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Kate Nicholson Principal Kia ora, Sawadee ka, Bula

We are moving into our week of celebrations which is a wonderful way to end the winter term. There is always

much to celebrate at St Peter’s, even the small things where we see students gaining confidence or working hard

on areas of their life they want to improve and develop, but it is great for our school culture when we come

together as a school community and celebrate what is special about us as a whole.

Eisteddfod begins on Wednesday, and if the house singing practices and other items being worked on at school

are anything to go by, we are in for a real treat this year. We will have the ‘Best of the Rest Concert’ on Friday

afternoon in the hall, and the final night concert programme will be unveiled at the end of the week so that you

can begin to buy your tickets for Thursday 4th at the St James Theatre. (Please note that although there is a PPTA

Union meeting this Thursday afternoon to vote on the recent contract negotiations, we will remain open and

continue our Eisteddfod auditions which will be covered by non-union staff.)

An important day for St Peter’s College is the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul which is celebrated on the 29th

June. We will be holding our Feast Day Mass on Friday morning at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in

Ardwick St and, in Fr Damian’s absence, this will be celebrated by Fr Vaughan Hook. We are thrilled that our PTFA

have made a donation to us that will go towards the cost of a meal together as a school after the Mass to

celebrate our 50-year anniversary. This will be held in the college hall and more information will be emailed to

parents early next week.

Another change to the usual format of our Feast Day Mass will be the gifting of a beautiful korowai that was

created for us by the people of Jerusalem when our kapahaka visited them in April. As well as St Peter’s families’

connections to this area, there is a special character connection through the work of Suzanne Aubert, founder of

the Sisters of Compassion. You can read more about her below.

Please feel free to join us for this special occasion at 10:30am on

Friday.

We farewell our awesome Sports’ Coordinator this week. Daniel

has only been with us a short time, but he has had a very big

impact in this role. We are disappointed that we are losing him

but understand that a promotion waits for him at the University of

Otago and we wish him all the very best. We hope to have a new

person in this position for the start of term 3.

My office is filling up with some exceptional art!! I urge you to

come along to the Town and Country Club next Saturday evening

for the Art Expo being organised by the PTFA. At only $10 a ticket,

which includes a drink and nibbles, this is a very cheap night’s

entertainment which allows you to keep a bit of cash for buying some artwork! From what I can see it is going to

be a fantastic night.

Good luck to all our sports teams competing this weekend – play hard and as a team.

Warm regards,

Suzanne Aubert, better known to mainly as Sister Mary Joseph or Mother Aubert, was a Catholic sister who started a home for orphans and the under-privileged in Jerusalem, New Zealand on the Whanganui River in 1885. Then many other works of compassion in Wellington and throughout New Zealand. Suzanne Aubert was born on 19 June 1835. Each year the Sisters of Compassion celebrate the occasion with a Birthday Mass.

Daniel Wards

Otago Southland Maori Speech Competition A huge congratulations to both Isabella Gordon-Glassford (Year 9) and Grace Turipa (Year 13) who took part in the Otago Southland Maori Speech competition, known as Manu Korero, last Friday. The competition was held at Taieri College in Mosgiel and was well represented with a large number of Southland and Otago schools in attendance. It was the first year Isabella had taken part and she stunned the audience with her speech which she had apparently only finished in the early hours of Friday morning. Then to go through in front of that large audience without notes; Amazing! Grace is a seasoned performer with all things cultural and the arts, but even those of us who know what Grace is capable of, were not ready for the amazing performance that came next. Grace scored 99 out of a possible 100 points and won the Senior English Prepared Speech section. Well done to you both, a fantastic achievement! Thanks also to the small but committed supporters from our own Kapa Haka group who attended with our two Speakers, sat with them on stage and preformed a Tautoko when they had finished speaking. A fantastic day had by all those that attended and St Peter’s certainly shone brightly among other talented schools in our region. Darren Jack Deputy Principal

Hockey Southland

Congratulations to the following St Peter’s students who have been named in the Southland U13 Hatch Squad for 2019.

Rugby

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in

the 2019 Southland U18 Girls Rugby Squad.

Jack Bensemann Year 7

Sam Clarkson Year 8

Connor Sharp Year 8

Jessica Ballantyne Year 10

Georgia Holland Year 13

Sarah Mitchell Year 13

Rosie Corcoran Year 12

Host Families Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whanau, St Peter’s College are currently looking for warm, welcoming and caring host families for 9 young boys (aged 13-14 years) from China, from 21st July – 19th August 2019. You must be able to provide a safe and caring environment for the student and be willing to treat the student as a member of your family. The students have pre-arranged activities on some weekends so you will need to be able to arrange transport to and from St Peter’s College so they can participate in these activities. A weekly payment is provided for each student and our Homestay Co-ordinator, Nikki Cunningham, will be available for any support or assistance you may need during your students stay. For more information, please contact Nikki Cunningham. nikkicunningham@stpetersgore.school.nz

Kia Ora, My name is Thea Pinckney and I'm in Year 12 at St Peter’s College. In Religious Education we are carrying out Service Projects so we can give back to the community that we live in. I am going to be collecting donations to go to the Gore Women’s Refuge. The items I am planning on collecting to donate are items that they need: • Sanitary products- as these are expensive and for someone who is struggling financially, this can be a big part of the

budget. • Toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash, moisturizer, hair brushes, hair ties, deodorant, lip balm, and small

packs of tissues. • Things for a first aid kit such as band-aids, Panadol or Nurofen. • Underwear (often the clients have absolutely nothing). If you would like to donate, it would be very much appreciated as poverty is a hidden reality in Gore and the surrounding areas. There is a box in the Main School Office for you to put your donations in over the next few weeks and I will collect donations that have been put in the box at the end of each day. Due to health and safety requirements all donations must be brand new. Any donations will be very appreciated.

What's coming up…

Wednesday, 26 June Eisteddfod Eliminations

Thursday, 27 June Eisteddfod Eliminations

Friday, 28 June Feast Day Mass - 10:30am at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament

Eisteddfod ‘Best of the Rest Concert’ - 1:30pm

Thursday, 4 July Eisteddfod Concert - 7pm, SBS St James Thearte

Career Pathways Department This week we had Laura McKenzie visit us from the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). Laura spoke to a large crowd of Year 12 and 13’s who are looking at going on to SIT in the future. Over the next few weeks, we have ex pupil Sophie Holland with us helping students prepare and write their CV’s. Sophie has experience with the Career Hub at Otago Polytechnic as part of her degree, writing CV’s for Polytechnic students. Her up to date knowledge is proving worthwhile and students are usually able to complete a CV within one session.

Joy Delahunt - Gateway Co-Ordinator / Careers Administration

Laura McKenzie from Southern Institute speaking Ex Pupil Sophie Holland is working on creating a C.V. with Jared Morahan, as part of her Degree.

Eisteddfod

The Eisteddfod eliminations are next week on Wednesday, 26th and Thursday, 27th June. The ‘Best of the Rest Concert’ will be held at School on Friday, 28th June after lunch. The ‘Final Night Concert’ will be held at the SBS St James Theatre on Thursday, 4th July. The Wearable Arts are to be dropped off at School this Monday, 24th June and bought to the Office to mark off and then then can be taken to the allocated room. Please encourage your child/ren to practice their entry. All parents/caregivers/family etc. are invited along to the eliminations and the Best of the Rest Concert. Tickets for the final night at SBS St James Theatre are for sale from the Main School Office. $15 Adults and $12 Students/children. If your child is performing in the concert and wants to watch it they will need to purchase a ticket.

Nikki Cunningham - Arts Co-ordinator

Eisteddfod Eliminations Timetable

Copies of the timetable will be available at the Main School

Office.