Term 3, Week 4

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 3, Week 4

Sunday 9th August 2015

Upcoming dates:

*Wednesday 12^th August (afternoon) – School Cross Country.

*Thursday 13^th August, 7pm, Parent Night for the Sacrament of Confirmation at Father Pat’s house.

*School Mass for Term 3: Sunday 30^th August, 9 am.

*Year 3 and 4 Ski Camp: Tuesday 1^st – Wednesday 2^nd September.

*Sacrament of Confirmation – Tuesday evening, 22^nd September.

Sacramental Programme:

Please note that this Thursday night, 13^th August, at 7pm will be the Parent Night for children preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. This will be held at Father Pat’s house. The following four Sundays will be liturgy sessions for the children at 9 am Mass. The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place on Tuesday evening, 22^nd September, with Bishop Colin.

Craft:

If anyone has any spare cotton fabric, please send it in to school. This will help us with the making of washable material sandwich/chip bags or wraps, one of our recycling projects. Thank you.

Ski Camp 1^st – 2^nd September:

In anticipation of our Ski Camp, here is a list of clothing requirements for the trip. The weather can be very changeable on the mountains so everyone should come well prepared. If there is something you don’t have, you should beg or borrow it well in advance. Also, please name everything.

Large Bag
Sleeping bag, small sheet, pillowcase	Jacket – it needs to be waterproof AND windproof
Polyprop or merino ‘long johns’ underwear	2 pairs trousers/track pants (waterproof if possible). NO JEANS
Overtrousers (waterproof) or ski suit with polyprop/lycra or merino leggings	2 x polyprops, skivvies or shirts, jersey (merino/woollen)
3 pairs socks, thick woollen if possible, a pair of thin socks (for in the hut)	2 changes of underpants
Snacks, eg scroggin	1 towel
Toilet gear: toothbrush, toothpaste, facecloth, brush/comb, lip balm	Pyjamas
Slippers or runners for inside the hut	Gumboots or suitable older shoes for outside the hut
Tissues, pencil, pen, rubber in a small bag (coloured pencils optional)	Spare pair of gloves

*Remember, several thin layers are better than one thick layer of clothing.

Small backpack/day-bag

Packed lunch and two drinks	Gloves (waterproof)
Sunscreen, goggles/sunglasses	Hi-visibility vest, helmet attached.
Hat or balaclava (woollen/polar fleece)	Helmet

Happy planning. Regards, Markelle Ward   J