St Peter Chanel Catholic School 5 Vardon Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton 3200 Phone: (07) 849 3734 Email: admin@spc.ac.nz Website: www.spc.ac.nz 19th October 2017 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time..God loves and Know you have been chosen 1 Thessalonians 1:4 We build our lives on the founda on of Jesus. This week s Bible Quote This week s altar servers are: Oliver Locke & Dylan Beadle Mission Statement The students at St Peter Chanel School will receive a comprehensive educa on with a special emphasis on their Catholic faith development. I OCTOBER Thurs 19th BOT Governance Training 6pm Fri 20th No cing Walk Yr. 7/8 students Tues 24th No Technicra for Yr. 7/8 students Summer Uniform Change over Wed 25th Sports Waikato Amazing Race Yr. 5/6 & 7/8 Teams Thurs 26th WFP Kapahaka Comp TFA Mee ng Sat 28th Parish/School Mass Mod 30th Tues 31st November Wed 1s Thurs 2nd SPC Sports Club Mee ng Regenera on Retreat Yr. 7 Rotorua All Saints Day All Souls Day School Vision Whole Educa on. Whole Person. We want our students to be: Followers of Christ, Thinkers, Contributors, Communicators, Self Managers
Welcome Back! Welcome back. We welcome the new families who have joined our school community. We have a busy term ahead of us. The Term Calendar is included with this newsle er. Our newsle er can also be accessed on our web page www.spc.ac.nz. White Elephant Stall On Mission Day, Friday 3rd November, we will be having a White Elephant Stall. This weekend you and your child/ren have a clean out of their bedroom, send anything you don t want to school for the White Elephant Stall. The old saying one man s trash is another man s treasure. Please send these treasures to school from tomorrow onwards. Summer Uniform The official changeover to summer uniform is following Labour Weekend, Tuesday 24th October. Students may begin wearing the summer uniform from the beginning of Term 4. Girls Summer Uniform Green and white checked tunic, plain black, brown or red sandals. Senior Girls: Green and white checked skirt or tunic Boys Summer Uniform Grey polo shirt with school monogram, grey summer shorts. Black or brown sandals. Unisex Green Jersey or jacket, both with school monogram and green hat wide -brimmed or bucket style. At the beginning of Term 4 (as per our school s Sun Safe policy) students must wear their hat outside at breaks and during PE. Please ensure your child has a hat which is clearly named on the outside of the brim. Teacher Trainee We welcome Rachel Williams. Rachel will be working alongside Amy McChesney in Room 10. Mass Times Friday 9.00am School Mass Saturday 5.30pm Parish Mass (SPC) Sunday 10am St Joseph s Fairfield Athletics As prepara on for our school and inter-school athle cs events, coaches from Sports Waikato will be working with our students over the next two weeks. Labour Day The school will be closed on Monday 23rd October as it is Labour Day. 2
Results Cross Country Term 3 Week 9 & 10 was a busy 2 weeks for our Year 7&8 cross country compe tors. In Week 9, 16 students competed at the Catholic Inter Schools Year 7&8 Cross Country at the Kihikihi domain. Compe on was fierce, but the friendship and support of compe tors was felt by all making the day a huge success. All the SPC students did well but a huge congratula ons goes to Jack Murray-Griffiths who placed 3rd in the Year 8 boys race. Well done! In Week 10, 4 SPC students a ended the Waikato Full Primary Schools Cross Country in Te Aroha. All the runners did well compe ng against such fierce compe on. Jack finished within the top 20 runners and the other students finishied a er this. Well done all of you! A huge thank you must go to the parents who supported us on both of these days; events like this cannot happen without you. PTFA Meeting The PTFA are holding their next mee ng on Thursday 26th October at 7pm in the Staffroom. The main item on the agenda will be the organisa- on for the Cultural Evening which will be held on Thursday 16th November. All welcome. Art Calendars The classes will be busy creating art for this annual fundraiser. Calendars cost $10 each and make great Christmas presents for Grandparents, family and friends. Children will be bringing the order forms home next week. Please note that ONLY CALENDARS are available for purchase. Please return forms and money to the school office in a sealed envelope by FRIDAY 10 th November 3
St Peter Chanel Athletics The SPC Athle cs for students ages 8 13 years is to be held at Porri Stadium on Thursday 9th November. As the students will be involved in may different ac vi es, we would appreciate parent help to manage different events or assist with ming. If you are able to help could you please fill in the form below and return it to the school office. Return slip I am able to help with the Athle cs Day at Porri Stadium: Name: Phone: International Evening To celebrate the fact that our school popula on comprises many different ethnic groups, the PTFA are planning to host an Interna onal Cultural Evening at school on Thursday 16th November. The programme will involve performances by our student cultural groups and a shared meal. To celebrate the diversity in our community we are asking parents to bring a dish of food that is popular in their culture. This is a wonderful way for our community to come together and share. Representa ves from our cultural groups are invited to the PTFA mee ng on Thursday 26th October to discuss planning for the Interna onal Evening. 4
Spring Sports With the start of term four so we see the start of Spring sports SPC Students at Marist Soccer Club Prizegiving. On the 28 th of September Marist Soccer held its Prizegiving, several students from SPC were recognised, these were 8th Grade Rockets Most Valuable Player: Ma hew Scrimgeour 10 th Grade Shooters Most Valuable Player: Jake Coote 11 th Grade Stars Most Valuable Player: Cody Andrew 9 th Grade Titans Most Improved Player: Tyler Aitken U11 Girls Cel cs Most Improved Player: Holly Emery 7th Grade Magic Team Spirit: Jack Beggs 9 th Grade Titans Team Spirit: Ryan Bruton U11 Girls Cel cs Team Spirit: Lily Marlow Draws Hockey Monday 23rd October SPC Tigers v Puketaha 4.30pm 1Qb SPC Panthers v Woodstock Aces 4.30pm 1 Qc SPC Leopards V Woodstock S cks 5.1.5pm 1 Qb Touch 19 th October at Swarbrick Park Pukete Tigers vs SPC Lions 3.45 (Field 5b) Rotokauri Ravens vs SPC Tigers 4.00 (Field 4) SPC Bears vs Te Rapa Storm 4.45 (Field 8) Iceblock Friday Back by popular demand for the summer months - $1 iceblocks, tomorrow after school, outside the staffroom. You can beat the heat and support the Sports Club at the same time. Yee ha Summer Hockey Summer Hockey players of the day: Leopards player of the day - for giving a new sport a try and ge ng involved in the game Jane Trigger. Well done. Panthers players of the day were Sean Beggs for a fantas c first game and Oliver Seward for playing well and suppor ng new team mates. Iceblock Friday (Every Friday in Term 4) Back by popular demand for the summer months - $1 iceblocks, tomorrow a er school, outside the staffroom. You can beat the heat and support the Sports Club at the same me. Yee ha
Waikato Junior Fooltball Girls League Winners! Seven of our SPC girls who have played soccer together for the last 3 years, this year joined up with the Marist Football Club, along with 2 Marion School girls, and have played in the U11 Girls grade for the soccer season of 2017 - The Marist Cel cs played an amazing season and won the Waikato Junior Football Girls League - Championship Division 3!! - great work Holly Emery, Lucy Allen, Rylee Pedersen, Clare Monson, Lucy Taylor, Aleena James, Reese Burling, Holli Bruning & Lily Marlow Ques ons about SPC Sports? If you have any ques ons with regards to sports then Craig Wise is available most days between 2.50pm and 3pm outside the staff room by the steps to room 10, email spcsportsnz@gmail.com or call 021 521 777.