Gospel Value for the Term
SERVICE
Virtue for the Fortnight
RELIABILITY
Congratulations! You are practicing Reliability when you...
Make promises you can keep.
Treat your agreements seriously.
Plan ahead.

SPECIAL CHARACTER:
Thank you to all that attended our final School/Parish Mass for the term last Sunday. We had 39% of our children at the Mass. Thank you to Anne Dent and all her helpers for leading us in our celebration of the Eucharist.

RETREAT DAY:
Our Year 6 students joined with with Year 6’s from St John Bosco and St Joseph’s on Monday for our Annual Retreat Day.This is a lovely way for our senior children to get together with others that they will be going to Intermediate with. It’s also a day of celebration and thanksgiving for their six years at our Catholic Schools.

CYCLE TRAINING:
Rm 1’s second day of cycle training was postponed this week due to rain, but has been rescheduled to Thursday 15th December.

SCHOOL PICNIC:
We have our annual end of the year school picnic on Monday from 11am-2pm at Brooklands Park. We will leave school at 11am, after the children have had an early morning tea, and will walk to the park. We will leave to come home at approximately 2pm. We would love it if you could come and join us, we’ve got our fingers crossed for a fine day. If the weather is not suitable we will try again on Tuesday at the same time. The children will need their morning tea and lunch as usual and a drink, sunblock,school sunhat, suitable mufti clothing and sensible walking shoes. We would appreciate some parents to walk to and fro with us, please let your teacher know if you can help out in this way. Preschoolers very welcome.

GRADUATION MASS:
We have our Graduation Mass at 6.30pm on Wednesday night. All children are expected to be at this mass, which will be followed by prizegiving, an item by our Kapa Haka group and some carols. All children are to wear school uniform and to meet in their classrooms at 6.15pm. We anticipate it will be finished between 8-8.30pm. Thank you for your co-operation.

REPORTS:
All children will receive their end of year reports on Thursday afternoon. The reports will not include your child’s classroom for 2012, but you will be able to find class lists displayed on class windows on Friday 27th January.

LAST DAY:
We have our last day of school for 2011 on Friday 16th December. School will finish at 12.05pm. We start again in 2012 on Monday 30th January at 8.55am.

CONGRATULATIONS:
Congratulations to Alex Fraser who achieved Honours in her recent Hip Hop dancing exam - a fantastic effort!

AWARDS:
Congratulations to our many ex pupils now at Sacred Heart and Francis Douglas who have done so well in end of the year awards ceremonies at both schools. It’s been wonderful to hear of your success and your former teachers are very proud of you.

END OF YEAR PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:
At our graduation mass there will be my annual Principal’s Report to the school community which will outline highlights of our 2011 school year. It’s been lovely writing this report and reflecting on all our events and successes of this year. It is amazing how much we can fit into the 40 weeks of the school year!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS:
I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all staff, to thank everyone very much for their support this year. It hasbeen another busy, productive year of learning at St Pius X and we could not provide all we offer without your help. We are very lucky to have such a wonderful community to work alongside. We wish you all a very happy, holy and safe Christmas with your families and a relaxing holiday....hopeful full of sunshine! We look forward to seeing you all back for another great year in 2012.

SPORTS RESULTS:
CRICKET:
St Pius Butterfingers lost by just 15 runs to Welbourn Braves.
POD Molly Tyrrell for enthusiastic fielding. Best bowlers were Benji Feron (1for1) and Diarmaid McCarthy (1 for 0). Patrick Butler (11) and Jesse Guddop (7) top scored.

St Pius X Smallcaps Lost their game 24-38 on Saturday. POD Hannah Corbett

SOCCER - The real game!
Rocksters Won their game 7-0.
Midgets lost bothe their games 0-5, 0-3. POD Jared Sampson

Girls Rule Won their game 2-0. POD Molly Tyrrell

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY FOOD DRIVE
On behalf of the St Vincent De Paul Society Conference I wish to convey our sincere appreciation for the very generous Bags of groceries given towards our food drive last Sunday. Your support will truly help those in need. Christmas Blessings to all God Bless, Margaret Roylance, President

LOST PROPERTY:
Thank you very much to Deb Johnson who took all the lost property home and washed it, much appreciated Deb. Lost property will be out on display today, Friday and Monday after school. Whatever is unclaimed will be put in the second-hand uniform stocks or disposed of.