Newsletter - Week 2, Term three (31st July 2019)

Our Lady

of the Rosary

School

Wainui Road, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, 5010

Phone: (04) 566 3258

Fax: (04) 566 3159

Email: admin@olr.school.nz

Web: www.olr.school.nz

OUR SCHOOL VIRTUES: Faith – Whakapono Hope – Tūmanako Love – Aroha Charity – Manaakitanga

Kia orana, Talofa lava, Welcome, Kia Ora, Taloha ni, Maligayang Pagdating,

Bienvenido, Paiḷaigaænaīmae , Mālo ni!

Congratulations to all our Confirmation candidates who will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this coming Sunday 4th August at the 5.30pm Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Petone. We welcome you all to join us as we share in the celebration with our 26 candidates as they receive the Sacrament by Cardinal John Dew as our celebrant and co-celebrants, Fr Marlon and Fr John. I would like to say thank you to all the parents, sponsors, families and our parish for continuing to support the children in their faith journey. A thank you to Chaucey Ellis for her continued support in helping Sarah Saunders to prepare for the Sacrament.

OLRS Spring Kohtahitanga Gala 15th September. Please join us for an Information Evening TONIGHT, 31st July at 7pm-8pm

@ OLRS In preparation for our 2019 Spring Kohtahitanga Gala!

Our OLR candidates

Photo: We would like to acknowledge that we also have 4 children from 4 different schools attending our Sacramental Programme at our school.

to Haydenmartyn and his whanau, to OLRS

RETREAT DAY: The Candidates had their retreat last Wednesday to prepare for their Confirmation. They had an enjoyable day beginning with a Mass. They had a yummy morning tea together. Father Michael shared with us his knowledge about our Confirmation Saints. He invited us all to have a look around his house. We really enjoyed seeing where he lives. Sarah Saunders

Our Intermediate Information evening is on Wednesday 7th August. Starting at 6pm for families from year 6 this year, for information regarding the Intermediate Hub and 6.30pm start for year 6 and 7 families for information regarding Camp 2020.

Reading Together Programme: Who? Any parents of students in the Junior Syndicate (Rooms 10, 8, 11, 12) When? Wednesdays: 14th August, 21st August, 28th August and 25th September. The Programme will run from 3:15pm to 4:15pm Where? Room 8 The Junior teachers will take turns to look after the students and/or siblings.

ENROLMENTS for 2020 close on 30th August 2019. If you are intending to enrol your child

or you know of other family members or

friends who are interested, please contact the school office to book an

appointment regarding your

child’s enrolment.

31 Jul Gala Information evening for ALL 7-8pm @ OLRS 4-10 Aug Cook Island Language week 4 Aug Confirmation, 5.30pm @ Sacred Heart Church 5 Aug FOS Fundraiser: Movie Night, Lighthouse Petone 7 Aug Yr 6/7 Information evening, 6-6.30 & 6.30-7pm 9 Aug Book club orders for Issue 5 close-off 12 Aug Board of Trustees Meeting, 7pm 14 Aug Reading Together Programme, 3.15-4.15, Rm 8 15 Aug Assumption of Mary, Mass, 10.15am 16 Aug South East Zone Swimming, Huia pool 21 Aug Reading Together Programme, 3.15-4.15, Rm 8 27 Aug Year 8 Immunisations 28 Aug Reading Together Programme, 3.15-4.15, Rm 8 28 Aug Calendar Art Order - last day to order 30 Aug New Entrant Enrolments for 2020 close 30 Aug Mass, 9am @ OLR Church, Room 1 31 Aug Daffodil Day 1 Sep Father’s Day 2 Sep Tongan Language week 2-5 Sep Swimming Programme, Huia pool 4 Sep ICAS Assessment - Science 6 Sep Interzone Swimming 9 Sep Board of Trustees Meeting, 7pm 9-15 Sep Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 9-12 Sep Swimming Programme, Huia pool 13 Sep Swimming Sports, Huia pool 13 Sep No Yr7/8 Technology 15 Sep Kotahitanga Spring Gala, 11-3pm 16 Sep Yr 7/8 Technology session (catchup) 17 Sep ICAS Assessment - English 18 Sep Artsplash, MFC, 5pm (middle syndicate) 19 Sep Fr Michael’s 60th Celebration, 10.30am 19 Sep ICAS Assessment - Maths 20 Sep Mass, 9am @ OLR Church, Rooms 12 and 0 23 Sep SHC Testing, Yr 8 girls 25 Sep Reading Together Programme, 3.15-4.15, Rm 8 27 Sep Mass, 9am @ OLR Church, Rooms 11, 2 and 3 27 Sep End of Term 3

Reflection - prepared by Fr James Lyons

When you were baptised you were buried with Christ. St Paul affirms this in his letter to the Colossians [2:12-14]. It seems a harsh statement but one we dare not overlook.

Burial presupposes death and there is a real “dying” in being baptised. We die to a life without Christ. We die to all the negatives that threaten happiness, that tempt us away from gifting ourselves, that appeal to selfishness: don’t bother about anyone else; don’t feel sorry for anyone; don’t get side-tracked from your own pursuit of riches, success.

Traditionally, the baptismal font is shaped to represent a tomb, and the water into which we plunge, a symbolic drowning. We die, as Jesus did, to whatever is incompatible to his way of life. But, the font also represents a womb, and the waters carry the baptised person into life – into life, and to live, with Jesus.

Appreciating this two-fold imagery is an important step to grasping the full reality of what it means to be baptised a Christian. We die and we come to life in the same celebration, opting for life with Jesus and all that option implies.

Congratulations to: Emersyn, Vaeagi and Mia

Well done to the children who showed the school virtue of Faith last week

Rm 8 - Teuila Risdon Rm 10 - Nastassia Rumble Rm 11 - Hiroki Hoffman Rm 12 - Tiana Siemonek Rm 0 - Keegan Dias Rm 1 - Viktoria Winter Rm 2 - Aaria Walker Rm 3 - Nikau Rangiwhetu Rm 4 - Andrew Breen Rm 6 - Jessica Greaney Rm 7 - Mac Duggan

Our Caritas Mufti Day at the end of Term 2, raised $240.90. Thank you for your donations.

There a still a few tickets left to purchase for the FOS movie night next Monday, 5th August. Tickets are available at the office and are $20 per ticket.

Thank you to the FOS for organising this event.

God Bless, Whakapaingia te Atua Karolina Surynt-Tapiki Principal

ICAS Assessments: This year we are offering the ICAS Assessments in English, Mathematics and Science for Year 3 to 8 students. All ICAS Assessments will be completed in September. A Signmee Form was emailed home last Thursday. Please complete the form NO LATER THAN Wednesday 21st August (late entries will not be accepted) if you would like your child to participate in one or more of the assessments. Each assessment will be completed online this year and costs $15 per assessment.

Please bring your White Elephant items e.g clothing, books, toys, used bikes, homeware etc. to the school office over the next couple of weeks. These items MUST BE in saleable condition please.

Your child is working on their Art Work for their Calendar Art. This is a FOS (Friends of Our School) fundraiser. Attached is information regarding cost and what items can be ordered. The Art will be available to view from Monday 5th August at the school office. An order form will be sent home with your child next week. Orders are due in by Wednesday 28th August.

Health Update:

If your child has a tummy bug, please keep them home for 48 hours AFTER the LAST bout of illness.

It is the season for colds

and flu. Please keep your child home to rest when they are sick.

Please take time to do

REGULAR checks (and treatment if necessary) for HEADLICE.

Father Michael’s 60th Celebration Last weekend on Sunday 21st July, six of our amazing intermediate students welcomed Father Michael into the Our Lady of the Rosary Church with a special karanga. Victoria, Brooke, Azrah, Rebecca, Kenny and Jessica practised the karanga last term and all felt very honoured to call Father Michael into his 60th year as a Priest. How lucky we all are to have him.

Student Voice

Tumanako: Children’s Art Works for a Peaceful World Tumanako is a special exhibition put together by the Hutt City Council to commemorate Hiroshima Day. Our Intermediate students have been busy thinking critically and creating an artwork that best shows the hope they have for Tumanako in our world today and in the future.Twenty students have been selected (by student vote) to have their art work displayed at Walter Nash Stadium.

Congratulations to Caylen, Victoria, Isabella, Hunter, Mae, Rebecca, Japji, Jessica, Taylor, Vaeagi, Mac, Kelly, Isaiah, Reeney, Emery, Niamh, Jasneet, Elsie, Kayan and Grace. The artwork of these students will be at Walter Nash Stadium for the general public to view.

The opening day for the exhibition viewing is Sunday 4th August at 3pm. We would love to see you all pop in at some stage in between 5th - 31st August to view the amazing artist talent in the Wellington region.

Here are some of the blurbs that the students wrote to accompany their artwork.

Don’t Judge Others by Grace My arts message is that you should have an inclusive culture where the colour of our skin does not matter. I believe we can do better with our judgements of others.

People Can Change by Niamh My art symbolises that while the world may be black and white, we can be the colour! I think we can make the world a bit more colourful just by being kind, or even rescuing a ladybug. Unfortunately a lot of us don’t choose to. We should all try, even if it’s just a flower in the garden.

Light Hope by Mae I would like to see that the world is filled with peace and we are united as one. My artwork shows that we should let the flowers flourish in the toxic waste lands.

World Peace by Mac My artwork shows the peace that we need between all countries and governments and love that all people should show to the world and others around them.

We All Belong by Caylen This piece of art represents us all as a community showing that we all belong in this society. We all need to put the pieces together and save this beautiful place we call home.