Newsletter - Week 2, Term two (8th May 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

Welcome, Kia Ora, Taloha ni, maligayang pagdating, Mālō ni huānyíng,

God Bless, Whakapaingia te Atua Karolina Surynt-Tapiki Principal

This week is National Sign Language week. Our Intermediate Hub having been learning the language throughout term 1. A group of students supported us as a school in our school prayers to learn the Hail Mary Prayer in sign language. Please share this link of the students with your whanau and take the

opportunity to learn together as a family. Hail Mary Prayer (click on link) Signed by Elsie-Rose, Sophie, Reeney and Jessica.

Our prayers are with our Sri Lankan and Filipino families who have been affected in any way from the recent tragedies that have occurred in your homelands.

2019 Catholic Schools Day theme: Extending Christ’s Call: to love, to be, to do

Kia rangiwhāwhātia tā te Karaiti karanga: kia aroha, kia tūturu, kia mahi

As a school we will be celebrating Catholic Schools Day through a range of actions to live out our Faith on Tuesday 28th May.

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter we welcome you all to join with us tomorrow at the 10am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, for the Baptism Mass for students and families at our school. Our School Cross Country is being held this Tuesday 14th May (with a postponement date of Thursday 16th). The junior syndicate (rooms 8, 10, 11 and 12) will have their event here at OLRS starting at 9am. Juniors can wear their house colours for the event. Rosary: Green. Williams: Red. Pompallier: Blue. McKillop: Yellow

Years 3-8 students will make their way to Te Whiti Park, leaving school at 10.00am to start at 10.30am. Years 3-8 are to wear their PE gear to the event.

All children are to come to school in their school uniform. Please remember to bring a warm jacket and appro-priate running shoes. All supporters are welcome to come to these events.

Health Update: We have had a number of students away with coughs, colds, flu, chicken pox, stomach bugs.

Please keep your children home to rest if they are unwell. This helps with not spreading the illnesses.

Wishing all our Mothers,

Grandmothers and aunties a Happy

Mother’s Day for this coming

Sunday. May you have the joy of

your family around you.

to Nastassia who joined Room 10 this week.

6 May Sign Language Week 9 May Baptism Mass, 10.00am, OLR Church 9 May Pizza lunch option, order on 8th 12 May Mother’s Day 13 May Bully Free Week 14 May School Cross Country, Te Whiti Park for Yrs 3-8,

OLRS School for Yrs 0-2, pp day 16th May 15 May Wacky Wednesday, FOS fundraiser 17 May Wear a Pink accessory to support Bully Free 17 May Friday Mass at OLR Church, 9am, Rms 8 & 6 20 May Santacruzan 21 May NZ Playhouse Show 21 May Hangi meeting, 5pm 22 May Basketball Tournament Yr3-6 23 May Pizza lunch option, order on 22nd 24 May BOT nominations close at noon 24 May Friday Mass at OLR Church, 9am, Rms 1, 10 & 7 25 May St Bernard’s College Open Day 10am-2pm 27 May Samoan Language Week 27 May BOT Meeting, 7pm 28 May Catholic Schools Day ‘Faith in Action’ 28 May SouthEast Zone Cross Country 29 May Sacred Heart College Open morning Yr8’s 1 Jun FOS Fundraiser—Karma Keg 3 Jun Queen’s Birthday - SCHOOL CLOSED 5-12 Jun Scholastic Book Fair 5 Jun World Enviro Day 6 Jun Pizza lunch option, order on 5th 7 Jun Book Character Dress Up Day 7 Jun Friday Mass at OLR Church, 9am, Rms 2 & 3/4 7 Jun BOT Election day 11 Jun Yrs7/8 Basketball Tournament 12 Jun Philippines Independence Day 14 Jun School Hangi 17 Jun-5 Jul Dental Van at OLRS 17 Jun Refugee Week 17 Jun BOT Welcome to new members 18 Jun InterZone Cross Country 21 Jun Friday Mass at OLR Church, 9am, Rms 11 & 3/4 24 Jun BOT Meeting, 7pm 27 Jun School Photos 28 Jun 2020 St Bernard’s College Open Morning 28 Jun Friday Mass at OLR Church, 9am, Rms 0 & 12

Congratulations to: James, Mason, Catherine and Reeney

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

Rm 8 - Henry Swinton Robertson Rm 10 - Luca McKinnon Rm 11 - Henry Lewis Rm 12 - CJ Sabac Rm 0 - Madison Sio Rm 1 - Brooklynne Hughes Rm 2 - Isadora Sanderson Rm 3/4 AP - Zanah Ryan Rm 3/4 JG - Angus Duggan Rm 3/4 ML - Summer Giles Rm 6 - Abigail Eastham Rm 7 - Kayan Samuelu

Our condolences to Adam Hewitt and his family whose aunty has passed away.

Our condolences to Jo Louden and her family with the passing of her brother in-law.

Our prayers are with you all at this sad time.

Wacky Wednesday - 15th May This is a fun day to ‘Dress up Wacky’, eg: wear your shirt back-to-front, odd colours together, odd socks. A gold coin donation toward the FOS fundraiser for a improved sound system please.

Thank you to Tony Morrison for providing us with new soccer nets for our goals.

Sacrament Dates:

Reconciliation: Thursday 13th June, 6pm at OLR Church Confirmation: Sunday 4th August, 5.30pm at Sacred Heart Church First Holy Communion: Sunday 8th September at 10.00am, OLR Church

The Build n Play Programme Begins next week The Lower Hutt City Councils Build n Play Trailer will be on site here at Our Lady of the Rosary School the weeks beginning Monday 13th May and Monday 20th May. The Build n Play Trailer is an initiative developed by the Hutt City Council to encourage the children to be active and creative. The trailer is loaned to the school for a two-week period. The trailer includes a range of materials and tools that students can use independently to complete tasks. The types of materials and equipment include; planks of wood, tyres, rope, saws, hammers, buckets, spades, levels, and nails. The students and teachers are given a safety briefing before taking part. Please note that there is an element of risk in the use of this equipment that cannot be eliminated. This could include your child being injured or otherwise hurt through their use of the equipment such as hammer and nails, or through the use of the equipment by other children. The students will be supervised at all times while using the materials and equipment. Please contact your child'/ren’s classroom teacher if you do not want them to take part in the Build n Play Trailer Programme.

We encourage students and families to collect items that the students can use during the sessions. These items could include wood offcuts, milk bottle tops, yogurt containers and any other clean material. Please send these items along to your child/ren’s classroom over the next 2 weeks. To support our students in the learning we are requesting for extra adult support for each class session during their allocated timeslots. If you are available to give up some time during the day please contact your child/ren’s teacher before Friday morning for the teachers to timetable the weeks ahead.

Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9.00 - 9.40am Rm 3/4 Mitchell Rm 2 Rm 2 Rm 3/4 Julia Rms 0 and 1

9.40 - 10.20am Rm 0 Rm 12 Rm 0 Rm 12 Rms 3/4 Julia and Mitchell

10.20 - 11.00am Rm 3/4 Julia Rm 10 Rm 10 Rm 3/4 Mitchell Rms 6 and 7

Morning tea

11.30—12.10pm Rm 3/4 Anne Rm 8 Rm 11 Rm 8 Rms 2 and 3/4 Anne

12.10 - 12.50pm Rm 6 Rm 11 Rm 6 Rm 3/4 Anne Rms 8 and 10

Lunch

2.00 - 2.45pm Rm 7 Rm 1 Rm 7 Rm 1 Rms 11 and 12

Build and Play Timetable - Week 3

Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9.00 - 9.40am Rm 3/4 Mitchell Rm 2 Rm 2 Rm 3/4 Julia Rms 0 and 1

9.40 - 10.20am Rm 0 Rms 12 and 11 Rm 0 Rm 12 Rms 3/4 Julia and Mitchell

10.20 - 11.00am Rm 3/4 Julia Rm 8 Rm 10 Rm 3/4 Anne Rms 6 and 7

Morning tea

11.30—12.10pm Rm 3/4 Anne NZ Playhouse 11.30-12.30pm

Rm 8 Rm 3/4 Mitchell Rms 2 and 3/4 Anne

12.10 - 12.50pm Rm 7 12.30 - 1.00pm Rm 10

Rm 6 Rm 11 Rms 8 and 10

Lunch

2.00 - 2.45pm Rm 6 Rm 1 Rm 7 Rm 1 Rms 11 and 12

Build and Play Timetable - Week 4

Our Lady of the Rosary School Board of Trustees’ election

Nominations are invited for the election of FIVE (5) parent representatives to the board of trustees.

A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.

You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed.

Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.

Nominations close at noon on Friday 24th May 2019 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph.

The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.

There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

Voting closes at noon on Friday 7th June 2019.

Bronwyn Pou Returning Officer

St Bernard’s College Open Day

St Bernard’s College will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 25 May 2019 from 10.00am until 2.00pm. Prospective students and their parents are invited to visit during these hours to find out more about St Bernard’s College and what it can provide. For further information please see our website: www.sbc.school.nz or contact the office at: 183 Waterloo Rd Lower Hutt Ph 560 9250 Email: office@sbc.school.nz

Dear Parents and Caregivers, RE: Sacramental Programme 2019 The Sacramental Programme for 2019 will be commencing this term. 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. The Sacramental Programme will be lead through the school, during school hours. The programme will be led by myself, Sarah Saunders, the Sacramental Programme Co-ordinator with close consultation with Jane Carter our Director of Religious Studies (DRS) here at Our Lady of the Rosary School. Chaucey Ellis, a parent of the school and parish representative will be assisting with the programme. Father John and Father Michael will also be involved in the programme. The first Sacramental Parent Session will take place on Tuesday 28th May from 6.30 – 7.30pm, which will be held at school. At this session Parents and Caregivers will receive information regarding the programme. The Sacramental Programme is regarded as a home/school/parish programme with each taking a shared responsibility for educating and supporting our children in the development of their faith. The children will make their First Reconciliation on Thursday 13th June, at 6pm, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. We will be joining Sacred Heart Petone and San Antonio to celebrate Confirmation together on Sunday 4th August. The First Communion lessons for the children will be in Term 3, leading to the First Communion Mass on Sunday 8th September, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Due to a number of small costs to run the Sacramental Programme here at Our Lady of the Rosary School, we are asking if you could please pay $15 per child. This money will be going towards certificates, printing, candles, necklaces etc. If you have any problems or queries regarding this fee, please do not hesitate to see me at school or send me an email at sarahs@olr.school.nz. Please send your money to the school office. If your child/children will be receiving the Sacraments this year, please fill in the form below and return to the office by Friday 17th May. Please send a copy of your child’s Baptism certificate if your child was NOT baptised at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. It is a real privilege to be involved in this programme and I look forward to working with you all during this very special time. Kind Regards Sarah Saunders sarahs@olr.school.nz

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

Te Wairua Tapu – Parish of the Holy Spirit Our Lady of the Rosary Church – Waiwhetu

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME 2019

REGISTRATION FORM

Child’s Name: Family Name: Date of Birth: Address: Phone number: Email: Father’s Name: Mother’s Name: Parish of Baptism and Date: (If your child was not baptised at Our Lady of the Rosary church – please bring a copy of the Baptismal Certificate)

Gluten free? Yes or No (please circle)

Food Allergies: