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Newsletter 5/02/15
From the Principals Ofce
Quote of the week:
Only as high as I reach can I grow,Only as ar as I see! can I
go,Only as "eep as I loo! can I see,Only as m#ch as I "ream can I
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&'n( )o#to# Parents an"*aregi+ers,
ere we are ater the *hristmase-citement an" $rea! an"welcome
$ac! to yo# all. e are$ac! in Or"inary time in $oth thech#rch an"
school an" as wesettle "own into ro#tine, o#r lienot only goes on,
$#t $y li+ingo#r own aptism, it is gi+enp#rpose $y the "i+ing
calling toollow es#s% here+er we are,whate+er the sit#ation we are
in,whether wet or s#nny, easy or"ifc#lt, we !now o#r li+es arelo+e"
$y o" an" that e isalways o3ering his lo+e an"s#pport thro#gh es#s
as we4o#rney towar"s im% e li+eswith #s, call #s to $e with im,an"
e promises to $e with #s tothe en" o time%
&eaching sta3 atten"e" a heena*ameron writing wor!shop
one"nes"ay 26th an#ary, an"we+e all come away eelinge-cite" an"
inspire"% omesenior st#"ents are going to $e incharge o p#tting
together achool newspaper this year sowatch this space or
somewon"er#lly creati+e writing. 7
$#sy term lies ahea" o #s, an"
whats e+en more rightening isthe act the some shops arealrea"y
selling 8aster eggs...O#r 9%8% oc#s this term is on:ent an" how we
are going toprepare o#rsel+es to cele$ratethe 4oy o the
9es#rrection. 7swith any I e+ent in o#r li+es,we m#st prepare
o#rsel+es%:ent is literally a time ore;ection on the passion o
es#s< =0 "ays in which were;ect on the h#geness o whato#r
al+ation is an" the planthat o" ha" or each o #sthro#gh es#s% Its
also +ery$aptismal in nat#re% It is a +eryprayer#l time in which
weprepare o#rsel+es to cele$ratethe grace o o#r orgi+eness, o#rgit
o sal+ation an" the hope inthe 9es#rrection%O#r o+ernight school
campta!es place on &h#rs"ay 12th
Fe$r#ary an" parents areenco#rage" to stay o+er an"en4oy in the
esti+ities.
wimming commence" thwee! an" we ha+e $een +erl#c!y in"ee" with
o#r weathewimming contin#es or thne-t two wee!s, an" o#r
schoswimming sports will $e hel" o
&h#rs"ay 1>th
Fe$r#ary% Pleascontin#e to remin" st#"ents t$ring in togs,
towels angoggles%
e welcome" Father oa?#into o#r school to"ay an" wwish him all
the $est in his nerole in $oth aimate an
&imar#% e all loo! orwar" tgetting to !now him $etter anto
his Pastoral +isits in o#
classrooms ater mass on &h#rs"ay%
o" less yo# all an" !eep o#chil"ren in yo#r prayers or thnew
aca"emic term% Pleasremem$er tomorrow is aitan@ay, so there is
NOschool%
Nga Aihi,7nne PrattPrincipal
Maori Words of the weekB
Poiha!ena C y"ney
Aan#hiri Disitor
8/9/2019 5th February
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Birthdays
appy irth"ay annah erry
who t#rne" 12 years ol" on
the 1=tho an#ary%
elcome to Aana!i 9opata
who starte" with #s this wee!
in the #nior 9oom% e wish
him all the $est as he starts
his schooling here at t Pats%
It was also a $ig change or
the Jear = st#"ents, ethany
O#"emans, :a#ra Price an"Aeeah ailey who too! the $ig
step into the enior 9oom this
year% e hope the transition
has $een smooth an" yo#
en4oy yo#r time as a senior%
lown 7way Aorgan O#"emans Jr
Here's an easy way to help our school!
ItEs the areho#se tationerys #pport yo#r chool programme
an" itEs part o o#r ongoing commitment to New ealan"
e"#cation% #pport yo#r chool is an easy way or st#"ents,
their
amilies an" the whole comm#nity to gi+e $ac! to their school
all
year ro#n"% ItEs "esigne" to help as many e"#cation pro+i"ers
as
possi$le incl#"ing 8arly *hil"hoo" *entres, Primary,
Interme"iate an" econ"ary schools%
How does it work?
#st as! or t Patric!s school to recei+e #pport yo#rchool points
whene+er yo# shop in store at areho#setationery%8+ery p#rchase yo#
ma!e at areho#se tationery earnsPoints or yo#r school all year
ro#n", on +irt#ally allpro"#cts Knot 4#st school stationery
#rnit#re, phones,art, crat, technology an" moreL
Jo#r school can then re"eem Points or rewar"s li!eareho#se
tationery +o#chers to $#y m#ch nee"e"school stationery, art
s#pplies, "es!s, comp#ters an"more%
Make the most of community support.
I a lot o people each "o a little, the points will a"" #p in
no
time% o to help sprea" the wor", an" get the program wor!ing
or t Pats%
