Ohea Huni has won the Papatoetoe Principals’ Speech Cup after an outstanding performance at the zone finals on Wednesday. He and Samantha Ellis represented Holy Cross there at the final with Ohea walking away with first place and the cup for his speech entitled ‘Life’. A wonderful achievement!
On Tuesday 10th September we held our Year 5 and 6 Scripture Cup Final. There were twelve contestants and our judge, Bruce Young, found it very difficult to separate them due to the high calibre of their presentations. The contestants were Maynard Sagaoinit, Samantha Ellis, Xavier Jennings-Sio, Laila ‘Ofamo’oni, Sepasetiano Mafi, Kevin Paulo, Tupou Tupi, Ohea Huni, Eliyana Eliki-Jones, Ryan Fa’afiu, Kayla Jones and Julia Jinu.
Finally the winners were announced with Kayla First, Ohea and Xavier Second equal and Laila Third. Congratulations to all of our amazing finalists!
Term 3 July 2019
GREETINGS TO ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Welcome to our third term for 2019.
Thank you for all the parent support we received last term.
This term is another busy one with sports, St Anne’s Shield, Holy Cross Week and more!
The following is an overview of the topics we will be covering this term;
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
HANDWRITING
Letter Formation and Developing the Cursive Style.
SPELLING
You Can Spell Programme.
Healthy Environments
Physical World: Kitchen Chemistry
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Swimming
Sports: Netball, Soccer, Rugby, Rippa, Cross-country, Gymnastics.
ARTS
Painting: 3D
SPECIAL EVENTS
HOMEWORK:
This is an extension of the school day and all children will be expected to complete reading, spelling, basic facts and specific activities each night as directed by their class teacher. Please ensure all tasks are attempted to a good standard and that all books and work are returned to school each day as they are needed for class lessons.
UNIFORM:
Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform and has their P.E. uniform at school everyday. Children need plain black shorts (no stripes or monograms). Remember we do not allow any nail polish or jewellery apart from a pair of stud earrings and a watch. Hair should be tied up in the school colours.
Could you also please check to see that all clothing and footwear is clearly named as this enables us to return any articles of clothing that may be misplaced. All children must bring a note if they are not wearing the correct uniform.
SWIMMING:
The Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation will be sponsoring free swimming lessons for Year 5 and 6 students. All students are expected to participate. Lessons will be every Monday, for 8 weeks, starting on the 29th of July.
Trip to New World:
As part of our ‘Soup Wars’, which incorporates elements from our Health, Science and Social Science topic, we will be visiting New World to buy cooking items. Children will be in groups of 4 and will provide $2.50 each towards the group budget. A few parent helpers to walk with us would be welcome. A more detailed permission slip will be issued.
Yours Sincerely,The Manaakitanga Syndicate.
Sherwin Stowers (Room 17), Kenneth Wilson (Room 19) & Bryan ‘Ofamo’oni (Room 18 and Senior Teacher).
Term 2 May 2019
GREETINGS TO ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Welcome to our second term for 2019.
Thank you for all the parent support we received during Term 1!
This term is another busy one with our winter sport exchanges and field days with our neighbouring Papatoetoe schools in rugby, netball and soccer.
The following is an overview of the topics we will be covering this term;
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Transactional Writing:
HANDWRITING
Letter Formation and Developing the Cursive Style.
SPELLING
You Can Spell Programme.
Healthy Environments: Class and school environments
Physical World: Electricity
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Gymnastics
Sports: Netball, Soccer, Rugby, League.
ARTS
Painting: Techniques
Drama
MUSIC
Singing
SPECIAL EVENTS
HOMEWORK:
This is an extension of the school day and all children will be expected to complete reading, spelling, basic facts and specific activities each night as directed by their class teacher. Please ensure all tasks are attempted to a good standard and that all books and work are returned to school each day as they are needed for class lessons.
UNIFORM:
The winter uniform will need to be worn for all students at the start of the third week of Term 2. Please ensure your child is wearing the correct uniform and has their P.E. uniform at school everyday. Children need plain black shorts (no stripes or monograms). Remember we do not allow any nail polish or jewellery apart from a pair of stud earrings and a watch. Hair should be tied up in the school colours.
Could you also please check to see that all clothing and footwear is clearly named as this enables us to return any articles of clothing that may be misplaced. All children must bring a note if they are not wearing the correct uniform.
SPORTS EXCHANGES:
The following has been scheduled for our sports exchanges. Only children chosen for these teams will be involved. A note will be given out to those who have been selected. Most exchanges will start around 1.15p.m. and around at 2.20 p.m.
Week 1 vs Puhinui start 1.15pm
At Holy Cross: A (draw 6-6) & B (win 9-1) netball, Girls’ soccer (loss 2-4)
At Puhinui: C (loss 2-3) ,D (loss 0-6) ,E (win 16-7) & F (win 4-0) netball, U40kg & U 50kg (Lost 30-45) rugby, Boys’ soccer A (draw 0-0) B (loss 1-0)
Children will eat lunch at 12.30pm and walk to Puhinui at 12.40pm
Week 2 vs Central start 1.30pm
At Holy Cross: A&B netball
At Pap rec Ground: Girls’ soccer, Boys’ Soccer A &B
At Central: C,D,E & F netball, U40kg & U 50kg rugby,
Children will eat lunch at 1.00pm and walk to Central at 1.10pm
Week 3 vs Kingsford start 1.15pm
At Holy Cross: A&B netball, Boys’ Soccer A &B
At Kingsford: C&D netball, U40kg & U 50kg rugby, Girls’ soccer,
Children will eat lunch at 12.50pm and catch the bus to Kingsford at 1.00pm
Week 4 vs SDA start 1.20pm
At Holy Cross: Girls soccer team
At SDA: boys A&B soccer teams, Netball F Team
Rest of teams training
(League tournament Week 4 Tuesday (21st May)saving day Friday(24th May)
Week 5 vs North start 1.15pm
At Holy Cross: A &B netball, Boys’ Soccer A&B
At North: C,D,E & F netball, Girls’ soccer
At De La Salle: U40kg & U 50kg rugby
Children will eat lunch at 12.50pm and catch the bus to North at 1.00pm
Week 6 vs East start 1.30pm
At Holy Cross: A & B netball, Boys’ Soccer A&B
At East: C,D,E & F netball, U 40kg rugby, Girls’ soccer,
Children will eat lunch at 1.00pm and catch the bus to East at 1.10pm
Week 7 vs Puhinui start 1.15pm
At Holy Cross: A & B netball, Girls’ soccer
At Puhinui: C,D, E & F netball, U40kg & U 50kg rugby, Boys’ soccer A&B
Children will eat lunch at 12.30pm and walk to Puhinui at 12.40pm
Games vs North, Kingsford and East require $1 from all teams to assist with transport costs.
Rugby – need a moulded mouthguard, plain black shorts.
Soccer – need plain black shorts.
Netball – girls wear their uniforms and netball footwear.
READING DEGREE
The Reading Degree is designed to encourage your child to read a lot more, and to hopefully, get enjoyment out of reading. This will kick off in Week 1. All children should have a booklet explaining how to achieve the different degrees offered. A graduation ceremony will be held in Week 10.
Yours Sincerely,The Manaakitanga Syndicate.
Sherwin Stowers (Room 17), Kenneth Wilson (Room 19) & Bryan ‘Ofamo’oni (Room 18 and Senior Teacher).
By Eden Iona (Room 18)
50 innocent people lost their lives including 2 kids and many more injured for no reason, by someone with a lot of hate in their heart for muslims.
On the day I found out when watching the news, I felt like my heart broke into a million pieces because I felt so sad for those families that lost their loved ones while praying in their mosque. I felt really scared because i have family and friends that are Muslim and this could’ve happened to them. I also felt scared because it happened in New Zealand and it could’ve happened at my school while attending mass.
I hope that the people in hospital survive and I pray for all the souls that died. I hope that one day the whole world can learn how to be loving and caring for one another so people shouldn’t be scared to pray in their mosque or church. All I wish is that I could live in a world that can be more merciful and that people could accept other people that look different, speak different, pray different and love different.
May God look after us all and God bless.
By Ohea Huni
The day had come. The bell had just rang for Holy Cross’ awesome day to start and we the Manaakitanga syndicate were all pumped with excitement. We were going on a trip to visit two Estuaries. The first Estuary we were visiting was Seaside in Otahuhu, and the second one was in Glendowie. We were going there to observe the different organisms that live in an estuary, and to see what us humans are doing to estuaries, when we throw waste and rubbish into the estuary.
We were all split into groups with parent helpers and teachers. I was in my mums group, with Julia, Sheldon, Sapphire, George, Laila, Benjamin and me. When we arrived my mum told us some rules that we all had to follow for the whole trip. We then all decided to come up with a group name, so we had a vote, and the name with the most votes was ‘Scientists’. We explored the deep and muddy surface to find different types of organisms that live under and on top of it. We found many organisms, however the organisms that we mostly found was a lot of plants, shells and baby mangroves. We also found a lot of moss stuck in between cracks in the shoreline barrier. There also a lot of human impact that we found. We discovered man made pipes sticking out of the shoreline barrier that were leaking out greasy, shiny oil. I saw a large building and suspected that it might be coming from there. We also realized that the further you went from the shore the mud would be more smooth and easy for you to get stuck.
We had just arrived at the second estuary. We split up into two groups, room 18 and 17 went one way and room 19 went another. We first sat down on a large patch of grass, and then we made a move. When we were walking the scientists my group noticed that while we were walking the grass was wet and kept getting soft, so that our feet would just slightly sink. This estuary was definitely larger than the first. We walked all around it. My group also noticed that this estuary was rocky and the last one was muddy. We continued to carry on our journey. Curiously we all looked around to see what types of things we could find in the estuary. We saw little barriers that the rocks, sand and water had formed and we predicted that the the barrier acted like a wall to guide the sea water to the creek which we saw behind us in the distance. We carried on searching. We found dark and smelly mud in the deep part of the estuary, and also found grey clay deep down under the surface. Laila found a ?crab,We found bristle worms, and around it were different trails that looked like spirals, we scientist decided that the bristle worms were making these trails, however when we carried on, we observed that it was actually welks making the trails. Baby fishes and a type of seaweed that changes colour when its the Sun and when it in the shade. There wasn’t that much human impact at this estuary. We saw birds on one side of the estuary but none on the other side, my group curiously wondered why. We also saw dead mangroves that had half opened oyster shells on it.
I think that learning and going to these estuaries made me curious to find out how different organisms adapt to the changing environment. I was also sad to see at both estuaries the negative effects that us humans are doing to these organisms home. I also learnt that we have local estuaries near us, that I did not know of. I am able to share my knowledge with different people about an estuary and to make them aware of the human impact, so they won’t do it.
