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HatoOpaniKatorika Kura Newsletter No. 14

Together we excel, we live our faith and celebrate learning and life.

Dear Parents 17 May

A very warm welcome to a new Year 6 student, Tegan Austin and her parents Julia and Simon.

Sports News:

NORTH ZONE CROSS COUNTRY:

Good luck to our runners in the Cross Country this afternoon!

GYMNASTICS:

This six lesson programme begins on 19 June at QE11. The cost is $60 per child.

Congratulations

5 MAY / Room 1 / Room 2 / Room 3 / Room 4 / Room 5
Class Award / Ella / Cooper / Sean / Jaimee / Lachlan
Prayer Pack / Claudia / Diego / Jacob / Maria / Zach
Principal’s Award / Eve and Poppy

PTA News:

~Congratulations to Lisa Buchanan who has accepted the position of Chairperson. The committee is delighted that Kirsten Henderson (Treasurer) and Sara O’Connor (Secretary) have agreed to stay on in their roles. A special welcome to new members, Amanda Irving and Rebecca Sparrow.

The PTA provide a vital role in our school community, from Pastoral Care to organising the weekly Sausage Sizzle and planning social events for students and parents alike. Everyone’s ideas are valued! It’s not too late to join this friendly group of parents to give your support to our school community throughout the next year!

~Next week we will outline the coming events! Watch this space.

Mission Money:

Thank you to you all for the response to 10c Tuesday! We raised $54.80. Each Tuesday

we will be asking the children to bring their 10c coins for the Missions.

School Masses:

A reminder that our next school Sunday Mass will be held on 28 May at 9.00am in the Parish church, 108 Jeffreys Road.Following Mass we are holding a Cake / Sweet Stall. Profits from this (and other events) will go to subsidise the swimming programme in Term 4. Please bring your baking etc to Mass and drop it off in the Hall at 8.50am.

Rooms 1 and 2 will be attending 9am Mass this Friday. You are most welcome to join them.

A few weeks ago Pope Francis using the power of technology delivered a ground breaking surprise address at the TED2017 conference in Vancouver.

In his address, Francis explained, “the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact”. Hemade reference to the Good Samaritan parable, ”the revolution of tenderness” and overcoming the ”culture waste”.

Last week Pope Francis was breaking ground again! - In a trip to Egypt designed to forge Muslim-Christian brotherhood, Pope Francis stressed the importance of unity in shaping world peace and emphasized the incompatibility of violence and faith. “Let us say once more a firm and clear No!; to every form of violence, vengeance and hatred carried out in the name of religion or in the name of God,” the Pope said in Italian in a speech at a peace conference at Al-AzharUniversity, the premier seat of high learning among Sunni Muslims. Let us pray that in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may we too will give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice and peace.

Ma teAtua, Koutou e manaaki e tiakihoki

May God bless you and take care of you.

Annette Sjoberg

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COMMUNITY NEWS:

The Patricia PaulSchool of Dance, your local dance school, is currently giving Jazz and Ballet lessons in your area. The school’s director is teacher, choreographer& ex-ballet dancer Patricia Paul A.R.A.D. (London). Ballet lessons from 3 years through to Advanced, and all levels in Jazzand Hip Hop starting from age 6. For all enquiries please phone 372-9191 or email

ANZ OLYMPIC SCHOOLS:

We belong the ANZ Olympic Schools programme.

If you or a family member or friends are drawing on either a personal or business loan from ANZ please mention our school’s name and we will receive credits that may go towards purchasing sports equipment or digital tools etc. The contact is Lisa Morrison, ANZ Merivale and you may call her on 3682208 or 0272213071 or