Newsletter - Week 10, Term 1 (10th April 2019)

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

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

Welcome, Kia Ora, Talofa, Kumusta, Mālō ni huānyíng, Bula.

God Bless, Whakapaingia te Atua Karolina Surynt-Tapiki Principal

This Friday we join together in preparation for Holy Week, next week. This is a time when we reflect on the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus, and give thanks for the sacrifice he made for us. Our students will lead us in a The Stations of the Cross Liturgy at 11.40am in the quad area. I wish all our families a Happy Easter and may the blessings of Christ be with you all throughout Easter and the holidays. On behalf of the staff I would like to extend a huge thank you to all our families and community for the amazing generosity of your support and contribution throughout Term 1, in so many ways.

Please complete this survey to support our planning for this exciting Gala event on Sunday 22nd September 2019 from 11-3pm. OLRS Kotahitanga Spring Festival Survey

It was heartening to see so many families here last Thursday at your child’s/ren’s Learning Conversation with their classroom teacher. Thank you for taking the time to come along and share in your child/ren’s learning.

New Entrant Enrolments - If your child is 4, turning 5 this year and you are wanting to inquire about enrolment at OLRS for 2019, please contact the school by the end of this week: phone 045663258 or admin@olr.school.nz.

EASTER RAFFLE: On Friday at 1.30pm (we are having an early lunch time so we are able to be in the hall to start at 1.30) we will draw our 100 plus Easter raffles. Thank you to everyone for your generosity in donating Easter goodies

and purchasing of the raffles. If you have not purchased a raffle there is still time before 1.30pm tomorrow. You have 1 in 100 plus chances of winning one of our fabulous prizes! Thank you to the FOS team for once again, organising this for our families, and to Sez for spending many hours making up our baskets of goodies!

Please return

ALL School

Library books by

tomorrow

to Kade who started in Room 10 this week.

Have a happy and Holy Easter. Wishing you all a family fun filled

break and we look forward to seeing you all back for term 2!

Intermediate Hub EOTC week pics link

Matiu Island Treasure Island

Te Whiti Riser

8-12 Apr Senior Syndicate EOTC week (Rms 6/7) 12 Apr Holy Week Liturgy, 11.40am at OLRS 12 Apr FOS Easter Raffles Drawn, 1.30pm 12 Apr End of Term 1 18 Apr Holy Thursday 19 Apr Good Friday 21 Apr Easter Sunday 22 Apr Easter Monday 25 Apr ANZAC Day 29 Apr Term 2 begins, Powhiri 9am 9 May Baptism Mass, 9.30am, OLR Church 15 May Wacky Wednesday 21 May NZ Playhouse Show 24 May BOT nominations close 27 May BOT Meeting, 7pm 1 Jun FOS Fundraiser—Karma Keg 3 Jun Queen’s Birthday - SCHOOL CLOSED 5-12 Jun Scholastic Book Fair 7 Jun Book Character Dress Up Day 7 Jun BOT Election day 17 Jun-3 May Dental Van at OLRS 24 Jun BOT Meeting, 7pm 27 Jun School Photos

Well done to the children who showed the school virtue of CHARITY last week

Rm 8 - Piper Ryan Rm 10 - Isaia Malaeulu Rm 11 - Abigail Fouhy Rm 12 - Teddy Aying Rm 0 - Ella de Kort Rm 1 - Nathan Vyas Rm 2 - Aaria Walker Rm 3/4 AP - Juno Holden Rm 3/4 ML - Mia Tutagalevao

Congratulations to: Archie, Elora, Leah and Kiron

TIGERS Call-out for Hangi/Umu items: Please collect the following items for our upcoming school hangi. We don't need these items at school straight away but if you could please start collecting:

old sheets old tea-towels large egg trays newspapers

Thank you

Today our students are celebrating their Positive Behaviour for Learning efforts during Term 1 with a ‘fun activities’ day including PJ’s and movies, hot cross bun making, fort making, Easter crafts, singing and a shared healthy food morning tea for the middle syndicate.

If you are still to pay Term 1 Activities, it would be really appreciated if this could be paid before Term 2 begins. The activities pay for trips like EOTC week and presenters to the school, swimming etc. If you have registered for Netball, please pay no later than the 29th April 2019.

Well done to the three Floorball teams that have been competing in the Wednesday night competition this term. Thank you to Myracle Tala, Angela Porter, Subajing Anthonimuthu and Jo Morrison for coaching/managing. Hutt Valley Floorball will be running skills and drills sessions in Term 2 (no league in Term 2). Please email sarah@olr.school.nz if your child is interested in participating.

by Paige, Kenny and Myracle Week 8 EOTC for the middle syndicate.

This is what the students had to say about their week of EOTC. My favourite day was the camp day. I liked it because there were lots of tents and they were all different. I liked moving my tents around and playing with my friends in them. Lots of other people came to visit my tent and it felt like I had my own house and people came to see me. Scarlett - Rm 1

Our favourite part was getting lost with my groups. I also liked going over the swing bridge and we enjoyed looking down the dark hold, it looked very deep and scary. We enjoyed seeing all the birds. Ingo and Nikau - Room 1

I liked building my tent and playing with my friends. I got to draw my camp booklet and it was really fun. Having morning tea in my tent was fun, I enjoyed it a lot. My favourite bit was playing with my friends. By: Isabella - Room 0

I liked seeing all of the tuataras and birds. The weta’s looked very big. I enjoyed the movie about saving nature. I thought this trip was really fun. Mason - Room 0

My favourite part of the water fight was when the fire fighter sprayed us with water. It was funny when most of the kids were running away from the water. It was so much fun and thank you to the firemen. Jehme - Room 2

My favourite part about EOTC was Zealandia. I liked seeing the birds, insects and bridges. I liked all of those things because they were amazing. Baris - Room 2

My favourite day was Te Whiti park on Tuesday. We did a lot of games there and my favourite one was rounders with Mrs Hey. But it started raining on the way there. Catherine - Room 3/4 My favourite day of E.O.T.C week was when we went to Zealandia. We saw lots of birds and there was a feeding station. I enjoyed looking at the tuataras and I enjoyed going on the amazing walk. By: TJ - Room 3/4 My favourite day was the water fight because I liked getting squirted by the fireman and I liked squirting other people because it was funny. It was funny when Mr Leaming chucked water at us. By: Israel - Room 3/4

Measuring feijoas and baking a feijoa loaf in Room 8

Thank you Hera for helping us bake this delicious feijoa cake and for donating the feijoas

Today every child in the Middle Syndicate was lucky to receive a lunchbox and a healthy morning tea provided by the ‘Food for Thought’ programme. In Room 3/4 we had a sandwich making station with all kinds of fillings! Tuna, tomato, spinach, cheese and marmite just to name a few. Our snacks included popcorn, rice crackers, feijoas, yoghurt, carrot sticks, grapes and apples! We’ve had a real feast!

‘Food for Thought’

Our Lady of the Rosary School Board of Trustee Elections We have Board Elections coming up this year and I encourage you to consider standing. It is a very important governance position at the school where we oversee the finances, property and most importantly student achievement. We help set the leadership vision and strategic direction of the school and we need as many different voices on there as possible so we can ensure we are representing as many people as possible. You can find out more information here: https://www.trustee-election.co.nz/becoming-a-trustee/ and here https://www.nzsta.org.nz/advice-and-support/information-for-parents/.

You can find out: • What is a school board of trustees • What do trustees do • What skills do trustees need • Who can become a trustee • How do I become a trustee • Who is on a board of trustees • How is a board elected • What help do school trustees get • How does the board of trustees work At our school we need five parent representatives and we also have four proprietor’s representative openings (representing the Cardinal), as well as the Principal and staff representative. We have two meetings a term for approximately two hours each and there is a little bit of reading to do before a meeting. You could also talk to any of the current Trustees you see around the school about the role. The Parent representatives are: Shanan Marsden, Helen Greaney, Marlene Gillies, Eti Moananu and Natasha Watson (current Board chair). The current proprietor representatives are: Camille Plimmer, Rebecca Feerick and Leanne England. The current staff representative is Caro de Beer. I urge you all to think about standing, it has been a really worthwhile experience for myself and I have learnt a lot and appreciate having such a pivotal role in making a positive difference for our children. If you choose not to stand, then I urge you to vote, it is really important we are representative of you.

On Monday evening we had our last BOT meeting for the term. Student wellbeing is very important at Our Lady of the Rosary School and we have been part of the PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning) initiative since 2015. This programme supports New Zealand schools to build a culture where positive behaviour and learning is a way of life. The initiative is about reflecting and changing the environment, systems and practices we have in place to support our students to make positive behaviour and learning choices for their wellbeing. We have a school-wide classroom and playground system to support PB4L, appropriate for the different year levels with our school virtues at the centre. We have a range of systems to affirm our students positively such as Gold cards and academic awards. We also have a range of systems to support students to inform adults of any concerns they may have, such as classroom mailboxes, early reporting to duty teachers, circle time, and ‘Smart Start’. As part of our commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of our children we undertake a range of measures to ensure we keep our finger on the pulse and can address any issues as they arise. This includes a Wellbeing and Bullying survey that we have been asking our students to complete (from years 3 to 8) over the last 4 years. From the recent surveys we identified areas for us to address as a school. This year of particular interest cyber bullying was an identified concern. We ask that you review unsupervised access to the internet your child may have, and if you do identify any issues then these resources may be of interest: https://www.bullyingfree.nz/parents-and-whanau/ and https://www.netsafe.org.nz/online-bullying/.

If any concerns do arise for your child that we may not be aware of, we encourage you to talk to your child’s classroom teacher as the first port of call. As a new term is about to begin, if your child makes their own way to school or home we suggest it may be timely to have a discussion and check in with your child to ensure your child feels safe. The Board hopes you all have a safe and happy holiday break and looks forward to an exciting term two. God Bless, Natasha Watson, BOT Chairperson

OLRS Board of Trustee Update

Middle Syndicate Lunch boxes from the ‘Food for Thought’ programme

St Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP or Vinnies) work in a caring and non-judgmental manner and aims to reach the people in our community who need a hand up with assistance. If we cannot help we may be able to point you in the direction of someone who can. How to Contact us: a) Ring the Holy Spirit parish office, Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm, on 971-7885. An email can then be sent to our Chair, who can assess and delegate the request; or b) Contact the Jackson St. Petone SVDP store and make a request to Jino on 5686408.

Hot Cross Bun baking.

Thank you Mrs Anderson

Thank you to the Year 10 class at St Bernard’s College for your generous donation (personally delivered) of Hot Cross Buns for our staff. We will enjoy these on Friday, thank you.

Easter Craft making in Room 11

OLRS FOS Fundraiser - Easter Raffles - $1 per ticket

Drawn on: Friday 12th April 2019, 2pm

OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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OLR School Easter Raffle ticket (FOS) $1

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Payment options: by cash or direct credit into the FOS account number: 12-3142-0286781-00. Please include ‘Easter Raffle’ and your name and amount of tickets purchased. Last day for payment by direct credit is Wed 10th April 2019.

Remember to FILL IN the tickets (even if paying by direct credit) otherwise you will not be in the draw! Extra tickets are available at the school office.