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Prayer of the )ay

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Ginny Xie 28th November For Strength and Wisdom Thank you, ord, for being there for me and allowing me to cry out to you in my times of need. It is ama!ing to me that the ord of the "ni#erse would take time to listen to me and to care about what I say. $od, there are things happening around me right now that I do not understand. %ome of these things make me feel weak, helpless and afraid. &#en in the midst of this, I know that you are the ord. I know that the situation is in 'our hand, and I trust 'ou. I beseech you for strength and for wisdom that I would be able to endure this situation and be able to handle it in a way that would bring glory to 'our name. In (esus name. Amen.

Gospel Values for Term Four: Trust and Hope

Prayer for the Fortnight

The Prayer of St Francis ord, make me an instrument of your peace) where there is hatred, let me sow lo#e) where there is injury, pardon) where there is doubt, faith) where there is despair, hope) where there is darkness, light) and where there is sadness, joy. * +i#ine ,aster, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console) to be understood, as to understand) to be lo#ed, as to lo#e) for it is in gi#ing that we recei#e, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to &ternal ife. Amen

Mufti Day
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Always borrow money from a pessimist. He wont expect it back. Oscar Wilde

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It takes considerable knowledge just to realise the extent of your own ignorance. Thomas Sowell

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School News
Subway There will be no more subway this year as the next lunch date is scheduled while we are at school camp. Scholastic Book lub

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&onday 9 December. Swimming 'e will be swimmin" next week on Tuesday# 'ednesday and Thursday $rom 1pm 2pm. ($ parents are able to help out with walkin" students to and $rom the pool as well as in the pool please let us know. )an you please make sure your child has their swimmin" to"s and a towel $or these days.

pro#iding the usual, #ery high le#el of pastoral and educational care for your children while they are in our care. 5lease be a little understanding if you are after a little bit of your /childs1 teachers time, as I can assure you that all of our staff members are currently working flat out. 'ou may ha#e to make an appointment at a time that suits you and the person you want to meet with. 5lease dont assume that just because someone is sitting at their laptop in their classroom after 6pm, that they are free) 7or the next three weeks, its a pretty Busy? .ith only three weeks until good bet that they arent. the end of the term, things are getting hectic, as teachers School Fair complete assessment tasks and .asnt that a great turnout and students get work finished off a great day for the school. The and get prepared for the final 7riends8%t25ats and the fair committee did a fantastic job assembly. planning, organising, %enior /'ear 01 students ha#e of collecting and to prepare and present arranging, speeches at the final assembly cajoling to get it to run as well and most ha#e parts to play as as it did. A #ery special thanks entertainers for the e#ent. It is to Toni *udemans for the not, by the way, a concert. The leadership and enthusiasm that final assembly is a lea#ers she demonstrated as she kept assembly and the focus will be us all on track. ,any thanks to on those three students that we all of the following for their ha#e nurtured along at this efforts 9abo#e and beyond:; school. There will be eanne, <errin, <athie, (o, entertainment by students, but (ess, 5enny, 3ecky, Annie and not in the form of a whole2 Toni all deser#e a pat on the back for their efforts. They school production. *#er the past few weeks, the really deser#e a little more pace has really been on for than that, but we cant be staff as well, as we ha#e been encouraging drinking in a fine2tuning planning for the school newsletter. to $areth for school camp, organising Thanks students, resources, e#ents and organising the entertainment, paperwork for the athletics, as well as pro#iding a suitable organising and preparing target for the dunking stool. material for the recent fair last At the last school fair, back in week, running assessments and =>??, we made about @=>>> collating information for end and there was a much larger of year reports, reporting to the array of stalls and it appeared 3oard of Trustees and to me that there were less completing forms and returns people at this one. Howe#er) it for the ,inistry of &ducation looks like the total take will be and the 4atholic &ducation in the region of @=A>> raised. *ffice. .e are doing all of THAT is a good effort people. that, as well as all of the usual day2to2day stuff that we do, including

Prin*ipal+s ,ommentary:

Thank you to all of the stall holders, the patrons and the people and organisations, and parish that donated items for our stalls and auction. astly, thank you to all of those students that supported the fair by coming along, dragging family with you, spending money and ha#ing fun. Thank you to those students that ran stalls themsel#es, relie#ing each other for breaks and showing leadership and maturity through your actions and role modelling. .ell done. Tu meke e tamariki. There were a few random acts of kindness that happened during the fair as well, where people showed by their actions their 4hristian spirit and just how nice they could be. There were also people that ha#e nothing to do with the school that kindly chipped in and helped run stalls or e#ents, and I thank particularly ,rs 5 /,iss 5s ,um1 and another ,iss 5 /our ,iss 5s sister1 for their efforts and assistance. Ha#ing had all of the ladies from the 5 family running the pillow fighting e#ent for se#eral hours, I would suspect that you would ha#e to be a foolish person to take any of them on in a pillow fight now. Athletics .hat a wonderful day we had for the athletics. The powers that be turned on the weather for us and the kids really outdid themsel#es.

This photograph shows one area that got a little hotter and ha!ier than the rest and reBuired a little burst of 4*=.

I think that ,ike was taking the excuse of 9I dont get asked to cook barbecues because I always burn the saussies; a little too far to pro#e the point. ,r 5rice came to the rescue and sa#ed the bbB, although, sadly, it was a little too late for some of the sausages. There was a moderate turnout of parents and whanau and kids were well supported by each other. A #ery special thanks again, to ,rs 5. and the other ,iss 5. for chipping in and helping with running the shot put and all of the other tasks and things that you did to make our day go easier. Another #ery special thanks goes to some of our past2 students for coming along and helping out with running e#ents. I cannot emphasise how important it is that past students maintain links with our school, and that we dont cut them off once they lea#e here as many primary schools do. I #alue the input of past students as they become young adults and I know that it is important for many of them to ha#e that contact and grounding with their beginnings. It ne#er hurts any of us to acknowledge where come from and it could be Buite a humbling experience for some. I know that it is also great for our current students to see their older peers come back

in a positi#e leadership role and being treated as eBuals by the staff and parents. .e are showing our students that these kids that come back ha#e attributes and skills that we #alue, and some of these they should be aspiring to ha#e. %o thank you to %imon 4unningham, (ayden 5atterson, %am &dh and 3ailey .ikaira: you guys are awesome. The students all performed and beha#ed superbly /as usual1. There were some surprise results and there were some predictable results, but at the end of the day, e#eryone was tired and most, if not all had done their #ery best. 4ertificates will be forthcoming at todays assembly. 5lease note the difference between grades for field e#ents and track e#ents. 7ield e#ents ha#e age groups in each year, whereas track e#ents ha#e bands, such as yrs C2D, yrs E20 etc. There are a whole range of reasons as to why there is a difference, but the simple #ersion is: because that is how we ran it. There were a number of students that excelled at sports and in their attitude towards competing and they will also ha#e been recognised with certificates. There are also a few certificates for participation, but these are

just as #alid as the ?st =nd and 6rd certificates as we do not gi#e out certificates just for doing what is expected. .e are not that politically correct. .e do reward effort and we do reward achie#ement, but we also encourage students to gi#e a little more and try a little harder. -ewarding students for doing nothing only encourages them to do more Fnothing, and that is not what we are here for. A special 9well done; to our newest ?A>> metre champion, .illem Haket. .hat a superb display of running. I can see that we ha#e a real contender for district or %outh 4anterbury competitions in the years to come. .illem absolutely blit!ed the field and won with a #ery comfortable margin. &#eryone else in the field was competiti#e runner but .illem showed his style and Buickly took and maintained the lead. <a pai .illemG (ust my #iews folks. +ont be offended. Haku noa na +arcy <emp 5rincipal %t 5atricks %chool .aimate

Community Notices
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"ol$ series $or "ol$ers 19 years and under. This will the -or 021 be ,outh more 20 held at + di$$erent courses around )anterbury in$ormation 00+ or district durin" *anuary. contact .raham /een on

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Southern $ % P anterbury Show (s

happenin" this weekend. This will be a "reat day out $or the whole $amily# you may even see some artwork children that have your done.

1ntry is 210 per adult or 220 per car. !ort -& will be hostin" 3e"ional 3ock )ontest which will have live per$ormances $rom some "reat bands. There will also be $reestyle motocross $or those that are a little more extreme. -or more in$ormation contact the show secretary on 024 52 4646. Strassman & Not very o$ten 'aimate "ets an international act like this one. Tickets available at !arkers $or the show on the 26th November.

Term )ates for 2#1There will be = Teacher2*nly +ays on ,onday the =Eth of (anuary and ,onday ?0th August. Term ? Tuesday the =0 (anuary to Thursday the ?E April .aitangi +ay on Thursday the Dth 7ebruary $ood 7riday on 7riday the ?0th of April ,onday the Ath ,ay to 7riday the Cth (uly nd Iueens 3irthday on ,onday the = (une ,onday the =?st (uly to 7riday the =Dth %eptember th Teacher2*nly2+ay ,onday ?0 August %outh 4anterbury Anni#ersary +ay ,onday the ==nd %eptember ,onday the ?6th *ctober to abour +ay ,onday the =Eth *ctober 7riday the ?=th +ecember
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Term C

The Beatitudes Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek; for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

.ay the /ear of Faith "e a time for all ,atholi*s to rene0 their desire and 1eal for the (u*harist and to a!ail themsel!es regularly of the &a*rament of 2e*on*iliation and Penan*e3 )uring this /ear of Faith4 may all ,atholi*s pu"li*ally pro*laim their lo!e for ,hrist and his ,hur*h3 .ay this /ear of Faith remind us of 0ays to ser!e those in our midst 0ho are o!erlooked4 ignored or re5e*ted4 so that all may e6perien*e the pea*e and healing of ,hrist+s lo!e3 .ay the Holy &pirit guide the ,hur*h during the /ear of Faith so that all ,atholi*s may e6perien*e a deepened rene0al of faith4 hope and lo!e3 .ay young people "e inspired "y this /ear of Faith to listen attenti!ely and respond to God+s *all to priesthood and religious life3

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%ome photos from the school athletics sports. Thank you to (o and %ue 4hamberlain for their record keeping on the day. A special congratulations to those students who went on to represent our school at the district athletics and showed great determination, sportsmanship and athletic ability.

Piano &tudents

.ell done to all -uth ochheads piano students, they performed at a concert last weekend to showcase what they ha#e learnt o#er the year. A special congratulations to <ee#ah +onaldson, ,organ *udemans and %ally Lie who sat and passed their exams. $ood luck to these students and we hope they continue to grow their musical abilities.

&*hool Fair 7 From Toni 8udemans

.hat a great day we had last weekend at the school fair, the sun was shining, the customers were lining up early and the horse didnt take long to find a winner. There are many people that need to be thanked, firstly to $areth on making such a great ,4 for the day, there was always something happening on the stage and it was great to see the students getting up to showcase their talents. To Tony 4hamberlain for the use of, and dri#ing his Buad bike for the sack rides, this was great fun for those young and older. 3rad and %iobhan kindly allowed us to use their dunk machine, this was a huge hit /or miss1 with students trying to get back at their teachers for all that homework. Also thanks to those who #olunteered to sit under and ha#e buckets of water dumped on their head, although I think it was found to be Buite refreshing on such a warm day. 3ridgette +a#idson at the &l 5aso dairy has been collecting things for the school fair for months now and contributed all the lucky dips for the fair, its great to see past students still interested in the success of the school. (o did a great job going around the businesses to generate some pri!es for a silent auction. The contributions came from Hammer Hardware, oot (ewellers, .aimate 5harmacy, -ed 4hillis, &mpire Ta#ern, - M - 3ookshop, 5arkers, .aimate *utdoors, %cissorhands, Inspire 3eauty, $ordan Handy, (oanne .ilson N Tupperware, 3ill *+onnell, ,eg %tanistreet, $ < Truck and Autos, otsa ollies. The 7ire %er#ice did a great job taking students /and adults1 for a ride in the fire truck, thank you to +a#id %hea for organising this. Also interfreight for the use of their truck as our stage, this made the entertainment easy to find. 5aula -ogers and -ural %cholars supplied the Horse for the Horse 5oo 3ingo, it is great to know that we can ask our fellow educators for help when we need it. To (ane %cott who came down on the day and helped out with the face painting, thank you for gi#ing up your day to help out a great school. There is small but hard working fair committee that ha#e helped in putting this e#ent together, 5enny, <errin, Annie, +arcy, (ess, (o, eanne, <athie, 3ecky, their ideas and preparation is what helped this to come together on the day. .e were o#erwhelmed with the amount of baking we recei#ed and the donations that contributed to the white elephant stall. These were all donated by parents, families, parish members and others who just heard about the fair and wanted to contribute. ,ost importantly I want to thank the parents and families of the school. 'our donations, help on the day and leading up to, selling bingo tickets, baking and anything else that I ha#e missed out N thank you to you all.