Newsletter - Week 5, Term 3 (23rd August 2017)

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

Bienvenido, Witam and welcome. Yesterday morning we had a perfect picture of a rainbow over Our Lady of the Rosary School. As the saying goes ‘at the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold’….. Our students and our community are our ‘pot of gold!’

BOOK WEEK - As part of

BOOKWEEK we have our Book Fair opening TODAY! It is a great opportunity to view and purchase books for your children for birthdays, Christmas and any reading excuse! A percentage of sales comes back to the school for us to purchase library materials for our school. Come and view all the wonderful books in our school Library.

Thank you to Katrina Vis for organising the Book Fair and for her colourful library displays throughout the year. We always look forward to the next theme!

OUR SCHOOL VIRTUES: Faith – Whakapono Hope – Tūmanako Love – Aroha Charity – Manaakitanga

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY FOS COMMITTEE

Presents

OLR Clothing

Boutique night

WEDNESDAY 30th AUGUST 2017

6pm to 8.30pm

VENUE: OLR SCHOOL HALL

$5 Door Entry

light refreshments provided

PLEASE SUPPORT

THIS EVENT. Pop in

anytime between

6-8.30pm to view/

purchase. We are

raising money for our new Playground.

Our Lady of the Rosary School Book Fair: Dates: 23rd-30th August at OLRS Library

Times: 8.30am to 8.50am and 2.30pm to 3.30pm daily Pop in and have a look!

Remember: Book Character Dress Up Day is on THURSDAY 24th August

23-30th Aug Book Fair 24 Aug Book Character dress up day 24 Aug Reading Together Programme for NE-Y2 whanau 25 Aug Daffodil Day, Gold coin donation please 29 Aug Yr 7/8 Immunisations 30 Aug FOS - Clothing Boutique Sale, 6-8.30pm 31 Aug Buddy Mass, Rooms 10, 9 and 7 31 Aug Reading Together Programme for NE-Y2 whanau 3 Sep Father’s Day 4-7 Sep Swimming Programme, Huia pool 4 Sep Camp 2018 fundraising meeting, 6pm 6 Sep Performance - WALA Spirit of Ghana—1.50pm 8 Sep Calendar Art Orders Due - FOS fundraiser 10 Sep Sacrament of First Holy Communion, 10am 10-16 Sep Social Justice Week 11-15 Sep Maori Language Week 11-14 Sep Swimming Programme, Huia pool 13 Sep BOT Meeting, 7pm 15 Sep Swimming Sports 10 - 12, Huia pool 19 Sep Make-up Avalon Technology session, Yr 7/8 20 Sep Artsplash Rehearsal at MFC, 9.30-11.30am Artsplash Performance, MFC, 5.15pm 21 Sep Pizza lunch, camp fundraiser, run by students 26 Sep MasterChef - Years 5/6 27 Sep PB4L Celebration Day, PJ and Movie Day for All 28 Sep MasterChef - Years 3/4 29 Sep End of Term 3

OLRS Rising Star Gold Cards

Congratulations to: Sarah, Jayden and Dylan

The insert below is from Caritas:

Social Justice Week 2017 September 10 - 16 is Social Justice Week. During this week, we are invited by the Catholic Bishops to reflect on a justice issue affecting us here in New Zealand.

This year our theme is ‘Weaving Bonds of Belonging: Knowing our Neighbours’. The Caritas education team has put together some resources for our schools which encourage students to ‘connect’ more effectively in their families, within the school and outwards to their wider communities.

During Social Justice Week students will be bringing home a ‘Connection Card’. One of the tasks they are challenged to complete relates to developing stronger whānau/family bonds. There are a number of tasks that your child may choose to undertake; having a ‘TV-free’ night and playing a board game with the family, going on a family picnic in the weekend, playing a game with a younger sibling, or just spending longer over dinner and talking about what each family member did during the day.

Older students will also have some ‘community connection’ tasks to complete which may require your help.

We would be very appreciative of your support in helping your children complete their tasks, and we hope that everyone enjoys participating in Social Justice Week.

Our condolences to Alyssa Dolphin and her family whose grandfather passed away last week. Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this sad time.

Confirmed Term Dates for 2018

Term 1 Wednesday 31st Jan to Friday 13th April Term 2 Monday 30th April to Friday 6th July Term 3 Monday 23rd July to Friday 28th September Term 4 Monday 15th October to Fri 14th December

Public holidays during 2018 Wellington Anniversary January, Monday 22nd Waitangi Day February, Tuesday 6th Good Friday March, Friday 30th Daylight Saving ends April, Sunday 1st Easter Monday April, Monday 2nd Easter Tuesday April, Tuesday 3rd ANZAC Day April, Wednesday 25th Queen's Birthday June, Monday 4th Daylight Saving starts September, Sunday 30th Labour Day October, Monday 22nd Christmas Day December, Tuesday 25th Boxing Day December, Wednesday 26th

God Bless, Noho ora mai, Karolina Surynt-Tapiki Principal

Our Lady of the Rosary School Virtues

The children who showed the virtue

of HOPE - TŪMANAKO in the classroom last week:

Rm 10 - Leighton Woledge Rm 9 - Isadora Sanderson Rm 8 - Keegan Dias Rm 11 - George Pereira Rm 12 - Elizabeth van der Gulik Rm 1 - TJ Durham Rm 2 - Sophie Thou Rm 3 - Isabella Webster-Willis Rm 4 - Nicolas Ernst Rm 6 - Brodie Morcombe Rm 7 - Louise Currie

Artsplash tickets are available to purchase from the school office for $5 each.

Academic Excellence Certificates were awarded to these

students throughout last week.

Well Done to you all!

Thank you Te Mana for sharing your success with us:

Congratulations to Te Mana who was presented an award for best defender in his Under 9 Wainui Rugby team.

Thank you to Alex, our Caretaker, Luke Simmons and Chris Hey for collecting the goodies from Wellington College of Education yesterday for us! We will make good use of these items.

It was wonderful to have a waterpolo team this year. We are very proud of their placing and their successes throughout the season, coming 4th in the B Division. Thank you to Sarah Thomas for her commitment to the team as ‘Coach 2017’.

The team was made up of the following players; Caylen De Beer, James De Beer, Taylor Moananu, Paige Hartzuiker, Daisy Rangiwhetu, Brooke Mahy, Geiah Leonor, Tehya Ranginui, Victoria Watson and Manaia Faiumu Malone.

Abacus Calendar Fundraiser (FOS) Artwork will be available to view from next Monday - Friday in the office. Students have been given an order form to bring home today. Order by Friday 8th September.

Daffodil Day This Friday 25th August. Please support Daffodil day by bringing a gold coin donation to school on Friday. You will receive a daffodil to wear.

Haiku: Spring Shiny pink blossoms Blossoms are blooming right now Blossoms are lovely (Conor)

Haiku: Spring Buds are growing on the trees Soon there will be bright flowers Colourful and bright (TJ)

Colour Poem: White White is a fluffy kitten White are the blooming flowers White is the snowy snowflake White is a little puppy White makes me feel happy when I am playing in the snow (Aimee)

Colour Poem: Yellow Yellow is the shining sun Yellow are the tall sunflowers Yellow is the beautiful daffodil in the garden Yellow is a yummy lemonade Yellow makes me feel happy after playing with my family (Cassandra)

Thank you Room 1 for sharing your Poems with us.

Years 3&4 STARTERS Netball team have had a great season! Above are a few photos from last week’s game (thank you Martijn). A big thank you to Liz Pereira for coaching the team. The team: Addyson, Isabella H, Aryana, Zanah, Kiera, Journey, Ashlee, Shayla, Saraya and Mia

Our Intermediate Hub students took part in Chromatography science experiments today. Thank you to Suzanna van der Gulik for facilitating this session. Our students thoroughly enjoyed it.

Please keep in your prayers and thoughts, the Quill-Wilcock family, as Jeanette’s stepfather is very unwell.