Newsletter Term 1 Week 8
St Patrick's School Masterton 29th March 2022
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Kia ora koutou,
Kia ora koutou,
As we continue to progress through this Season of Lent (40 days leading to Easter) it is important to keep reminding our children of the true meaning of Lent. It is really about denying yourself of something that you enjoy in order to be reminded that it's God that you depend on in life, not things such as Facebook or a favourite food. In this way Lent mirrors the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. He voluntarily removed himself from the pleasures of life and company of people so that he could draw close to God, hear from Him, and prepare Himself for what was to come. Below is a short pray that you can pray with your family at this time:
Over the last few weeks I hope the weekly school updates have been useful to you all in explaining the effect that Covid positive cases are having on our school community. It seems that this week we are starting to see a drop in student absence, which is great, although we do still have a significant number of staff absent. By now you will all be aware of the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday that some of the public health measures are being removed:
the use of Vaccine Passes and QR scanning ended at 11.59 on Friday 25 March
changes have been made to gathering limits at Red and Orange of the Covid Protection Framework
vaccine mandates for education are to be removed at 11.59 p.m. on 4 April
Here at school, we have decided to continue with our current school processes until the end of this term. We hope that for the start of term 2 we can begin to get to more normal and consistent routines for our school community. We will keep you updated with any changes.
Today we officially opened our new school community resource - our ‘Pātaka Kai’. Pātaka Kai, which means storehouse or pantry in te reo Māori, is a place where people can leave food for other people to take for free and/ or you can leave what you can for others. You can find more about this concept by following this link - https://www.patakai.co.nz/ .
Below you will find links to hub videos that have been created by the staff here at school. The aim of the videos is to give you an insight into daily life at school since we have not been able to have the majority of you onsite as well as not being able to host our usual Term 1 whānau day. Please access these via the links below:
Link for Hubs 1-4: click here
Link for Hub 5: click here
Listed below are key events that are currently planned for term 1 of this year:
Apr 6th - Board of Trustees meeting 7.00pm
Apr 8th - School Biathlon (11.45 onwards - whanau invited details to follow)
Apr 13th - Last day of Term 1 for students
Apr 14th - Teacher Only Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
May 2nd - First day of Term 2
Ngā mihi o Te Atua,
Steve Wheeler
Principal
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Virtue of the Month: Faithfulness - Whakapono
Loyal to God and Jesus
Constant in your beliefs and actions
A loyal friend
Faith can move mountains - Matthew 17:20
Term 1 School Theme
Principle: ‘Human Dignity’
Enduring Understanding: I am beautifully made in the image and likeness of God
Whakatauki: He Kura te tangata - The human being is precious
Further detail for parents/ caregivers - Every single person is created in the image of God. Therefore they are invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family. The dignity of the person grants them inalienable rights – political, legal, social, and economic rights. This is the most important principle because it is from our dignity as human persons that all other rights and responsibilities flow.
Gospel Reading
Luke 6:39-45
39 And Jesus told them this parable: “One blind man cannot lead another one; if he does, both will fall into a ditch. 40 No pupils are greater than their teacher; but all pupils, when they have completed their training, will be like their teacher.
41 “Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the log in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Please, brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ yet cannot even see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “A healthy tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a poor tree bear good fruit. 44 Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes. 45 A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Sausage Sizzle
PTA Easter Raffle
Easter Mass Timetable
Learning Support Coordinator (LSC)
Moving March
This is coming to an end on Thursday. Keep getting your cards stamped. All cards are to be returned to your classroom teachers or to Mrs. Williams in Hub 5, please. We will send all cards, filled or not quite filled, off for the grand draw! Got to be in to win!
Last year the school moved to using ‘SchoolDocs’ to create a website for our school policies and procedures. As part of this process, throughout each year, as we review our policies we will ask for feedback from staff, board and parent communities.
During term 1 of this year we are reviewing and asking for feedback on the following policies:
Health & Safety Management
Emergency, Disaster & Crisis Management
Please read these policies and give your feedback by following the instructions below:
Visit the website https://stpatsmstn.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm
Enter the username (stpatsmstn) and password (kindness).
Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.
Read the policy.
Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.
Select the reviewer type "Parent".
Enter your name (optional).
Submit your ratings and comments.
If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.
Tonights netball
Netball Draw 5th April 2022
St Pats Red vs Opaki Pulse - 4pm Ct 3
St Pats Green vs Nga Puawai - 4.55pm Ct 8
St Pats Blue vs Opaki Stars - 4.55pm Ct 4
Updated Cohort Entry & Enrolment Information:
2022 Term 2 start dates: Monday 2nd May & Tuesday 7th June
2022 Term 3 start dates: Monday 25th July & Monday 29th August
2022 Term 4 start dates: Monday 17th October & Monday 21st November
2022 Term Dates:
Term 1: Tuesday 8th February - Thursday 14 April (Teacher-Only Day - Thursday 14th April)
Term 2: Monday 2nd May - Friday 8th July (Teacher-Only Day - Friday 17th June)
Term 3: Monday 25 July - Friday 30th September
Term 4: Monday 17th October - Tuesday 20th December
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 from your child's class.
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