Term 3 Week 10
Principal's Message
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending Mass at St Francis de Sales Church, for Riley and Quinn's First Holy Communion. Such a special day for them and their families. Congratulations boys.
Lisa Small,
Principal
Te Reo Māori Words of the Week
tote (n) salt Ruia Homai te tote me te pepa. Pass me the salt and pepper.
tunu (v) to cook Mā wai te kai o te pō e tunu? Who's cooking dinner?
ringawera (n) cook, caterer He mihi tēnei ki te ringawera. Acknowledgements to the cook.
reka (a) sweet, delicious, tasty, yum Te reka hoki a te kai. The food is delicious.
Faith News
Wednesday Mass
Please come and join us as a school, along with members of our parish to celebrate Mass in the school hall at 9am this Wednesday 20 September.
Parish Newsletter
This week’s Parish newsletter is available here
Celebration of Learning
This Thursday 21 September from 2-3pm each class will be sharing their Term 3 learning. The children will be happy to show you what has been happening at school this term. Anyone is welcome to join us- mums, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, au pairs, etc.
Calendar Art Fundraiser
The children are currently working on some fantastic artwork which can be made into cards, calendars, diaries, mousepads and sketch books. These make great Christmas presents for family and friends.
Artwork will be on display in the classrooms during the celebration of learning this Thursday.
Order forms will be sent home on the first Monday of next term.
Swimming Lessons - Monday 9 October
All children will be taking part in our swimming programme during Term 4. Lessons will be on a Monday and will begin in the first week of the new term. Children will travel by bus to the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre. The bus will leave school at 10.30am. Lessons will be from 11.00 – 12.00pm. Parents and caregivers of younger children are welcome to join us at the pool and assist with changing.
Please ensue all items of your child's clothing and footwear are clearly named. Children must remove all their belongings from the changing rooms during lessons, check that the bag your child will take to swimming is large enough for them to fit all their clothes, footwear and towel into while they are swimming.
Sun Hats
A reminder we are a sun smart school, so all children must have a school sunhat at school each day in Term 4 regardless of the weather.
Room 1 Learning
As the term comes to an end we have been busy putting the finishing touches to our projects that we have been working on. Our winter tree pencil drawings have been backed and are ready for display. We finished the ending of our creative story writing, and are publishing this week, our 3D construction is all ready for display, and we cant wait to share all this with you on Thursday!
On Friday, Mrs Harper's language group made delicious brownies.
Room 2 Learning
It was a busy Week 9 for Room 2. On Tuesday we visited the Brooklyn library. Many of our Year 3, 4 and 5 students attended the Futsal Tournament at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre on Wednesday. Mrs Harper ran her drama lesson with the class on Thursday. On Friday, we had our final basketball session with Coach Scott. In class we have been focused on painting our calendar art, publishing our 'Peace' writing and learning about 2D and 3D shapes in geometry. Our language of the fortnight is currently te reo Māori so we have incorporated it into our reading and writing programme as well as our day to day classroom responses.
Room 4 Learning
Last Thursday afternoon Room 4 completed their second Wonder Project of the year. With help and expert advice from Wonder Ambassador Dave Harper, the children worked in small groups to design windmill blades. The windmill blades were attached to model windmills and tested using a fan to provide wind power. Each group's windmill was connected to an electronic circuit board. The circuit board contained 8 lights, representing the buildings of a city. The aim was to design windmill blades that could create enough wind power to light up the city buildings. This was a fun but difficult challenge and the groups trialled different blade designs before settling on their final ones to test on Thursday.
Each group tested their final blade designs to see how many lights they could get to work on the circuit board. Each group could get 3 or 4 lights working consistently with one group getting 5 and a half lights to work. It was a fantastic Wonder Project and the children had plenty of time to test and modify their initial blade designs. A big thank you Dave Harper for coming into Room 4 for 5 afternoons this term. Dave provided lots of guidance and his considerable expertise to make the project a success. He even showed Room 4 one of his work projects he designed!
Birthday Wishes
Birthday wishes to Blake, Eleanor and Joseph! Blake turns 10 on Thursday, Eleanor turns 6 on Friday, and Joseph turns 7 on Saturday. We hope you all have wonderful, fun filled birthdays.
Public Notices
Tots to Teens Magazine
The latest magazine is here: https://issue2309.totstoteens.co.nz
St Catherine’s College seeks applications for the position of Finance Administrator
As part of the administration team, you will be responsible for accounting and assisting with
reception and backup payroll (EdPay) support within the College. Predominantly accounts
payable, accounts receivable and daily banking. Knowledge of Xero, and GST would be
preferable. This is a permanent position.
You will have: strong attention to detail, with accurate numeracy skills being
paramount: computer literacy; excellent communication and time management skills; a
positive attitude with a commitment to teamwork and sharing tasks.
Hours are: 18 hours per week in the school term time. A few hours maybe required to be
worked in the school holidays. All days and hours are negotiable.
Written application including CV and the names of two referees should be directed to Katrina
Kerr-Bell, Principal, St Catherine’s College, P. O. Box 14076 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241 or
emailed to chris.perry@scc.school.nz. To obtain a copy of the job description or if you have
any queries please contact Chris Perry, PA on (04) 939-8988.
Closing date is Friday 22 September 2023 at noon
BigAir Gym
If your child loves doing cartwheels, handstands, trampolining, flips, dancing, or parkour, then they will thrive at Bigair Gym! Bigair Gym classes are excellent for fun, focus and fitness! Children learn new skills and develop personal confidence and self-achievement! Strong focus is given to safety and technique, ranging from fundamentals to advanced skills. The structured classes follow a Bigair Badge Programme, which creates focused learning, and allows children to achieve and feel personal progression! Bigair classes include GYMNASTICS, TRAMPOLINING, TUMBLING, FREE RUNNING(thats parkour with flips) & CHEERLEADING! Inquire about Bigair BIRTHDAY PARTIES too!
GET IN QUICK FOR TERM 4 GYM CLASSES & BIGAIRS POPULAR HOLIDAY PROGRAMME! Bookings are open NOW. Book online at www.bigairgym.co.nz or contact your local Bigair Gym office today.
Bigair Gym Owhiro Bay ph. 383 8779 e. wgtn@bigairgym.co.nz
Children's Athletics
Wellington Harrier Athletic Club is holding a holiday programme to introduce children to Track & Field athletics. It will be provided at 2 levels: 4 to 8 year olds and 9 to 13 year olds.
The programme will run between 10.00 and noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays (26th, 28th, September and 3rd, 5th October) and will be held at Newtown Park.
For further details, or to book places, please e-mail ghenry@actrix.co.nz or phone or text 0274 425 439.
Children’s Club athletics will be held from 9.00 a.m. every Saturday for the next 2 terms, from 14 October.
