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St Paul’s Catholic School
Thursday 9th December, 2021
Vision: At St Paul’s we know, love and serve God.
A gentle reminder of our school’s values
S elf-less Whaiaro-iti
T rustworthy Whakapono
P roud to be Catholic Ngakaunui Ki a Katorikia
A dventurous Rikarika
U nderstanding Mohiotanga
L oving Aroha
S triving for Excellence E Tohe mo te Hiranga
Kia Ora, Koutou,
We are now one week away from finishing the 2021 academic year. Teachers are currently finishing off writing
school reports; these reports will be sent home next week.
Prizegiving
Prizegiving will be different this year due to restrictions on gathering numbers, now (50) - I have recently heard
that since prizegiving is seen as a non-curriculum event, the prize giving will need to follow ‘orange’ restrictions.
If you come to the prizegiving, we don't need to know your vaccination status as it is a non vaccine passport event
but adults will need to wear a mask and sign in using the QR Code. Finer details to come.
All Year 8s will be going to prizegiving and each Year 8 student can have one adult/parent with them.
Students who are not in Year 8 and are receiving either a trophy or cup will receive an invitation from the
school to attend prizegiving and each of these students will also be able to bring one adult/parent with them. The
other awards we usually give out at prizegiving will be handed out at school before the end of the year.
Community Survey - Whaanau Voice
Thank you to everyone who filled out the ‘Whaanau Voice’ survey. We had a good response rate with 44 out of
83 families completing the survey. The class with the highest percentage response rate was in Kowhai Class, ka
mau te wehi! Kowhai Class will be receiving hot chips tomorrow. Awesome!
The three whaanau winning the 3 x $50 petrol vouchers are:
Watts Whaanau
Mawkes Whaanau
Burns Whaanau
The Board will now analysis this data and used it to help plan our strategic plan for 2022 and beyond.
Cognition Education Voice
In Term 3, as part of the school’s Relationship Based Learning pedagogy professional development, Cognition
Education collected voice about learning at school. Students, parents and teachers were part of this voice collec-
tion. This voice will work alongside the voice the Board has collected to help strategic planning for 2022 and be-
yond. The voice collected by Cognition Education was categorised into what things are done at the school to ena-
ble learning and what things are barriers to learning. Following are some of the things we learnt:
Enablers for learning
We are encouraged to help our peers meet expectations in gentle ways.
We really enjoy getting choices to learn about different topics that are really interesting.
We like teachers who involve us and ask about what we want to learn and how we want to learn it.
Most students are friendly but we are not all friends.
Different untraditional subjects and unpredictable curious things.
There are alot of intergeneral connections and relationships here.
We experienced school as very supportive during transitioning into the school as a new whānau.
Barriers for learning
When there are problems between students - teachers always believe the seniors.
We like getting extra support from teacher aide but sometimes we miss out on other things.
In a small school you can experience the same students being promoted and recognised for all the good things.
Small numbers mean there is a lack of competition or teams with sport etc.
Reflection for the third week of Advent!
The third week begins this Sunday and two purple
candles plus one pink candle are lit on the
Advent Wreath.
Lord God,
we wait for Christmas with joy.
When we get busy buying presents,
may we think of you.
When we wake up on Christmas Day,
may we think of you.
Amen.
Reflection for the fourth week of Advent!
During the fourth week of Advent, all four candles are lit.
Lord God,
We thank you for this holy Advent season and we
remember that we are:
blessed when we find you in the music of Christmas.
blessed when we find you in the giving of presents.
blessed when we find you during the sharing of Christmas food.
blessed when we find you in each other. Amen.
SUNDAY MASS — St Paul’s Church — 10.30am
Children’s Liturgy every 2nd Sunday. All Welcome
Being present at the celebration of Sunday Mass is the highlight of our week.
We encourage Parents & Caregivers to bring their children along.
Christmas Grocery Hamper Raffle
Once again, we will be having our
Christmas Grocery Hamper Raffle.
Children are required to bring a donation of a grocery or
Christmas treat item to make up the grocery/Christmas
hampers.
Children will receive house points for the grocery items.
Tickets will be for sale through your classroom teacher or at
the office. Tickets will be $1.00 each or 3 for $2.00
The raffle will be drawn at our final assembly on
Thursday, 16th December.
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR DIRECT CREDIT.
OUR ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR DIRECT CREDIT OF ACTIVITY OR OTHER FEES
IS: ASB TeRapa 12-3454-0056352-01. Please put your family name in
particulars and what the payment is for in the reference.
ACTIVITY STATEMENTS STILL UNPAID.
The Term 4, and final 2021 Activity Statements, have been
sent home with your child this week, only for those families
who still have amounts outstanding. Thank you to all families
who have paid already or are paying by Direct Debit.
All fees, except Yr 5 & 6 Camp, must be paid in full by the end of the
school year on 16th December 2021.
If not paid by then, the matter will be dealt with by the BOT.
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With regards to the Yr 5 & 6 camp, which is now 9-11 Feb 2022, all monies paid will
be held over. If you still have an amount owing, this must be paid by 8th Feb 2022.
ILLNESS
Please ensure you keep your child/ren at home if they are unwell. It has come to our attention
that students are arriving at school unwell. While staff are trained in general first aid, they are
not trained or available to look after your sick child. We would appreciate your support in this
matter.
The best things you can do to stop the spread of illnesses.
• Stay at home and away from others if you are sick.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. (Tissues are supplied in every classroom)
• Put used tissues into a rubbish bin.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth - germs spread that way.
• Wash hands often with soap and dry them thoroughly - HAND HY-
GIENE IS CRITICAL. Keep to the 20/20 rule - 20 seconds washing
and 20 seconds drying.
• Use Hand Sanitiser.
BACK TO SCHOOL STATIONERY ORDERS
We’ve teamed up with OfficeMax to make getting school ready
faster! For Years 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, your child’s class list is available
now on the OfficeMax MySchool website – myschool.co.nz.
Children in Rito and Pohutukawa will be issued with a stationery
pack. The amount for these will be billed to your family account
We encourage you to order early to ensure your child has all their
stationery requirements ready to go in plenty of time for the start of
Term 1. Don’t wait until mid-January; order now and avoid the back
to school rush.
Laybuy* is also available, so you can pay in 6 weekly, interest-free
payments - and still get your order right away. Or you can pay by
internet banking, credit card or debit card.
When you shop on myschool.co.nz you’ll receive free delivery on
orders over $46*. You will also help our school earn school rewards*
that we use to purchase much needed extra resources for our
school.
NO Friday Assembly:
Tomorrow Friday 10th December.
Because of Covid, Level 2, there will be no Friday assembly tomorrow.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
2022 TERM DATES:
The start date for the 2021 school year will be Thursday 3rd February 2021.
Term 1: Thurs 3 Feb to Fri 14 April
Term 2: Mon 2 May to Fri 8 July
Term 3 Mon 25 July to Fri 1 30 Sept
Term 4: Mon 17 Oct to Fri 16 Dec
PHOTOLIFE SCHOOL PHOTOS
I have sent photolife a file with your
email addresses.
Photolife will send you an access key to view your
child's photos. You can order and pay online for the
options you would like.
These will then be sent directly to you.
Please check you inbox, (or spam),
If you do not receive an access key from them,
please call photolife on 0800 50 10 40
END OF YEAR TALENT SHOW:
This will be held on Thursday 16th December.
Because of the Covid restrictions, unfortunately
parents or caregivers are unable to come to
school to watch this.
Christmas is only 2 weeks away.
School finishes on Thursday 16th December, at 12.00pm
St Paul’s Catholic School Ngaruawahia Singing Lessons
CALENDAR TERM 4, 2021 Guitar/Ukuele Lessons
Drama
- Mondays
-Mon/Tues
Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
9 Academic
End of Awards
Tabloid Mission Year Mass
Sports Day
Water and
Wheels
Day Talent Show
BOT Meeting
6.00pm
Senior Raffle Draw
Prize
Giving
6.00pm
School
Finish at
12.00pm
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