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Cardinal McKeefry School Newsletter 8 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6

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It is always a pleasure to take a turn contributing to the Otari parish newsletter. I thought you might like to read my contribution from last Sunday.

On Thursday the 1st of September Pope Francis joined with the world in a day of prayer for our common home. Otari Parish is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Wellington. It is easy to experience the wonder of God’s creation by simply taking a walk through Otari-Wilton bush or Zealandia. These treasures of our parish have been lovingly cared for by generations who wanted these places to be available for the future. These examples show we have the knowledge, creativity and commitment to care for our common home.

Pope Francis second encyclical, Laudato Si, encourages us to look beyond our own backyard and to think of everyday actions that will make a global difference. We all have a responsibility towards ensuring our common homes resources, like Otari and Zealandia, are accessible for all. ‘All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience, involvements and talents.’ [14 Laudato Si’] Best wishes to Estelle

Our wonderful librarian Estelle is embarking on an adventure to Japan next week with her husband Stuart, and will return in mid December. We will really miss her at school and send her off with our love and blessings. While Estelle is away, Mrs Savage will take over library lunchtimes and the walking school bus. Lynne will take over library duties and Spring into Maths.

Welcome We are delighted to welcome Max and Maddy Honiss who started in Room 2 and Room 5 respectively, on Monday. We extend warm wishes to their family joining our school community.

Ra whanau kia koe…

This week we celebrate Karan’s birthday tomorrow, Isabella Reidy’s

birthday next Monday and Eamonn’s birthday next Wednesday.

Ngā Rerenga Kōrero — Maori Phrase of the Week

Ka kino kē...!: ... are/is too much! Ka kino kē koe! You’re too much! Ka kino kē a Manu! Manu is too much!

2 0 1 6 T e r m s :

Term 3 Mon 25 July—Fri 23 Sep. Term 4 Mon 10 Oct — Fri 16 Dec

Ngā mihi nui Tania Savage

Upcoming Dates

September

Thurs 8 - Assembly Room 1

Fri 9 - Onesie Day (support Wellington

Free Ambulance)

Mon 12 - Technology Week Room 1

Wed 14 - School Prayers

Mon 19 - Piano Concert 3.30 pm

Wed 21 - School Prayers

& Assembly Room 2

Thurs 22 - WPCA Mt Biking

Fri 23 - 2.50 pm End of Term 3

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Road Patrol We need an URGENT volunteer road patroller for every 2nd Wednesday in Term 4. Please contact Fiona on 021 846 635 if you can help out. Farm trip Despite the weather the students had a wonderful time yesterday at the dairy farm. They got up close and personal with calves and some students got a chance to feed them from the bottle. Thank you to all the parents who helped out with the farm trip. We really appreciated your support and hope you enjoyed the trip. Onesie day We will be celebrating Onesie Day tomorrow (Friday 9 September) to support the Wellington Free Ambulance. Students can come along to school wearing a Onesie (or PJ’s), and bring a gold coin donation to support keeping the Wellington Free Ambulance free! WZ Swimming

The Cardinal McKeefry representatives at the Interzone swimming competition were Laura, Flynn, Tino and Eamonn. There was a definite step up in the level of competition and all races were fiercely fought from start to finish. Laura swam in three finals and placed third in the 25m backstroke. Tino qualified for two finals and Eamonn and Flynn competed strongly in their heats but were pipped at the post for spots in their finals.

It is a great achievement to represent Cardinal McKeefry and the Western Zone at swimming and the school community should be very proud of the efforts of the whole Cardinal McKeefry team.

Dancesplash 2016 Lights, camera, action! The speakers burst into life as the song filled the theatre and we began to dance. Sweat dripped down our foreheads as our hearts beat faster with anticipation. We leapt our way along the stage with passion and pride. The gleeful expressions spread across our faces as we connected with the dance and all of our hard work shone through us as we smiled towards the audience. With one dance move it was all over. The lights dimmed, the cameras were put away (well the mobile phones were put away!) and the action stopped. It was a night we will never forget. Zoe and Maddie.

Rugby Tournament Flynn and Eamonn are members of the U11 Marist St Pats Huntsman team, and Daniel C is a member of the U10 West Rep team that will participate in a rugby tournament in Taupo this weekend. Teams from all over the country and some from overseas play in this annual event. We wish them safe travels and the best of luck in their games.

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Winter Netball—Saturday 10 September This Saturday marks the last day of play for the winter and it's been another successful season for our three teams. Big thanks to all our players, coaches and managers for taking part this year. Also big thanks to all the parents for supporting your children throughout the season. Thank you too to Mrs Savage and Mrs Reynard for coming to watch some of the games. Jacqui.

A word from Mrs Savage: Thank you so much Jacqui Van Der Kaay for running netball at CMcK and taking over our Western Zone netball organisation. We are very grateful for all your hard work.

Our 2nd to last game for the netball season where Emeralds came up against a very tough team in Otari Emeralds (what a neat name) going down 17 to 3. Well done to our girls for battling it out on the court for 4 quarters. Our MVP went to Isabeĺla.

8.30 Rubies vs Wadestown Storm - Marsden 1 9.20 Sapphires vs St Bernards Saints - Marsden 1 10.10 Emeralds vs Karori Normal Pohutakawas - Marsden 2

Future Ferns Netball For the last two terms Vandita, Anisha, Allen, Alex, Alisha, Jessica, Eugene, Crystal and Ananyaa have been part of Future Ferns with the children from St Teresa's on Friday afternoons. We are very grateful to the St Teresa's parents, Rachel, Rebecca and Hamish, for their time, energy and enthusiasm in coaching our kids and making it so much fun. Rachel has done lots of organising and emailing to make everything happen too. We really do appreciate it.

Over the last three Saturday’s two teams, the Minties and the Crunchies, have taken part in an Interschool tournament in Karori. It’s great to see our budding young players teaming up with St Teresa's players and enjoying learning netball skills. Our children have really given it their all and worked well together. They have been effective on defence and been zooming around the court to find space so the ball can be passed down towards the goal. They have progressed so much over the three Saturdays and we are very proud of them all. Pam.

PTA News

Walkathon We are still waiting for the last few families to return their sponsorship forms. Please bring the forms and/or the money in as soon as possible, or deposit the payment direct into the PTA Account: 12-3140-0357670-00 using Walkathon and your child’s name as the reference. Thank you.

The Entertainment Book fundraiser has now finished. Thank you for your support with this.

Otari Parish News

In 2016, Social Justice Week runs from

11-17 September and the focus is on migration.

This year the theme for parishes is We all have a migration story: Fostering a culture of encounter

“Welcoming others means welcoming God in person! Do not let yourselves be robbed of the hope and joy of life born of your experience of God’s mercy, as manifested in the people you meet on your journey!” – Pope Francis. The Masses will be reflecting this theme as will Cardinal McKeefry School in their Religious Education Programme during this time. You may wish to share with your children their ‘Migration Story’.

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Community Information

CodeCamp — September Holiday Programme (September 26th-29th & October 3rd-6th) Venue: Samuel Mardsen School Code camp allows boys & girls from the ages of 7-17 to develop 21st century skills in a fun and action packed environment. Develop confidence & initiative through design, creativity, solving problems & collaboration. Create games, apps & work with robots and electronic building blocks. Book Now at www.codecamp.co.nz/holiday-codecamp

Free Chinese Lesson at Karori Library To celebrate Chinese Language Week (September 11th to September 18th) Karori Library is hosting a free Chinese Lesson for children of all ages on Friday September 16th from 3.30 to 4pm. Come and join us for some fun Chinese songs and an interactive lesson by Jun from Cicada Creative Space, and a data show about our language learning e- resources by our library staff.

Kids’ holiday craft workshop Where: the Wadestown Community Centre When: Monday 26 September, 9:30-11:30am. Create monogram wall art on canvas and a handy storage jar. $22 per child, all materials supplied. Please contact Jann on 021 549118 for more info and to book.”

Kids Sewing Mini Camp: When: Tue 27 Sept – Thur 29 Sept, 3:15 - 5:15pm Where: At Made Marion, 17 Marion St, Te Aro, Wgtn. Cost: $130 (all supplies included) Email Allie at sewwelly@gmail.com to register or inquire Learn more at www.mademarioncraft.co.nz/classes/ An introductory sewing Mini Camp for kids ages 9-12! Space is limited to 4 kids. All supplies are provided, including sewing machines. No experience is required – kids will learn everything they need to know to make their projects!

Heart Health Update with Dr Gerry Devlin, Medical Director - Heart Foundation. Are you affected by heart disease? Are you interested in heart health? When: Tues 20 Sept, 5.30 - 7.00pm Where: The Royal Society of NZ, 11 Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wgtn. This is a FREE event for people affected by heart disease and their families Contact cathl@heartfoundation.org.nz, 04 472 2780

The Great Karori Toy and Book Sale is back! 10.30am–12:30pm, 10th Sept, St John’s Hall, Karori Hire a table and sell your old toys – you keep the profits! Clear out your toys, make money and help a local organisation. Or, come along and buy pre-loved toys at great prices, for babies through to big kids (and adults too!). It’s a great way to sell toys you no longer want – or to buy some early Christmas presents! Information for sellers—Do you have toys you’d like to clear out? Hire a table for $25 – you keep all the profits from the toys you sell. For more information, or to book a table, email karoritoysale@gmail.com. This is a fundraising event for the Karori Community Toy Library. Registered charity CC30865.

Local Body Elections - public “meet the candidates" meeting. When: 7:30 pm, Tuesday 20 September, at Northland Memorial Community Centre, Woburn Road - Meet the Onslow-Western Ward Candidates (hosted by CVRA & KA, and supported by NMCC).

Elements Rhythmic Gymnastics is a mix of dance and gymnastics. It develops hand-eye co-ordination through the use of apparatus – rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. If your daughter loves to dance then come along and give it a try! Email info@rhythmicgym.nz to arrange a FREE trial. We run classes Mon, Tue, Wed, and Sat in Thorndon and Mon in Northland. For more information about Elements and our classes, visit www.rhythmicgym.nz