your children to be baptised and/or make their First Communion. Children need to be in Year 3 and up for their First Communion. Baptisms will take place during the school Mass at 9.15am on Wednesdays or an alternative lunchtime ceremony in the church may be available. Please leave your child’s name at the school office.
First Communion date is Sunday 19th September at 8.30am at St Patrick’s Church.Gospel of the Week:
John 6:24-35
24 When the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into those boats and went to Capernaum, looking for him.
Jesus the Bread of Life
25 When the people found Jesus on the other side of the lake, they said to him, “Teacher, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: you are looking for me because you ate the bread and had all you wanted, not because you understood my miracles. 27 Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.”
28 So they asked him, “What can we do in order to do what God wants us to do?”
29 Jesus answered, “What God wants you to do is to believe in the one he sent.”
30 They replied, “What miracle will you perform so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, just as the scripture says, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 “I am telling you the truth,” Jesus said. “What Moses gave you was not[a] the bread from heaven; it is my Father who gives you the real bread from heaven. 33 For the bread that God gives is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they asked him, “give us this bread always.”
35 “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “Those who come to me will never be hungry; those who believe in me will never be thirsty.
Message from The Attendance Dues Team
Thank you to all our regular payers and to those who have made full payment on your Attendance Dues account. We would like to remind you that the Attendance Dues are a compulsory charge for enrolment at a Catholic school.
Please note the Term 3 invoice will be posted to all families shortly. Please check that your invoice looks how you expect it to - are all your children listed, are your payments showing correctly? We value your feedback.
To avoid receiving overdue reminders, please ensure your regular payments are continuing. If it is affordable, please also consider increasing the amount of each payment if the balance is not yet tracking to full repayment by the end of the year.
Payment options are:
1. Full amount or automatic payment via Internet banking to Archdiocese of Wellington Attendance Dues, Westpac bank account 03 0518 0000400 00, payment references should be your dues account number and your name.
2. Pay online using your Visa Debit or Credit card at www.wn.catholic.org.nz/attendance-dues with your dues account number and your name as references.
Financial assistance is available to families experiencing financial hardship (loss of income/redundancy, family reasons, etc.). It is a condition of the assistance application that the family has an affordable regular payment in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Phone: 0800 462 725 Email: dues@wn.catholic.org.nz Text: 021 08907902
Sausage Sizzle This Friday
HANGI TO TAKE HOME AND ENJOY!
As part of our Kildare fundraising for camp and EOTC activities we are selling delicious 230 hangi meals and 50 mouthwatering desserts. The cost is ONLY $10 per meal and $5.00 per dessert. Tickets are on sale at school NOW! The mouth-watering hangi will be ready for collection from the Marist Clubroom between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday 13th August.
Get in quick the tickets will sell out fast!!!
Kildare Passion Project Sharing Time
2021 School Show DVD Orders
Wanted
We are looking for coloured plastic bottle tops for a mural that is being created in the Kildare Syndicate. We are looking for all sorts of colours. These can be found on iced coffee drinks etc. Please send them along to the school office.
Winter Wellness Flyer from Regional Health
The launch of our ‘Socio-emotional’ curriculum based on the Zones of Regulation programme has certainly started with a hiss and a roar! Starting last week with our wellbeing hui then finishing with the launch day for students were certainly two successful events.
Then, last night, the staff of St Patrick’s School and Chanel College attended a presentation by Kathryn Berkett at which she explained the importance of programmes such as Zones of Regulation. Kathryn is an expert in the field of neuroscience and if you would like to learn more about her work please visit her website - https://www.engagetraining.co.nz/about-your-trainer .
This week has also seen the start of classroom-based lessons for the students. The first lesson has focused on creating wall displays of the zones and beginning to understand each of the four zones. This has also included developing emotions vocabulary and recognising facial expressions.
Hockey
Draw not available at time of Newsletter
Netball
St Pats Pulse vs MPS Year 5/6 - 4.00pm Ct 1
St Pats Magic vs DPS Magic - 4.00pm Ct 2
2021 Term Dates:
Term 2: Monday 3rd May - Friday 9th July
Term 3: Monday 26th July - Friday 1st October
TOD - Friday 24th September - SCHOOL CLOSED
Term 4: Monday 18th October - Wednesday 15th DecemberUpdated Cohort Entry & Enrolment Information:
2021 Term 3 start dates: 30th August
Sushi, Noodles & Chicken Wings - Tuesdays
This is available on Tuesdays. Both the Sushi and the Noodles are $4 each and the Chicken Wings are $2.00 each. Orders must be in by 9am on Tuesday morning. Please order at the school office.
Subway - Wednesdays
Pita Pit - Thursdays
Contact Us
Email: office@stpatsmstn.school.nz
Website: https://stpatsmstn.school.nz
Location: 132 Chapel Street, Masterton 5810, New Zealand
Phone: +64 63 775 043
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stpatsmstn