Newsletter - Week 7, Term 1 (18th March 2020)

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

Welcome, Kia Ora, Talofa, kumusta, Mālō ni

I would like to take this time to thank all our families for responding to our ongoing

communication over the last couple of weeks.

What is taking place and unfolding across the globe has brought to the forefront, what is

important to us all, Health, Wellbeing, Love, Compassion and Whanau.

Living out our school virtues; Faith – Whakapono, Hope – Tūmanako, Love – Aroha and

Charity – Manaakitanga gives us strength and support together as a community.

With the current COVID 19 virus we have needed to make some decisions for the coming

weeks to ensure the safety of our children, staff and community. As a result:

We have postponed the Intermediate Hub Camp until August. Further details will

come out shortly for our Intermediate Hub families.

Learning Conversations on Wednesday 25th March have been postponed until next

term. We will let you know of the new date in the coming weeks.

Buddy classes will not be attending Mass in the coming Fridays.

Monday morning prayers will be held in classrooms instead of school-wide.

All OLRS team sports have been cancelled for the remainder of the term.

- Friday Night Touch tournament has been cancelled for the remainder of the season.

- Wednesday Night Floorball

- Rippa rugby tournament

We will continue to keep you updated as the days and weeks progress.

Please continue to be vigilant regarding assessing your health and the health of your child/ren, do not

hesitate to contact your GP for advice. If you have been overseas OR have been in contact with family

members or friends who have been overseas please follow the Governments requirements, to ensure we

keep everyone safe.

Thank you to the gardening crew for working on

shifting the bark;

Brendan, Vaitupu, Aidan, Ajay,

Ashton and Kayden.

‘Lent is a time for getting ready, for being prepared and for living simply so that we can give more of ourselves to others who need help as a way of showing God’s love’.

FOS - Easter Raffles

Please bringing in your Easter item for our

famous Easter raffle..

If you would like more tickets, they are available from the office. Thank you for supporting this OLRS FOS fundraiser.

18 Mar Final day to register for Netball 20 Mar FOS Iceblock/Icecream sales after school 23 Mar BOT Meeting, 7pm 27 Mar Book club, Issue 2, last day to order 27 Mar FOS Iceblock/Icecream sales after school 3 Apr FOS Iceblock/Icecream sales after school 9 Apr Holy Thursday 9 Apr Easter Raffle drawn, FOS fundraiser 9 Apr Last day of Term 1 10 Apr Good Friday 28 Apr Term 2 begins

Congratulations to the children who were awarded a certificate for showing the school

virtue of FAITH last week

Rm 8 - Zach Kumeroa Rm 10 - Hugo Maher Rm 11 - Isaia Malaeulu Rm 12 - Blake Saunders Rm 9 - Jazarrah Tala Rm 0 - Eli Giles Rm 1 - Estella Rumble Rm 2 - TJ Durham Rm 3 - Krystal Goffe Rm 4 - Ashlee Bevan Rm 6 - Ashton Fitzgerald Rm 7 - Sophie Cummins

Congratulations to: Harper, Grayson and Payton

Sacramental Programme 2020 The Sacramental Programme for 2020 will be commencing at the beginning of term 2. The Sacramental Programme is for all those who are in Year 4 and over, who have been baptised and are ready to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Holy Communion. A letter and form will be emailed to all year 4-8 students today and all year 4 students will be given a paper copy to bring home today also. If your child will be receiving the Sacraments this year, please fill in the form and return it to the school office no later than Friday 3rd April.

Sacrament of Baptism: Thursday 7th May at 11.00am at Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacrament of Reconciliation: Thursday 28th May at 6.00pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacrament of Confirmation: Sunday 28th June at 5.30pm at Sacred Heart Petone Church Sacrament of First Holy Communion: Sunday 16th August at 10.00am at Our Lady of the Rosary Church

God Bless, Whakapaingia te Atua Karolina Surynt-Tapiki Principal

Congratulations to Eshen’s family on the birth of their new baby boy, Youshan. Enjoy this special family time.

Term Dates for 2020

Term 1 Tuesday 4th February to Thursday 9th April

Term 2 Tuesday 28th April to Friday 3rd July

Term 3 Monday 20th July to Friday 25th September

Term 4 Monday 12th Oct to Wednesday 16th Dec

Absentees: When you leave an absentee message or

email, please say why your child is home sick, for

example ‘Cold, flu, tummy bug, injury’ etc. This is so

we can keep an accurate record of illness.

To all Parents/caregivers/whanau when you come into

the school between 9.00am-2.30pm, can you please

pop into the office as your first point of call. This is

really important for us for safety.

OLRS FOS Fundraiser - Easter Raffles - $1 per ticket

Drawn on: Thursday 9th April 2020

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

Phone number:

Student’s name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

Paid by Direct Credit: $ (date)

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

Phone number:

Student’s name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

Paid by Direct Credit: $ (date)

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

Phone number:

Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

Paid by Direct Credit: $ (date)

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

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Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

Paid by Direct Credit: $ (date)

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

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Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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Phone number:

Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

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Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

Phone number:

Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

Name:

Phone number:

Student’s Name: Rm No:

Amount paid by cash: $ (date)

Paid by Direct Credit: $ (date)

Please drop Easter items into the school office for our Easter Raffle. The More items we have the more prizes there will be. (last year we had over 50 prizes).

Payment options: by cash or direct credit into the FOS account number: 12-3142-0286781-00. Please include ‘Easter Raffle’ and your name and amount of tickets purchased. Last day for payment by direct credit is MONDAY 6th April 2020.

Remember to FILL IN the tickets (even if paying by direct credit) otherwise you will not be in the draw! Extra tickets are available at the school office.