Newsletter Week 1 Term 4

ORIENTATION MEETING FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS WHO WILL BE IN YEAR 9 IN 2018 From 5.00 to 6.00 pm on Tuesday 24 October 2017 we will be running an Orientation meeting as an introduction for 2018's Year 9 students and their parents. It will be held in Studio 2 in Te Atawhai, the newest building on the College campus. Refreshments will be available. Dates for Senior Students Friday 3rd November is the Last day for senior Students before going on study leave. Year 11 8.45 Yr 11 Liturgy (JD) 9.35am Yr 11 NCEA talk (MC1) then to P2 10.30am Whanau Year 12 8.45am Yr 12 P1 class 9.35am Yr 12 Liturgy (JD) 10.15am Yr 12 NCEA talk (MC1) 10.30am Whanau Year 13 8.45am Yr 13 NCEA talk (MC1) 9.35am Yr 13 P2 class 10.30am Whanau 10.45am Interval. 11.05am bags to Assembly Hall. Line up in whanau. Roll call. Uniform check. 11.30am Thanksgiving Mass at St Patrick's Parish Church 1pm All students return to school and collect bags from Hall. All students dismissed from Assembly Hall. Studio 1 will be available for Year 9 and 10 students for supervised study until 3.20pm if parents request this. NCEA Examinations NCEA exams begin on Thursday 9th November and will be held in MC1 and Julia Dickson building. All examinations will be held at SCC except for Samoan Language which will be held at St Patrick’s College. Study space for senior students is available at school in the Library, when available, Yr 13 common room and room A20. If there is still internally assessed work to be handed in or revision seminars, senior students may come into school to meet with their teachers. Examinations for Junior Students Year 9 and 10 students will be sitting exams and assessments from 6th-9th November. Please make sure your daughter is at school during these days. A timetable will be available next week. School reports will be sent home on Friday 8th December. School Prizegiving Event Please keep this evening free and help us celebrate student success this year. 7pm Monday 4th December at St Patrick’s College Hall. Students will be required at SPC at 10am- noon for rehearsal. Year 9 and 10 students will be expected to be at school by the start of Period 2 on Tuesday 5th December- 9.30am. Teacher Professional Learning and Development Day On Monday 20th November teachers will be sharing their inquiry and setting goals for 2018. There will be no classes for Year 9 and 10 students on this day. NCEA examinations will be held as normal. SHOES AND SCIENCE It’s time for summer uniform. However, I just need to remind science students - juniors and seniors alike, that sandals without backs on them are not ok for wearing in a science lab. You need Roman-type sandals with backs on them. If you are doing any activity involving chemicals then you have to wear closed-toe shoes, not sandals. This could happen on any day, so have some at school ready. Your PE shoes are fine. You could keep an old pair of closed-toe shoes in your locker, or give them to your science teacher who will store them in the lab. Liz Hill Tuckshop and Kindo/EZ lunches Meals will be available to order on Wednesday and Thursday with more days to come as new suppliers come on board. Make sure you register so that you can make orders, and don’t forget there is a $50 voucher up for grabs if you register before next week. To register/order go to the St Catherine’s College web site, go to the students tab and go down the menu to lunches to find the link. Follow the instructions and get ordering! There is now a new mobile-friendly site to order from as well. We will have students distributing the orders from Studio 1 when they come in. We are also very lucky to have our lovely Nan Walden and her food tech students providing morning teas on Mondays, and possibly Wednesdays this term from the tuck shop, so check out the delicious and healthy things they have on offer. The link to join up to Kindo to order your St Catherine’s School Lunch:- https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/user_home.shtml?session=false&shop=St%20Catherine's%20College St Benedict’s School Fair St Benedict’s School Fair, Sunday 29th October @ 11am-2pm, 50 Nicholson Road, Khandallah. Come along and enjoy an afternoon where there is something for everyone. Toys, Clothing, a variety of food including ethnic food, stall, sweets, cakes, a cafe, craft, tombola, silent auction, books, and a Kidz Zone including a chocolate trailer, sumo wrestling, a box maze, a bouncy castle and so much more. The Heart Foundation is hosting a FREE information sessions in the Hutt Valley to discuss living with a trial fibrillation (AF) Following a short presentation about living with AF, you will have the opportunity to share your own experiences of living with AF or to ask questions about your condition. Whānau are also encouraged to come along and share with the group. Light refreshments will be provided. Wednesday 1 November 5.15pm – 7.00pm Hutt Hospital, The Learning Centre, Level 1, Clock Tower Building Presenter: Jennie Dean, Clinical Nurse Manager, AF and Cardioversion, Hutt Valley DHB Please register on afhutt.eventbrite.co.nz or by contacting Annette on 04 472 2780 onannettes@heartfoundation.org.nz Monday 20 November 5.15pm – 7.00pm ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp St, Kilbirnie WELLINGTON Presenter: Dr Matt Webber, Cardiologist Electrophysiologist CCDHB Wellington Please register on afwell.eventbrite.co.nz or by contacting Annette on 04 472 2780 onannettes@heartfoundation.org.nz Take in beautiful, interesting homes AND support a great cause! The Neonatal Trust are being supported by the 'Welcome Home' Home & Garden Tour on the 28th of October. This enables people to experience a day of beautiful homes and interiors while also supporting the work of The Neonatal Trust. For the best context, here's a couple of articles that give a great insight into the wonderful and interesting homes that have generously opened their doors for our Home & Garden Tour: http://thisnzlife.co.nz/seatoun-families-open-doors-neonatal-trust-tour/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/houses/97504747/breaker-bays-three-eyes-gallery-opens-for-neonatal-trust-tour The link to more information, and to buy tickets is here: https://www.neonataltrust.org.nz/civicrm/event/info?id=10&reset=1 Yours in Mercy and Wisdom Mandy and Halina