Newsletter Term 3 Week 1
St Patrick's School Masterton 27th July 2022
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Kia ora koutou,
https://stpatsmstn.school.nz/news-events/newsletters/syndicate-newsletters/
The start of a new school term also means we have new school documents that you as members of our school community can review. This is all done within the platform ‘SchoolDocs’ and gives our school Board of Trustees valuable information when reviewing our school policies and procedures. Please see the ‘SchoolDocs’ section lower down in this newsletter with this term's topics to be reviewed and instructions on how to give your feedback.
Finally, later this week please look out for information from myself detailing information about the newly designed school processes for reporting to whānau. This is something that we have been working on for a period of time and is aimed at giving you regular, relevant upto date information about what is happening at school and how your child is progressing in their learning journey.
Listed below are key events that are currently planned for term 3:
July 25th - First day of Term 3
July 28th to 5th August - Life Education Van @ school
August 9th - Vision & Hearing Testing
August 8th to 12th - Maths Week @ School (orgainsed by Chris Day)
August 12th - Masterton Schools Mufti Day/ Food collection
August 17th - BOT meeting @ 7pm
August 22nd to 26th Book Week (organised by Penny Thomson)
September 7th - Student Led Conferneces (from 1.30m)
September 5th to 9th - Kindness/ No to Racism week (organised by Kim Teahan)
September 12th - 15th - Te Reo Māori Language week (organised by John Murray)
September 28th - BOT meeting @ 7pm
Week of 26th September - Kapa Haka Festival (date TBC)
September 30th - Final day of Term 3
Ngā mihi o Te Atua,
Steve Wheeler
Principal
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Gospel of the Week
Luke 11:1-13
Jesus' Teaching on Prayer
11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this:
‘Father:
May your holy name be honored;
may your Kingdom come.
3 Give us day by day the food we need.[a]
4 Forgive us our sins,
for we forgive everyone who does us wrong.
And do not bring us to hard testing.’”
5 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, ‘Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. 6 A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!’ 7 And suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.’ 8 Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. 9 And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks. 11 Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish? 12 Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? 13 As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Virtue of the Month: Self Control - Whakahauhau
- Responsible and reliable
- Staying on task
- Making good choices
For the Spirit that God gave us does not make us timid but gives us power, love and self-discipline - 2 Timothy 1:7
Term 3 School Theme
Principle: Solidarity
Enduring Understanding: We are all one human family, loving each other as we walk together
Whakatauki: Na koutou i tangi, na tatau katoa/ When you cry, your tears are shed by us all
- Further detail for parents/ caregivers - We are one human family. Our responsibilities to each other transcend national, racial, economic and ideological differences. We are called to work globally for justice. The principle of solidarity requires of us that we not concern ourselves solely with our own individual lives. We need to be aware of what is going on in the world around us.
Masterton School’s Mufti Day
Sausage Sizzle - Friday
SchooI Board Parent Election 2022
Our school is undertaking a parent election for our School Board. This process has
started with the issuing of nomination papers to our caregiver community.
We have employed CES to undertake the election process on our behalf. This year with
legislative change, our nomination form and full instruction on how to place your
nomination into our own School’s Election website will be emailed to you if we have your
email address in our database or you will receive it by post if we don’t have your email in
our database.
Nomination papers will also be available at the school office. The school will send those
on to CES for processing upon receipt from candidates.
Nominations close on Wednesday 3 rd August at 12 noon. Election day is
Wednesday 7th September.
We look forward to your participation in this process.
Wayne Jamieson
Returning Officer
CES
89 Nazareth Avenue | Middleton | Christchurch | PO Box 414 | Christchurch 8140
P (03) 338 4444 | Cell 021 399 744 Web www.cessl.org.nz
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 2 of this year we are reviewing and asking for feedback on the following policies:
Healthcare
Behaviour 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.
Mini-Ball Registrations
Mini-ball is for children Years 3-6. This is played Wednesdays after school. Games start 17th August and runs for 17 weeks. Price to be confirmed. Games are played at the YMCA. Registrations close Friday 5th August
https://www.cognitoforms.com/KimBurrows/MiniBallRegistration
Pie Fundraiser
2022 Term Dates:
Term 3: Monday 25 July - Friday 30th September
Term 4: Monday 17th October - Tuesday 20th December
Updated Cohort Entry & Enrolment Information:
2022 Term 3 start dates: Monday 25th July & Monday 29th August
2022 Term 4 start dates: Monday 17th October & Monday 21st November
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