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A huge congratulations to Jared Morahan (Year 12) who recently had his first solo flight for his pilot’s license. Well done Jared! 
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It’s Breakfast Time, Girls! Tuesday 25th September, 7.45am start at Rosmini House Dining Room All Year 7 – 13 girls are invited to hear Guest Speaker Jenny Mitchell Life after school – out in the big world Social Media presence and the reality of Life on Instagram  Greetings Along with the Rosminian priests and brothers, the Mercy Sisters were instrumental in providing the environment and education for St Peter’s College students from 1969. Our core gospel values of Community, Commitment and Compassion reflect the service they gave to St Peter’s for many years. In this Holy Year of Mercy, the life of their founder, Catherine McAuley, is one for all of us to reflect on – mercy that has no borders, and compassion for all no matter what their life circumstances. We will celebrate Mercy Day this Monday, 24th September. For our students it will be a mufti day with a sausage sizzle for lunch and a fundraiser for KidsCan, an organisation that continues to look after the poor and vulnerable in this country today. Some of our senior students will spend the day at St Mary’s working and playing with the children there as well as children from visiting schools, St Thomas Aquinas (Winton) and Sacred Heart (Invercargill). We farewell our Sports’ Coordinator, Jenna McPhee, as she takes up a new position this week. Jenna has been with us for two years; we have enjoyed having her on our staff and wish her well for her new job. Mr Daniel Wards will replace Jenna as Sports’ Coordinator at the start of next term. We will also welcome Mr Cameron Winsloe onto the staff from the beginning of term 4, for the time that Mrs Janelle Conlan is on maternity leave. Hopefully, we will have Janelle’s baby news to share with you before long. Mr Ronnie Kotkamp will step into the Acting HELA role from the beginning of next term. There is certainly plenty happening in the PE department! You will be well aware that senior students have their practice exams the first week of next term. This means they have next week to tidy up loose ends and finish assessments. Please encourage your child to be working hard to be well prepared for the exams that are approaching rapidly. Kate Nicholson Principal  "Get your car boots loaded up with pre-loved items for sale and make some extra cash at our “Car Boot & Bake Sale” on 4 November 2018!! Registration is just $10 per car - details on the attached flyer. This will be the PTFA's only fundraiser for the year, and it's really more about getting the school community together for a couple of hours to have a catch up and a yarn! However, any profits will go towards paying grants for school items/events we made at our last meeting. So just giving a wee "heads up" - a week or two before the event in Term 4, we will be putting a call out for delicious baking to be provided by each school family to go on sale at the House Stalls at the Car Boot Sale. We may also need some volunteers to man the BBQ and help with stalls, so if you can help out in any way just let our lovely School Office ladies know and one of the PTFA will be in touch. Look forward to seeing everyone there!"   On the 26th of August 2018, our class of anxious and excited children embarked on a journey to Deep Cove. On this journey we experienced many new and exciting things, from catching Jock Stewart fish, to testing our trust in others. After a boat ride across Lake Manapouri and a bus trip over the Wilmot Pass, we arrived at the Deep Cove School Hostel. The first activity we did was a trek to Helena Falls. After a confronting reality check, we realised that this wasn’t going to be as easy as we’d first thought. Our tramping boots experienced their first swim in the river, and first coat of mud. Day Two consisted of us struggling, slipping, falling and crawling our way up to the top of Hanging Valley. It definitely tested our endurance to say the least. I’d say not a single one of us came out unscathed; falling over multiple times each. But the amazing view of Doubtful Sound made all the struggle worth it. For the rest of the day we tested our trust in others by doing the confidence course, and even though some of us came out with bumps and bruises, we still loved it. Next, we went fishing. Below is a poem to describe Olivia’s personal experience with the fishing we did. Our class, 8AK, were the first class ever to go fishing a total of three times. Everyone except two people caught at least one fish. Olivia was one of the two that didn’t catch a fish. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - written by OLIVIA POPPLEWELL Anticipation coursing through my veins as a jolting fish is spotted. Eagerly I pull up my line just to be met with disappointment. The one that got away Frustration fills my mind but then I feel another tug Once again, I pull up my line only to find myself depressed, as it is attached to someone else’s line The one that got away “DEAR LORD!” Kate yelled. Praying to God was my last option, Filled with false hope I let down my line and saw the fish mocking me from inside the glistening water As we drove away I was ready to jump in with a spear. The one that got away. Overall it was an awesome experience and we got to do many new things that we hadn’t experienced before. As a class we got to know each other better. Article written by Lauryn Pinckney and Olivia Popplewell It’s Breakfast Time, Girls! Tuesday 25th September, 7.45am start at Rosmini House Dining Room All year 7 – 13 girls are invited to hear Guest Speaker Jenny Mitchell Life after school – out in the big world Social Media presence and the reality of Life on Instagram   Tena koutou katoa
Spring in Southland! It is certainly a wonderful place to live when we have beautiful weather weeks like we have just had. I hope that all our farming families are benefiting from this good spell of weather and I do hope that as lambing and calving draw to an end over the next few weeks that the weather will continue to be in your favour. Students were told this week that summer uniform will be optional from now until the end of the term and most have already taken up this opportunity. Te Wiki o te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week) has come to an end. While many schools do not have the resource nor capacity to teach te reo, kapahaka and tikanga (Maori customs, culture and ways of being), we are extremely fortunate to have Vanessa Edwards leading this within St Peter’s and Kalida Hamilton working alongside her tutoring the Kapahaka group. On Monday at assembly, Vanessa gave a presentation that included mihi (greetings) from our year 7&8 students, and their pepeha (a greeting that includes identity and knowledge of iwi and place), along with a slide show which displayed the tikanga that is happening at school here. At the conclusion, and after consultation, Mr Darren Jack who leads the vision for cultural inclusiveness at St Peter’s College was presented with a greenstone (pounamu) and the name Matua Darren, as recognition of his great work in this area. Congratulations, Darren and thank you for helping to make our vision a reality. We were indeed also blessed to have our long-term supporters and kaumatua, Mr John Rogerson and his wife Grace, present for this special assembly. Thank you to all those students who brought along food cans this week to contribute to the Salvation Army’s ‘Cans for Good’ collection. We thought this was an appropriate action for Social Justice Week, as organised by Luke Roughan and Marion Frei. Classes will have also been working with a focus on this year’s theme – ‘Enabling Communities’. Tuesday, 25th September, will be Breakfast for our Girls. This is an opportunity for our girls to get together, enjoy each other’s company over breakfast, and discuss topics important to them. Jenny Mitchell (Head Girl, 2016) will be talking with the girls about some of her experiences at school and upon leaving school. All girls from year 7 – 13 are welcome to join us for this breakfast. We were saddened to hear of the sudden death of one of our ex-pupils, and sibling of one of our current students, this week. This family is foremost in our minds at present, along with other members of our school community who are experiencing significant illness. As always, should your child need extra support during difficult times like these, please let us know. Part of our pastoral role is to look after the wellbeing of all our school community, and it is a privilege to help where we can. Please let us keep all these people in our prayers this coming week. Nga mihi nui, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Student Representative Election for the Board of Trustees
Nominations are invited for the election of one student representative to the board of trustees. A nomination form is available to all eligible voters on the student roll and can be obtained from the school office. Eligible voters are Year 9 and above. Nominations close at noon on 13 September 2018. The voting roll is open for inspection at the Main School Office and can be viewed during the hours the office is open. There will also be a list of candidates’ names for inspection, as they come to hand in the school office. The election date is Tuesday, 25 September 2018 and all votes must be in by noon. Julie Henry - Election Officer Congratulations to Ryan Horrell (Year 13) who was awarded Overall Excellence in Product Design in the Otago Polytechnic Celebrate Design 2018 Exhibition. He submitted his current Design Visual Communication work, where he is designing a USB speaker. Well done Ryan!  |
