1 September 2010 27/10

School Swimming lessons continue for Odd numbered rooms this week from 9 -10am. Children need to be at school by 8:45 when the buses will leave. Swimming days are Monday to Thursday. Even numbered classrooms will swim from Monday September 13 until Friday September 24. In the last week of school there will be no swimming on Monday as the Catholic Sports Tournament in on this day. Swimming will be on Friday for this week only.

Parents please remember not to park across driveways or pull into the entranceway beside the hall, when dropping off your children. It becomes dangerous for children when cars are reversing into their walking space.

There will be no canteen lunches supplied from Verdon this Friday 3^rd September. It is a teacher only day at the College that day.

Verdon College enrolments closed yesterday . Please get your enrolment forms signed by Father Martin and in to the college office ASAP.

We had a very successfully sausage sizzle last Wednesday, raising $334.40 for Ronan McNeill, Bella Barrett & Jared Holland to attend their representative Southland touch tournaments this up and coming season.

If anyone would like a cauliflower out of the school garden, please help yourself. If you would like to plant anything in the garden feel free to do so.

Syndicate News

Junior Kia ora from the Junior Syndicate

• Swimming is under way with Rooms 1,3,5,7,9 and 11 swimming this week and next, then rooms 2,4,6,6a,8 and room10 are swimming September 13^th for 2 weeks.
• Could all sample folders come back to class room teachers as soon as possible
• Writers club is coming up, keep practicing everyone
• Head lice is still around so children’s hair need to be checked regularly
• We are enjoying learning about our countries in the commonwealth and the children are enjoying flying around to different countries each Friday.
• In R.E. we are finishing learning about sacraments and moving on the church strand.

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Class Awards: Room 1: Olivia Chittock, Tarryn Jordan

Room 2 Briahna Carlaw, Joshua McGearty Room 3: Laughlin Bell, Eros Bragg

Room 4: Jacob Crooks, Caitlin Breen Room 5 Teihi Blair Room 6: Bree Halder, Devon Pearce-Mann

Room 6A: Drey Fonoti, Payton Reed

Fitness Tip: Pick a game that is going to be played in the Commonwealth Games and have a competition with your family.

Senior Syndicate

· Congratulations to the girls’ gym team who competed successfully last weekend. The girls were a credit to the school and their families with their wonderful behaviour. Well done! Thanks to Miss Rhodes and the other adults who helped with the girls.

· Thanks to all those parents who are helping out with swimming. The children are really enjoying their time in the water. Swimming continues for odd numbered classes next week. Even numbered classes begin on Monday the 13^th September.

· During the last week of term there will be a celebration of the children’s work on their Inquiry. This will be held in the evening, more details to come next week.

· Just a reminder that on the last Monday of this term(September 20) all of our year 5/6 children will be taking part in the annual Catholic Cup tournament at Stadium Southland. The sports will be Netball, Rippa Rugby, Soccer and possibly hockey. If you are interested in helping to coach/manage a team on the day can you please see Mr Goodall. God Bless.

Class Awards Room 7 Kiana Wineera & Ronan McNeill

· Room 9: Jayme Turten & Zayden Pearce

· Room 10:Dylnne Waghorn-Matthews & Tessi Freeman

· Room 11: Bay-Leigh Johnson & Michael Allison

Pupil of the week:

Kiahn Johnson &

Angelia Skerrett

Enviro Tip: Instead of wasting old light bulbs that don’t work, paint them and use them as Christmas tree decorations. From Bree & Maia.

Altar Servers this weekend,

Saturday 6pm	Sunday 9am
Callum Neilsen & Samantha Mennell	Maddison Parkhill &Rowan Stratford

The Choir have been practising hard, under the guidance of Ms McDonald, for their performance in the Sing Out festival. This is to be held on 16^th September at the Civic Theatre. Tickets will be available soon.

May God bless you and your families.

Alan Watts

Principal

Important Dates

Sept 3 no lunch orders

13 Swimming starts for even numbered rooms

16 Choir Performance Civic Theatre

The Parish Prayer/ Support group meet every Tuesday at 2 pm in the Parish Centre. They reflect on the Sunday gospel, pray and sing. Please feel free to join them. Any enquiries to Lily Spencer 2169076

Demons Softball warmly invites all players for the 2010/11 season where we have a proud history on the values of having fun and an exciting introduction to softball. 23rd September @ 5.30pm,

Southland Softball, 550 Tay Street, Ingill TEAMS:Under 7s & Under 9s T ball, Under 11s, 13s, 15s, & 17s

Amy Telfer (03) 2170887 Email: demonssoftball@hotmail.com