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Newsletter No.9 St Benedict’s School Khandallah Absence Phone No: 939-3878 Answer Phone: 479-6878 Fax: 479-3879
Email: [email protected] Blog: http://stbensepicblog.blogspot.co.nz/ Website: www.st-benedicts.school.nz School Calendar: http://www.st-benedicts.school.nz/Calendar
27 March 2018
Five weeks until our new online school newsletter is published First Edition: Tuesday 1st May (Week 1, Term 2)
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
St Benedict’s School and community send our condolences to the Lamb family, who this morning lost an inspirational person in Steve Lamb. Steve was a beautiful person, an incredible husband and an amazing father. He was a true role model to us all on how to love and how to live. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Lamb family at this time. Parents wishing to contribute to the meal train can do by clicking on the following link. https://mealtrain.com/wy73q For those wishing to provide further support, please contact the school’s office.
New Teacher Appointment Update Further to last week’s information, I am pleased to inform you that Mrs Amy Miller has been appointed as the new Room 2 New Entrant teacher. This is a fixed-term position commencing at the start of Term 2 and ending on December 14
th 2018. Amy is an experienced Primary School teacher with 20 years teaching experience in
both NZ schools and abroad. Please do join me in welcoming Amy Miller to the St Benedict’s School community. Introducing EPIC Edwina, the sister of EPIC Eddie
This week in assembly students were introduced to Epic Edwina, who joins her brother Epic Eddie as a coveted reward for classes to work towards winning. Many thanks to the O’Styke family who planned, sourced and created Epic Edwina. Epic Edwina’s body is an old lamp/torch. Selected to symbolise leading / lighting the way. The EPIC values individually represent:
Empathy – She is wearing a necklace with a heart to represent empathy
Perseverance – She is wearing a watch on her wrist
Integrity – She is holding the candle to light the way for others (with integrity, good decision making)
Creativity – She is holding a paint-brush (with the four house colours.
Key Dates March
30 Good Friday – School closed
April
2 Easter Monday – School closed
3 Easter Tuesday – School closed
4-6 Year 6 camp
10 Futsal Year 5-8
12 Futsal Year 3-4
13 Mufti day - HOK
13 Term 1 ends – 2:50pm
29 Second Hand Uniform Sale – 11am -12:30pm
30 Term 2 begins
May
2 Class Mass – Rooms 4 & 9
4 Futsal Tournament – Years 1 & 2
10 Swimming commences for Year 3-8
Our School’s EPIC Value Pencils – situated on the driveway hillside As a Principal, I often think to myself “So what do we stand for as a school, what’s our purpose?” Our Catholic Character is what sets us apart from other local schools, and leading off this is our school’s EPIC
values. When walking up the footpath, I wanted our school’s values to greet people upon arrival; to portray a message that this is who we are, and what we stand for. As such, the decision to have constructed, four large ‘pencils’ displaying the school’s values at the front of our school was an easy one. But where do these values originate from? The answer: Our founding order, the Brigidine Sisters developed the values of empathy, perseverance, integrity and creativity. We link the values to scripture, and bring them to life through words and actions. Our values underpin everything we do. They show in how we treat one another, and how we prepare our students for life and learning beyond St Benedict’s School.
New from Wellington City Council re: a Nicholson Road Roadworks Update Ngahina Kapua wrote to me on Friday morning informing me that the recent planned chip sealing on Nicholson Road had been delayed due to the forecasted wet weather. Ngahina Kapua stated in the letter that the Council would be back later in the month to complete the road works. Library News - St Benedict’s Librarian Mrs Janine O’Styke Reports: As always, the library is a busy place. The students have been enjoying the new books that have been arriving in the library, with lots of reserves on popular books and authors. We have also created a Book Hospital where the children can leave books that have been damaged. Our Year 7 and 8 Student librarians have been appointed and all 22 of them received their badges in assembly recently. They do an amazing job helping me at morning tea and lunchtime, returning, issuing and re-shelving books, and helping younger children find library books. On that note, a reminder to parents to please ensure all issued books are returned to school in a timely fashion so that others can enjoy the wide range of books too. Our lovely parent helpers have been busy covering new library books, readers and journals for the classrooms. We are going to have a parent Working Bee in the library this Wednesday 28 March from 7:00pm. Anyone is welcome! We will be covering more class resources and checking the shelves are in order.
PSW NORTHERN ZONE FUTSAL TOURNAMENT – Mr Jared Bath writes:
Over 120 of our students, across the Kowhai and Kauri Syndicates, have volunteered to represent our school in the upcoming Northern Zones Futsal Tournament. Due to the large number participating, we will need parent help supervising the teams. A paper information sheet has been sent home, please let Mr Bath know if you are able to help on either of the competition dates noted below. Venue: ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie Dates: Tuesday 10
th April for the Year 5/6 & Year 7/8 students
Thursday 12th
April for the Year 3/4 students Grace and blessings Michael Hinds Principal, St Benedict’s School
MACRO SCOOTER OFFER TO ST BENEDICT'S SCHOOL
Recently our Manuka Syndicate students took part in the Micro Scooter Safety Program provided by Wellington City Council. Micro Scooters have kindly offered St Benedict’s School families a discount code which can be used online or in store. Each code gives a 20% discount and is valid for a month from 23rd March 2018. Code: BENEDICTS20 Keep up with the kids, make it a Micro Mother's Day. www.microscooters.co.nz
St Benedict’s School - Student and Staff Section
This Week’s Epic Eddie Winners… Room 9 Tēnā koe Mr Hinds, I would like to put forward my class for consideration as a very EPIC class. But where to start? We have three new students to the school (as well as a new teacher) who feel very much at home thanks to the welcoming nature of the class. We have students who jump up to offer help to each other, they take turns, they work incredibly well in cooperative groups to persevere through tasks, and you should see some of the creative written work I get to read sometimes. Consider Room 9 as a deserving recipient of the award, please and thank you. Mrs. Short.
This Week’s Saint Benedict Award Winner…Mrs Sarah Wood
Congratulations to Sarah Wood who was presented with the St Benedict Award in assembly by last week’s winner Winnie Newenham for her enthusiasm and energy which are infectious. You have such an amazing rapport with the students and your support is so valued. Well done Sarah for being nominated by your fellow colleagues this week. The highly sought-after Saint Benedict Award is given by staff to staff each week at assembly.
St Benedict’s House Points Update Week 8’s House Point scores are as follows.
1st
Murphy (1060 points) 2nd
Brigidine (760 points) 3
rd Evans (683 points)
4
th Ngatoto (620 points)
Summer Season Netball Results (Jelly Beanz, Rubies, Gummy Bears and the Stars)
St Ben’s Gummy Bears (Lost their final 7-8)Lillie McAllum Tessa Glynan
Niamh Coulter Molly Jones
Zoe Hastings Morgane Cheminais
St Ben’s Jellybeans (Won their final 10-7)Jaimee Collier Catherine Black
Marama Nahu Jessie Dravitski
Nandana Ramachandran Juliana Soria
St Ben’s Rubies (Won 18-17 after many tense periods of extra time!) Hannah Murphy Maddison Flutey Gigi Tirikatene-Sullivan
Hunter Tirikatene-Sullivan Emma Aspinall Olivia Peet
Ava Kinikinilau Jeannie-Mae Dinnan
St Ben’s Stars (Finished fourth in a Year 9 Level Grade) Emily Humphrey Kate Pedro Amelia Berguist
Tessa Gilhooly Eleni Chu Kate Nahu
Olivia Woods Lily Cakebread Emilia Dmochowski
Co2 saved – 806kgs over the past year. Our school page can be viewed by clicking on the St Benedict’s School Schoolgen link: http://schoolgen.co.nz/schoolgen-schools/st-benedicts-school.
There are lots more photos and articles on the school’s Blog: http://stbensepicblog.blogspot.co.nz/
Please note the change that has been made to the community notices. Click on this link http://www.st-benedicts.school.nz/?page_id=1639 to our school website where these notices are displayed.
Message from Father Doug
Dear Parents, Students, Teachers and Staff We have now entered the holiest week of our Church year for 2018. The wonderful and powerful Masses of the Triduum, celebrating the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord. I encourage you to participate in these most sacred masses. St Benedict’s Church will be privileged to have the Apostolic Nuncio (Pope’s Ambassador to New Zealand) Archbishop Martin and his Secretary Msgr, Edward concelebrating in these masses. The Archbishop will be the main presider at the Easter Sunday Mass. With every Easter blessing, Fr Douglas Shepherd
THE HEART FOUNDATION is hosting FREE information sessions across the Wellington region to discuss living with
heart failure. Your local Clinical Nurse Specialists in heart failure will present on understanding and managing heart failure, medical treatments and how to keep well.
You will have the opportunity to share your own experiences or to ask questions about your heart condition. Whānau are also encouraged to come along and share with the group. Light refreshments will be provided.
Tuesday 1 May 5.30pm – 7.00pm Hutt Hospital, The Learning Centre, Level 1, Clock Tower Building Tuesday 8 May 5.30pm – 7.00pm St Patricks Church Hall, 1 Childers Tce, Kilbirnie Tuesday 22 May, 5.30 – 7pm Kenepuru Hospital, The Education Centre, Ground Floor, Main Entrance, Porirua
Wednesday 30 May, 5.30pm – 7.00pm Kapiti Community Centre, 15 Ngahina St, Paraparaumu
Please register on wellheartfailure.eventbrite.co.nz or by contacting Annette on 04 472 2780 on [email protected]
St Benedict’s Spring Fair 28th October 2018 11am-2pm
Friday, 13 April = MUFTI DAY Just a friendly reminder the last Friday (13 April) in term 1 is Mufti day. In exchange, we ask you to
kindly donate an item for the lucky dip and/or a gold coin donation would be greatly appreciated.
A few suggestions for lucky dip items include: left over party favours, pencils, pens, notepads,
jewellery, small soft toys, stickers, small colouring books, bubble mixture, small toys, toy cars, stamps,
water pistols, whistles, yoyos and small animals. We are also looking for any extra lego you might like
to donate.
HOK Notices Quiz Night at 1841 Bar & Restaurant – 7pm, Sunday 8
April Join us for a fun night of prizes, raffles, auction items, finger food and more! Some prizes include: Sams Art House, Tea Pea, George Henry Clothing, Tate Design Tickets now on sale - $20 each, Tables of 4-6 available. Any queries please contact Marina – [email protected] or 021-279-5444
Help For HOK – Donations Is your family or business able to donate anything to our fundraising efforts this year, nothing is too small. We are looking for items/services for the quiz
auctions and other events in 2018. Contact Kate [email protected] or ph 0277777212
Second Hand Uniform Sale – Sunday 29 April Winter uniform sale in the school library from 11am to 12.30pm
If you have any winter uniforms to donate then contact Andrea on [email protected]
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2018/2019 $65 for deals around Wellington on restaurants (including Khandallah Trading Company and the Cashmere Lounge), cafes, take aways, tourist and educational hot spots, garden centres and more! Books for other locations also available. Each book sold raises $13 towards the landscaping and rebuilding of the upper play and bank area at St Benedicts School. Digital memberships can be accessed from 2 phones. Let friends and family know also. Order your copy now through the link https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/10422e1 (or visit the school office). Any queries, please contact Nikki Mazur on 027241 2282 or email [email protected]
www.facebook.com/StBensHOK
Sports Notices & Student Achievements
SUPPORT THE LOOSE CANNONS rock band, featuring St Ben’s own Sam Glynan and Luke Wellik, will be performing live tonight, Tuesday 27
th March at 7pm, at The Fringe Bar, 28 Allan Street. If you’re passing by, you are
most welcome to drop in!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students received awards at the Onslow Cricket Prize giving last night: Zac Flutey, Connor O'Styke, Joseph Flutey, George Dinnan, Tom Agate, Ollie Florance, Max McAllum, Caleb Byrne, Jason Venn, Max Young, Jamie Wildash-Chan.
CONGRATULATIONS to Emma Dias who after two weeks of trials has been selected by Northern United Junior Hockey Club to play for the NUJHC girls 11-a-side A team.
KELLY CLUB APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME: April Holiday Programme starting from the 16th April 2018 – 27th April 2018 at the following venues: Kelly Club Wilton (wests rugby clubrooms, Ian Galloway Park, Wilton), Westpark School, Churton Park School, Amesbury School. Kelly Club Holiday Programmes focus on giving children aged between 5 and 13 the opportunity to do things they enjoy in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment. The programmes are packed with activities to entertain and inspire children. For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellyclub.co.nz email [email protected] or call 04 972 7201 KELLY SPORTS TERM 2 2018:
Kelly Sports will be back in Term 2 with their fun and exciting classes. “Wicked Winter Sports” (Yrs 1-4) – Tuesday 3.05pm – 4.05pm; Come and try Football, Basketball, Hockey and Volleyball. Try 2 weeks each of these sports. We use games & drills to teach game sense and team play. It’s a great way to try new sports, learn new skills and improve ability. We use games & drills to teach game sense and team play. Learn the fundamental skills for all sports – throwing, running, jumping, striking, balance and many more – all while having a great time! FOOTBALL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME (Yrs 1–8) Green Room, Wests Rugby Club Rooms, Wilton (all weather indoor surface). Improve technique by working on the core skills of control, dribbling, passing, tackling & shooting with head coach Martin. Week 1 - Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm Week 2 – Mon, Tues, Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm Girls Only – Mon 16
th April 9.30am-12.30pm
NETBALL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME (Yrs 1-8) – Onslow College Gym, Johnsonville Week 2 – Mon, Tues 1.30pm-4.30pm Grow your child’s confidence with our netball skills programme, focusing on the key skills areas for their level of development. With our experienced coaches, children can work on ball handling, game sense, co-ordination, speed and accuracy. We use fun drills and games to develop and challenge young players while also having fun! For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellysports.co.nz email [email protected] or call 04 972 7201
MARIST ST PAT’S REGISTRATION EVENING – TONIGHT IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY AT 5:30PM Or - Register online at www.msprugby.co.nz
MINIBALL AND BASKETBALL – FINAL CHANCE TO REGISTER To register your child/ren for Terms 2 & 3 please complete the attached information and return to the school office with payment of $80 (cash, cheque, or eftpos). Registration and payment needs to be received no later than Thursday 29 March 2018.
NORTHERN SUBHURBS NETBALL Adult Umpire Class – Tuesday 10 April 7pm at Newlands Intermediate Staffroom. Open to all potential adult umpires. Come and learn the rules, and some tips on umpiring. Cost $5 for the Introduction to Netball Umpiring Book. Please register via website. Registrations will open 28 March Year 5 taster session with Irene Van Dyk. Sunday 8 April 8.45-11am at Newlands College. Parents will get a chance to experience 6 aside netball when they have a game of 6 aside walking netball (bring your shoes!). Year 5’s will get to learn some new skills from Irene, and coaches can come along and learn the drills too. This is a great session for all Year 5’s who are transitioning from 5 aside netball to 6 aside netball. Don’t miss out. Register via the website – registrations open 28 March close 4 April. We have a Year 3 and 4 junior convenor to look after the administration of the programme! Thanks Rebecca Jackson. And we have had some great volunteers offering to help run the sessions on Saturday. If you are interested in helping as a junior coordinator on a Saturday please email Rebecca on [email protected]
WEEKLY REFLECTION
"As truly as God is our Father, so truly God is our Mother."
Julian of Norwich 1342-1416 (English Christian mystic and author of "Revelations of Divine Love")
ASB SCHOOL BANKING Has your child been registered for School Banking? If not please ask at the office for a form to sign up for their Head Start Saving Account. Once your child has been registered they will receive a Kid’s School Banking pack which will include a calculator, savings diary and deposit envelopes to help them get started. For easy and convenient banking for your child, the ASB has provided a Deposit Drop Box in the office area where your child can make their regular savings deposit. Emma McCallum
PARENT ROAD PATROL
Parents: Please be present from 8:30-9:00am and again from 2:50-3:15pm
Term 1
Tuesday 27 March Kinikinilau family
Wednesday 28 March Lucas family
Thursday 29 March Maitland family
Friday 30 March Good Friday – School Closed
Monday 2 April Easter Monday – School Closed
Tuesday 3 April Easter Tuesday – School Closed
Wednesday 4 April Marasigan family
Thursday 5 April Marinkovich family
Friday 6 April Marull family
Pita Pit http://www.lunchonline.co.nz/
Phone 0800 LOL LOL (0800 565 565) [email protected] Healthy and affordable | Easy internet ordering
To order your Sushi Lunches for WEDNESDAYS via the Kindo Shop on your school website (or via www.ezlunch.co.nz)
MUSIC LESSONS Your child can learn how to play the keyboard at this school.
The lessons are run during school hours and all ages are welcome!
The Wellington Music Academy has been providing music lessons in the Wellington region for over 23 years.
Our experienced and enthusiastic teachers will ensure all lessons are fun and appropriate for your child's
level of musical development. Please contact the Music Academy at any time for more information and to
book a place.
Phone: 0272115077
email: [email protected]
online: www.musicacademy.co.nz
COMMUNITY NOTICES Click here for all community notices - http://www.st-benedicts.school.nz/?page_id=1639
HOK Sponsors
Thank you to businesses and individuals that sponsor and support St Benedict’s School. We acknowledge and appreciate their support and ask that you use them when you can.