Central Southland Junior Hockey Club meeting Monday, 9 September, 7.30pm at the lounge bar at The Top Pub,

Winton. We help to co-ordinate junior hockey in Central Southland for year 1-5s on a Monday night and run the combined Central Junior High teams which are open to year 6-8 players from all over Central and Western Southland. Come along to the meeting if you are interested in the future of junior hockey in Central Southland so

we can continue to offer hockey opportunities locally next season. Nikki Hume 0211899090

Winton Tennis Club Is your child interested in playing tennis this Summer? Games are held every Saturday morning between 9:30-11:30am in the Central Southland area against local clubs. There are Novice and Open grades with subsidised small group coaching which will be held every Thursday during the term. The season starts after Labour Weekend in Term 4 and finishes near the end of Term 1. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Henderson 021367902 or Nicki Hall 0273640408 so teams can be organised for summer. Or you can also email your interest to wintontennisclub@gmail.com.

Racquet Rockets Tennis for beginners! A fun 6 week programme using lighter racquets, low compression balls and lower nets on smaller courts. All ages and abilities welcome. Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:15pm, John St Indoor Courts. 23rd Oct – 27th Nov. $25. Contact Jenni on 027 437 0898. Limited numbers. This has been a popular programme, so get in quick. The Winton Tennis Club AGM is to be held on Monday the 9th of September at the Winton Top Pub at 7pm. Anyone is welcome to attend. It would be great to see some new faces. Also, please like our Facebook page Winton Tennis Club to find out about any updates over the season.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Thursday 5th September 2019 Term 3 - Week 7

E T e A tu a - n g a m ih i o t e r a , k i t e w ha n au e h u i n e i . G o d , g i v e us y ou r b l es s in g t h i s d ay as w e g a th er i n y ou r n a m e .

Mission Statement: Quality Catholic Education

Our Vision: A supportive environment where we live our faith and celebrate our learning in life. At St Thomas Aquinas School we are CHASERS. We live through our Mercy Values of: Compassion,

Hospitality, Social Justice, Excellence, Respect, Service.

Dear School Families,

This term seems to be absolutely racing along. All classes are immersed in preparing for our

upcoming school production. As I walk down the corridor in the afternoons I hear the sounds of

performances coming together, whether it be performing the scenes or musical numbers the

atmosphere is electric. I can see that our Mercy values are definitely shining through in each of

the story lines. Please keep those important dates free to attend our matinee and evening

performances in October, our students are brimming with excitement.

Last week I was very proud of the accomplishments of our senior students in their overnight

Caritas challenge. As a group, they showed resilience in experiencing life as they would in South

Sudan by taking part in a number of activities like eating basic foods and sleeping in cardboard

boxes. It was absolutely wonderful to see them assimilating into the community by carrying out

acts of Service for our parishioners. I know our children learnt a lot through this rich learning

experience. Thank you to the teachers who supported Room Four by staying the night at school

and the parents who provided our tamariki with food.

A large number of our students have been taking part in REAP sessions this term. These sessions

provide our students with opportunities to extend their knowledge and skills in a range of

curriculum areas. Currently our students have been learning about coding within Robotics,

problem solving in mathematics and about testing scientific theories through science

experiments. We continue to look for ways to support and extend our students across all

curriculum areas.

Next week I am looking forward to heading to Camp Columba with our Room Two students

alongside Mr Maley and a group of parents. We will no doubt have great memories to share on

our return.

I hope our farming families are coping well

in this busy season. We pray that you

receive the blessings of new life from God.

Ma te atua e tiaki, manaaki ia kotou katoa

May God bless you,

Teresa Jarvis Principal

ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL Phone: 03 236 8261 or school cell phone 027 236 8263

E-mail: office@stthomaswinton.school.nz

Website: www.stthomaswinton.school.nz

Facebook: St Thomas Aquinas Winton

P.O. Box 33

Winton 9741

Room 4 Overnight challenge

Key Dates

September 2019

6 REAP Science

9 REAP Maths

10 Room 2 parent camp meeting - 5.30pm

10 John Parson’s Parent Meeting - 6.30pm at Winton School

12-13 Room 2 Camp Columba

16 Mercy Day

16 REAP Maths

16 BOT Meeting

17-18 Life Education bus visiting our school

23 REAP Maths

23-26 Year 7-8 Technology

24-26 Room 3 Camp Tautuku

25 SMAC Maths competition

27 End of Term 3

October 2019

14 Start of Term 4

15 HPV Vaccinations - Year 8’s

30 School Production Matinee performance

31 School Production Evening performance

November 2019

4 School Photo’s with ‘Photolife’

December 2019

4 Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kids - to be confirmed

9 Year 8 Leavers Mass, Prize giving & dinner

10 School Prize Giving

11 End of Term - school will close at 12.45pm lunchtime

MASS

Sunday 8th September 10.30am. Please ensure if you are unable to be at Mass

that you organise someone in your place. Servers: Oliver McCallum & Anzel

Chan. Church Cleaners: Rachel Crowe & Petra Dietsche.

LIFE EDUCATION

On the 17th and 18th September all classes will

be taking part in Health sessions in the Life

Education trailer. Each class will focus on the

following concepts:

Room 1 Year 0-2 Food and Nutrition

Room 2 Year 3-4 Identity & Resilience

Room 3 Year 5-6 Identity & Resilience

Room 4 Year 7-8 Identity & Resilience

TECHNOLOGY YEAR 7&8

23-26th September

This term our Year 7 Students will be

taking part in cooking & our Year 8

Students will be part taking in metal

work.

ROOM 2 CAMP MEETING FOR PARENTS

There will be a meeting for all parents of

Room 2 students about our upcoming

trip to Camp Columba. This will take

place on Tuesday 10th September at

5.30pm in Room 2.

Assembly 9.05am

Hosted by

Room 2

Sausage Sizzle

last Friday we

raised

$173.00

to go to our

local Salvation

Army - thank you

for your support

WELCOME

Rosa Langford who

started school today as a

new entrant -

Room 1, happy school

days.

The Bakery -Food-

Made with Passion

– Sold with Distinction Ph: 03 236 8290

Fax: 03 236 8216

188 Great North Road, Winton Email: countrymanor@xtra.co.nz

Please ensure if you are unable to be at Mass

3

JOHN PARSONS - Cyber Safety Parent Session Tuesday 10th September

6.30pm in the Winton School Hall. All welcome.

This is a great opportunity for all parents to learn practical tips to keep their

children safe on-line from a very knowledgeable professional. Don't miss out

on this vital session on Tuesday 10th September at 6.30pm at the Winton

School hall.

MERCY DAY

This year we will be celebrating Mercy Day on Monday 16th September

alongside other Mercy schools. An outline of how the day will look:

10.00am Welcome

10.30am Morning Tea Break

11.00am Mass

12.00-12.30pm Lunch - Sausage Sizzle

12.30-1.30pm Games/Clubs activities (weather dependent)

1.45pm Return to schools

We invite our parishioners to come and join us for our Mercy Day Mass on

Monday 16th September at 11am.

PTA FUNDRAISER

SERGEANT DAN STOCKFOODS LTD fundraiser. Our school gets approx $25.00

per pallet we return

and over calving

most farmers are

buying calf meal at

the moment. St

Thomas Aquinas

School are

fundraising by

collecting pallets

with Sargent Dan

Stock feed logo on

them. If you use

these over calving

and would like the

pallets collected

and to help raise

money for our

school please

phone Fiona

Thorburn

0221403374/03

2361995.

MINIBALL DRAW

Tuesday 10th Sept

Year 3/4 girls, 4pm

vs Kura Ma, court 3

Year 5/6 girls, 6:20 vs

St Theresa's, court 3

Year 5/6 boys, 4:35,

St Theresa's, court 1

Room 4 overnight Challenge

Rosa Langford who

started school today as a