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Hi all,I would like to extend a warm invitation to each of you

for two events this week. Indeed your children have

been busy preparing for each of them.

Firstly our Liturgy on Responsibility.

This will take place today at 6p.m in the Parish

Centre as previously advised.

This is a whole school celebration, lead by our Liturgy

Team and Whanau group leaders. Each class will be

offering thoughts and prayers. After this the children

have some elements of the Religious Educationprogramme to share with you, in their classrooms. We

are hoping to conclude the evening around 7p.m. All

most welcome.

Secondly, Friday 28 September is our Mission Day.

This year the children are raising funds for the

people of the Sahel. It is a drought- ravaged area of

North West Africa.

We will begin with a Mass at 9 a.m in the Parish

centre, followed by our stalls and activities in

classrooms and around the school grounds. Pleasecheck with your child what they need to bring for next

week. Again, all most welcome.

I have included an image from the Caritas website.

This is the agency providing hunger relief to the Sahel

area.

God Bless

Sandra Shamy

“Wonderful learninginour Catholiccommunity”

www.saintpeters.school.nz

NEWSLETTER 26 September 2012

Summer uniforms:From the start of term 4, summer uniform,together with a school hat, will be required.Go to the schools website to obtain the correct schooluniform listing and the suppliers of our uniforms.Sun hats are available from the school office for $12.

Term 4 dates: These dates are on our website calendar. Please docheck for updates as events are added or amended asnecessary.15 Oct Term 4 begins22 Oct Labour Day (no School)24 Oct Athletics day at Hansen park

1 Nov All Saints Day. Liturgy5,6,7 Nov Tennis Coaching for years 3-616 Nov Show day20 Nov Yr 7 and yr8 retreat day10 Dec Reports go home18 Dec Final Day of School

3-Way Learning Conferences: Thank you for participating in our learning conferences. This is a wholly worthwhile way for your children to sharetheir learning in a meaningful way and to rejoice in theirachievements. Through these conferences children showtheir understanding through expressing their learning intheir own words and taking ownership of it too. It is

fantastic and we are delighted that overwhelmingly yourcomments show support for this. J ust a reminder – formalwritten reports are provided mid and end of year.Daylight saving – turn your clocks FORWARD one hourthis Sunday, 30th September; 2am becomes 3am.

National Standards:Many of you may have seen in the media statistics relatingto National Standards data. The data that is shown for StPeter’s is but a small portion of the whole school andtherefore does not reliably reflect averages across theschool. Furthermore, it is very important to understand thatNational Standards do not indicate progress of anystudent. Substantial international research indicates

clearly that this manner of reporting ‘success’ is unreliableand harmful. The very best way to find out your child’sprogress is to ask the teacher. Reading incomplete datawill not help you.

Whole School L iturgy Reminder:TONIGHT—September 26, led by the Liturgy Team.

This will be held in the Parish Centre at 6 p.m. Children toattend in school unifo rm. After you are most welcome tovisit your children's classrooms to view further ReligiousEducation displays until 7pm.

Mission Day Mass Reminder To be held at 9 am in the Parish Centre on FridaySeptember 28. This will be followed be our Mission Dayfundraising activities. Children will know what their class isresponsible for organising. It will also be on their classweb pages. This year Caritas has asked for us to directour funds toward the people of the drought stricken area of Sahel in Africa.

Congratulations to Sophie Rhind (Room 4) who hasbeen awarded a trophy fromeTime's Virtual School for herwinning uncrackable eggcontraption. A splendidachievement!



This is the final newsletter for this term. I wish you alla safe and relaxing holiday and look forward toseeing you for the start of term 4 on Monday, 15thOctober. J ust a reminder too that summer uniform isworn from then, with a school hat when outdoors.

Principal’s Awards:

Congratulations to these students onproducing such wonderful work and sharing itwith me:

J ulia Wynands, Amy Fields, Kate Davidson,Aidan McCulloch, Sophie Rhind, Blake May, Eli Rarm,Amelia Fairlie, Finian Wilson, George Ladley,Neve Enright, Alex Marquet, Billy Heap, Oliver Salt,Oisin Jones, Liam Starkey, J acob O’Connell,Ngakau Knap,

God Bless

P amela A r thurs

Principal

Dental Care over the School Holidays The Community Dental Service will operate an emergencyservice over the school holidays. This service is to providerelief of pain only and will not undertake ‘routine’ treat-ment. The service will be available each working day from8:30am until 12:30pm from the Hillmorton CommunityClinic, Sylvan Street, Christchurch for the following times:Monday, 1st October 2012 – Friday 5th October 2012(excluding weekends) andMonday, 8th October 2012 – Friday, 12th October 2012(excluding weekends)

This service will operate by appointment only and if we areunable to see your child, alternative options will be given.If your child has dental pain as a result of an accidentplease contact your dentist in the first instance.

You can phone and make an appointment for theemergency clinic by ringing 0800 84 69 83 or 335 4222.

Operation Christmas Child

It time again for the Operation Christmas Child Appeal. Today the children will be sent home with a pamphletexplaining what to do. If you would like to support thiscause, fill a shoebox with gifts which the organisationSamaritan's Purse, delivers to needy children indesperate situations in time for Christmas. It is sucha wonderful cause and a lovely lesson for our childrenthat there is something small they can do that will makea real difference. I will collect the boxes from school

on the second week back after the holidays. Last daybeing the 25th October.Follow the ‘get started’ instructions in the pamphlet andinclude a $9 postage donation, return the wrapped box toschool in term 4, week 2, and I will take care of the rest.Would love your support.Great holiday project.Lisa Proudfoot

Our website is an ever-growing resource for you withinformation and news about our school.

The calendar with school eventsis listed here.


Keep looking fo r updated details o f all school events

Lost:Boys jumper named ‘Michael Dickson’ . Please check you

jumpers to ensure you have the correct one. Return to

room 3, Mrs Chisholm.Many thanks

An invi tat ion to al l parents.

Each Monday, all parents/grandparents/caregivers are invited to join their child’sclass at 9am to approximately 9.30 am.During this time all classes will reciteelements of the Rosary. This is anopportunity to share in your child’sprayer life at school.

Meadow Fresh stickers

With just one month to go for our Meadow Fresh CoolStuff for Kids campaign we hope everyone is still busycollecting as many Meadow Fresh stickers as they can!Remember the more stickers you collect you the biggershare your school gets of the $500,000 worth of coolprizes.

To help get all the parents and family members behindthis, we have some exciting news for you to share withthem!Anyone who buys a bottle of Meadow Fresh Milk betweennow and 26th October and sends us their original receiptcan win $10,000 dollars cash for your school PLUS $500for yourself! How awesome is that!

To enter, they just need to send their original receipt withtheir name and phone number, plus their nom-

inated school on the back to:Freepost Meadow FreshPO Box 90450Victoria St WestAuckland

Fair GoCongratulations to Aidan McCulloch for producing afantastic advertisement for the Fair Goadd awards. Amazing initiative and cre-ativity shown.Best of luck Aidan.



Community Notices

Shopping OnlineBargains at Apple, Ezibuy fashion, The Nile bookstore, Mighty Ape toysand more.Step 1 - simply go to www.yourfastshop.co.nz, select your school andstart browsing your favourite stores . That’s it !· No parking problems, No petrol cost, No aching feet !· Save $70 on printer ink and save on other items at Snatch A Deal.· Your shopping is dealt with directly by your chosen online store.· www.yourfastshop.co.nz automatically provide funds to your school.

Treat yourself to easy shopping and help your school fundraise.

Kids Performance Dance Classes.( Thurs 4.15pm Term Time) Want your child to be active, confident,motivated and have fun? These dance classes allow the kids to expressthemselves through dance and movement with opportunities to performboth nationally and internationally. Contact Carrie for more info on 3421140 or 0210439892 or visit www.latinaddiction.co.nz.

Naval Point Holiday Learn to SailSupported by Camper Team New Zealand The Naval Point Club ‘Holiday Learn to Sail’ Course will run from MondayOctober 9 to Friday October 12. Two courses are available: The morning course starts at 9 and finishes at 12 each day. The afternoon course starts at 1 and finishes at 4 each day.

Bookings are essential as numbers are limited. The Club has 6 plastic Optimist dinghies for teaching children to learn tosail. These courses are suitable for 10 to 14 year olds The course content for beginners includes: Weather, Boat knowledge,Rigging an Optimist, Sailing skills, Rope work, Safety and On Waterpractice. The course follows the Yachting New Zealand Syllabus.Dates: 10 to 14 October 2012, Sailing Times: 9 till 12pm or 1 till 4pmProgramme Content: Practical and theory sessions. YNZ Level 1.Coaches: Yachting NZ Qualified InstructorsBoats: NPCL Optimists are provided.Cost: Essential equipment: $90 per participantSpray jacket, Polyprops, shorts, wet shoes, hat, Sunscreen, water bottle,snack food. Lifejacket if you have one (let’s know if you don’t) To Register - Please don’t hesitate to call the club on Ph: 328 7029 oremail [email protected] during the day or call into the club to

check out the facilities. www.navalpoint.co.nz

Softb all Holiday Programme 8 - 11 OCTOBER 2012Our Holiday Programmes are supervised by qualified Canterbury SoftballAssociation Coaching Staff operating under the supervision of theCoaching Director. Activities are designed to enable children to developtheir skills in a fun environment, through training drills, mini-games and Tee Ball and Softball Games, in a safe, enjoyable environment.For: Children aged 5 to 12 years (inclusive) Where: Mainland FoundationBallpark, Pages RdCost: $10 per child per day, or the “double-up” deal$10 for the first child and $5 for the second child, per day Time: 9am tillnoon . All Equipment supplied . Register by 5pm, 4 October, 2012 [email protected] or Ring (03) 389 9167 or Txt (021) 127 2373Enquiries to: CSA Coaching Director Ian Saunders 389 9167 021 1272373 [email protected]

Homestay Accommodation WantedWe are parents of children at St Peters (Isabella and Ariana) and areassisting a school group from China with an educational and cultural tripto New Zealand. They need homestay accommodation while inChristchurch for a period of two weeks between 7th J anuary to27th J anuary 2013. They are able to pay $120 per week to assistwith costs during their stay. They will require food, accommodation anddrop off and pick up to a venue. This is a great opportunity to experiencea different culture and for them to be totally immersed in kiwi culture. If you are interested, please email Wendy at [email protected] orphone after 6pm on 332-2111.

Hi, I’m David Marcijasz (an old boy of StPeter’s) and I am a Year 10 student at St

Thomas of Canterbury Col-lege. I play rugby for myschool and next year we aregoing to Italy, Corsica andFrance on a rugby tour. Toraise money we are selling

500ml bottles of hand sanitiser for $3 each(so that’s half the supermarket price!). You

can buy a bottle from the school office whereI have placed a box. If you would like to buya few bottles please call me or my Mum(Sandra) on 338-6577. Thank you so muchfor your support. J

Our website is an ever-growing resource for y ou withinformation and news about our school.

The calendar with school events i s lis ted here.


Keep lo oking for updated details of all school events

A Huge thank you to all the wonderful support,sponsorship and people who attended the Quiz night onSaturday night.Everyone enjoyed the evening with many laughs had byall. From running beer/wine table service to paying the

teachers for answers, fines for cell phone usage to anauction we will remember and the raffle to top off the night! Thanks to the teachers who attended and joined in on thefun. A special thank you to Kim Millward and Lisa Salt fortheir extra effort, they gave 150%!Sarah Fields who organised the quiz and supplied us withthe best caller ever, Dan was great!Rachel and Frank worked on the bar, dreaming uppromotions, Hiliare and Megan graced everyone with theirCocktail waitress skills!

The PTA enjoyed the night and gave many hoursputting together an awesome evening in order to raisefunds for our wonderful children and School.

To quote our school creed, “Let us remember that, asmany hands build a house, so many hearts make aschool.” We will confirm the total ASAP

Thanks again, J ane McHerron

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