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Term 3 Week 5 Newsletter Catholic Character: Important Dates EVERY Friday- Subway Day Make your orders in the library from 8.30am. Friday 24th August: 9am St Patrick's Scholarship Exam. Little Angels Playgroup 1:45 pm in Room 12. Friday 31st August: Year 8 2nd Gardasil Vaccine Tuesday 28th August Y6 Experience Morning 9-11am for all new Y6 students. Holy Cross Open Evening 6-7pm. Please invite the families you know to find out more about our school community. Wednesday 29th August Dilworth Choir 1.45 pm in Holy Cross School Hall. All welcome! FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION On Friday 17th August Holy Cross School will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption with a Liturgy. This will be led by the Y7 and 8 leaders and musicians. Come and join us at 2pm in the school hall for a joyful reflection. Internet Safety: Following the Netsafe information evening in Term 3 we will be sharing weekly Netsafe Tips for parents and family. 4. SET A GOOD EXAMPLE How often do you use your laptop or smartphone at the dinner table? Have you ever made an angry post? Take a look at the way you use technology while young people are around. If you see something that troubles you – change it. How good is your knowledge around online safety, privacy settings and even online shopping? Be better equipped to help by expanding your own knowledge – read the Netsafe Staying Safe Online Guide. Find out more by visiting the netsafe website at www.netsafe.org.nz or contact netsafe on 0508 638 723 or email [email protected] Vinnies Lounge meets in the Library on a Wednesday 3-5pm Growing Young Leaders at Holy Cross. A Challenge for all Holy Cross Students is to cut down on the packaging in their lunchboxes. Help us to Respect the Environment that by eliminating the rubbish packets from our playground. The choices we make can benefit our health and cost less. Happy Birthday to all the children who have had their Birthday this week: Marc, Senith, Maria L, Adrian, Matai, Tobias and Dhrumil. As we are now half way through the term, let us reflect upon the words of the Pope we shared in our first newsletter for term 3. “Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!” Last Thursday we celebrated with five other Catholic Schools the gifts and talents of our tamariki. On Friday our Young Catholic Leaders led us in Prayers and song at the Assumption Liturgy. On Wednesday at the Vinnies’ Lounge the 2018 mentor programme has started to grow the young leaders within our school. Everyday students are letting their light shine at Holy Cross. Take time in your family to share your hopes and dreams. Celebrate the talents of your children and share them with our community! RESPECT the ENVIRONMENT!
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Term 3 Week 5 NewsletterCatholic Character: Important Dates
EVERY Friday- Subway DayMake your orders in the library from 8.30am.
Friday 24th August:9am St Patrick's Scholarship Exam.Little Angels Playgroup 1:45 pm in Room 12.
Friday 31st August: Year 8 2nd Gardasil Vaccine
Tuesday 28th AugustY6 Experience Morning 9-11am for all new Y6 students.
Holy Cross Open Evening 6-7pm. Please invite the families you know to find out more about our school community.
Wednesday 29th AugustDilworth Choir 1.45 pm in Holy Cross School Hall. All welcome!
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTIONOn Friday 17th August Holy Cross School will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption with a Liturgy. This will be led by the Y7 and 8 leaders and musicians. Come and join us at 2pm in the school hall for a joyful reflection.
Internet Safety: Following the Netsafe information evening in Term 3 we will be sharing weekly Netsafe Tips for parents and family.
4. SET A GOOD EXAMPLEHow often do you use your laptop or smartphone at the dinner table? Have you ever made an angry post? Take a look at the way you use technology while young people are around. If you see something that troubles you – change it. How good is your knowledge around online safety, privacy settings and even online shopping?Be better equipped to help by expanding your own knowledge – read the Netsafe Staying Safe Online Guide.
Find out more by visiting the netsafe website at www.netsafe.org.nz or contact netsafe on 0508 638 723 or email [email protected]
Vinnies Lounge meets in the Library on a Wednesday 3-5pm Growing Young Leaders at Holy Cross.
A Challenge for all Holy Cross Students is to cut down on the packaging in their lunchboxes. Help us to Respect the Environment that by eliminating the rubbish packets from our playground. The choices we make can benefit our health and cost less.
Happy Birthday to all the children who have had their Birthday this week:Marc, Senith, Maria L, Adrian, Matai, Tobias and Dhrumil.
As we are now half way through the term, let us reflect upon the words of the Pope we shared in our first newsletter for term 3.
“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”
Last Thursday we celebrated with five other Catholic Schools the gifts and talents of our tamariki. On Friday our Young Catholic Leaders led us in Prayers and song at the Assumption Liturgy. On Wednesday at the Vinnies’ Lounge the 2018 mentor programme has started to grow the young leaders within our school. Everyday students are letting their light shine at Holy Cross.
Take time in your family to share your hopes and dreams. Celebrate the talents of your children and share them with our community!
RESPECT the ENVIRONMENT!
EASTERN ZONE SWIMMING SPORTSCongratulations to all the students who have made the Eastern Zone Swimming sports. The event will be held at the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre 23rd August at 9:30 am. Good luck to all the competitors!
BADMINTONThe Badminton draw is out for week 5. Please email Matua Tala for playing times.
NETBALLAll games were cancelled Last week. Teams may play Extra games this week. Please check the Motu Kairangi websiteFor more information.
Student Writing From Room 7
This is George and Harry. They are busking down at the waterfront. George is softly blowing into the mouthpiece of his saxophone. Harry’s fingers are dancing across the keyboard of his piano accordion. The tuneful sound fills the air.
By: Flynn, Shaan, Toby, Ninor, Lydia, and Amalia
We welcome Marc Shamon into R12 this week. We hope you have made lots of new friends at Holy Cross!
PSG UpdateEntertainment Books - Father's DayFather's Day is coming up and Entertainment Books make great gifts - you can buy them for any region in New Zealand. Our school receives $13 from every book sold, so please use our link when you buy your book: www.entbook.co.nz/943q153.
Miramar Softball ClubWe are holding two Junior Registration Days - Friday 31st August 4-6 pm and Saturday 1st September 12.30-3 pm (Clubrooms, Polo Grounds). If can’t make it register online. Any enquiries: [email protected] or contact Natalie 021 889 383.
There was lots of activity in the garden and kitchen this week. We welcomed visitors from Wellington City Council, The Heart Foundation and the Garden to Table organisation. It was a wonderful opportunity for Rooms 3, 5 and 6 to share their knowledge and skills.
Next week come and share your skills in the garden and kitchen!
Mayor Justin Lester visited Holy Cross to find out more about the Garden to Table programme.
The Mayor was helping our students to plant some herb seeds to sell at the Food Fair in term 4.
