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St Patrick's School Week 1, Term 4

Important DatesOct 2020Mon 19th

Wed 21st

Thur 22nd

Fri 23rd

Subway OrdersKiwi Sport AthleticsSchool MassAssembly

Mon 26th

Thur 29th

Fri 30th

Labour DayWhanau HuiScience Roadshow

Police TrainingPolice training in the

Parish Hall continues this term. This will be a busy

area at drop off and pick up time each day.

Welcome To term 4. It is important to check that

your children have a well fitted, wide-rimmed, navy blue hat. If students forget their hat we do have a small set available to borrow but once they are

gone students without a hat will be in the shaded play areas at break times.

Colgate FundraiserSend any empty Colgate packaging that you are finished with to school!!

Attendance Dues

Catholic Attendance Dues are to be paid to the Church account with your required

reference details. Queries to Agnes, please. Payments paid to the school account will be

taken as payments towards your school account or returned on request.

Whanau HuiWe are holding our annual hui and kai

with our Maori families. This event will be held on the 29th of November at 5:30 over

at Main school. Childcare will be available. We are all learning two Waiata to present

to parents on the night.

Book WeekWeek 4 is Book Week!

Children can start thinking about a book character

that they can dress up as, and if possible bring the book to school that their

character is from.

Book FairWe are pleased to announce the Book Fair

is returning again this year. It will set up and run from Friday 30th October until

Friday 6th November in room 5. It will open from 8.30 am to 9 am daily and from 3 pm to 4 pm daily Monday to Friday. We can take cash and also credit cards. Please

support this as it's a great fundraiser for our school. A great chance to buy those

Christmas presents for family and friends.

Faith FactsBased on “Our Faith, Our Future” (a pastoral letter from Bishop Paul Martin SM)

outlining his vision for the future of the diocese.Healthy families and organisations need good leadership, not simply a coordination

of views and opinions. A diocesan bishop is appointed to be much more than the facilitator of ministries. A bishop is called to be a leader, knowing and

understanding the treasure that is the Catholic Faith, and ensuring that this faith is communicated as the person of Jesus Christ who is the answer to every human

needed and the purpose of every diocesan and parish project. I am committed to doing my best to serve you in this way.The Lord’s Prayer: ..Thy Kingdom come

When we say this part of the Lord’s Prayer we are calling for Christ to come again, as He promised, and for God’s reign, to prevail. Paul in Romans 14:17 says, “For the

kingdom of God…[is] righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.” For us in our daily lives to will everything that God wills, in all circumstances and without

hesitation, that is, helping to build the kingdom of God.

New World Little Garden CompetitionNew World Waimate ran a colouring competition last term and very kindly

donated 3 amazing Little Garden prize packs for us.

Nana Pam judged the competition and found it very difficult to choose as the colouring was of an incredibly high standard. Well done!

Bottom Photo: 1st place in year 0-3,

4-6 & 7-8

Top photo: winners in the 3 categories.

Pet DayIn the last week of term 3, we joined in with Waimate Main School for Pet

Day. There was a wide variety of pets, a sheepdog display and even a sausage sizzle. A great way to end the term!

It was a lovely day on Sunday the 23rd August at the First

Holy Communion Mass for 4 of our year 4-6 students. I would

like to congratulate Olivia, Jonty, Ryan & Lila on

completing their studies then receiving their very First

Communion joined by their family, friends and teachers.

The children received a gift of a cross from St Patrick’s School

which can be worn to school under their uniform.

On Friday my school and I went to a Pet day and I saw my Mum with our

dog. We got a photo with our dog. He is a Staffe and is 60 years old. After I saw Andre and he took me to see the

cats. Then we saw dogs herding sheep. It was one of my favourite days ever!

By Pagan

When the school and I went to pet day at Waimate Main School I saw two budgies and a tortoise in the hall.

There was a sheepdog show too and I brought my cat BB. BB stands for big

blue and flossy our other cat hid under her blanket. I loved it because I

got to see all the other animals. By Cameron Charles

Pet day was amazing

because there were puppies that we got to pick up. All the puppies had

different colours. By CJ

Pirate DayAhar me hearties … another fun Pirate Day at St. Patrick’s School. It always

amazes the staff how creative the children are (and some parents!) with their costumes. We had a range of pirates, from scary to cute and

everything in between! We read Pirate books, chose our Pirate names, played pirate games and may have had a treat or two!

The best part at Pirate day was when everybody got a big pirate photo. The worst part was when the sun was in my

eyes when we were taking photos of one person at a time. By Niamh