Parking for the community will be available at the front of the school.  If this is full the only other option is across the road in Bishop Gate Commercial area.  Please park on Bishop Dunn Place NOT in the area outside the shops etc.

SPECIAL CHARACTER – Mrs G Devoy

This term opened with the sad news of the Samoan Tsunami., an event which has touched so many people in New Zealand. Amongst our community, we have had some students who have been affected by this disaster. In response to the great need of the Samoan people, we launched an appeal to help restore their lives. Students were asked to bring a household item that would help in the rebuilding of homes and communities and also to bring money for a mufti day.

The response to this appeal was overwhelming. Many staff and students wore lava lavas in solidarity with the people of Samoa. The school community raised $3827.00, which is the most ever raised by our school. The amount of goods brought in was truly amazing. Volunteers from St Vincent de Paul came to collect the supplies and were astonished by the volume and the quality. The van was crammed full of items that will soon be sent to Samoa. I would like to thank you all for the generosity and open heartedness you showed for those less fortunate than ourselves.

We are currently selling bandanas for Canteen and this has proved to be a popular initiative, with many students purchasing the bandanas. Proceeds from the sales go towards supporting teenagers affected by cancer. This does not only mean those who are suffering with cancer, but their siblings as well, as often relations also experience difficulty during such a harrowing time. This is the first time we have supported this charity and I would like to thank the Senior Leadership Team for allowing it to go ahead.

The Rosary is said every Tuesday in October in the Chapel and you are welcome to join us in saying Mary’s prayer.

Next Wednesday at our school Mass in the Chapel, the new Ministers of the Eucharist will be commissioned by Fr Ezio. I would like to congratulate these students for their commitment and also to thank them for volunteering to take up this worthwhile ministry.

Early next month, we will celebrate the feasts of All Saints and All Souls Days. We will be gathering the names of those who have died, in order that we can pray for them. If there is someone you would like prayed for over this time, please let me know or send their name with your child to school. You can contact me on 2744081 extn 226.

UNIFORM PURCHASES FOR NEW FAMILIES

The uniform shop will be open on Tuesday evenings for new school families. To book a 15 minute appointment for the student to be sized and fitted for their uniform, pre paid at time of appointment plus the purchase of sports uniform, please contact

Francie Morgan, Uniform Shop Manager

2741205 (evenings), 0274902243 (day)

By booking an appointment you will not have to wait in a queue. Once your uniform items are ordered you will receive them within 7 days of ordering.

The dates that the Uniform Shop will be open on Tuesday evenings are:

Nov 2^nd, 9^th,16^th,23^rd and the 30^th. Appointment times commence at 7.15 with the last appointment being 8.30pm.

The PTFA Shop will also be open on 28 November from 10am – 1pm.  Separate payments are required for purchases at the PTFA shop and Elizabeth Michael purchases.

SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE UNIFORM SHOP PRICES

OCTOBER 2009

and Elizabeth Michael Items

Style          Item                                  Unit

SMC190      Boys Shorts                                $  61.50

SMC167      Boys S/Sleeve Shirt (summer)      $  46.00

SMC167W   Boys L/Sleeve Shirt (winter)    $  49.00

SMC171      Girls Skirt                                   $  89.00

SMC156      Girls S/Sleeve Blouse (summer)$  52.00

SMC156W   Girls L/sleeve Blouse (winter) $  54.00

SMC168      Unisex Jumper                           $  90.00

SMC234      Boys long sleeve Shirt              $  45.50

SMC05        Boys Trouser                             $  88.00

SMC248      Boys Senior Blazer                    $198.00

SMC250      Boys Senior Vest                       $  65.00

SMC08        Leather Belt                                $  26.00

SMC110      Senior Tie (Boys and girls)     $  25.00

SMC233      Girls 3/4 sleeve Blouse            $  57.50

SMC241      Girls Skirt                                   $  92.00

SMC42        Girls Senior Blazer                    $174.00

SMC176      Girls Cardigan                           $  98.00

SMC25        School Scarf                               $  25.00

BAG School Bag                                              $  52.50

SAFARI Safari Sandals                                   $  63.00

SHOE School Shoes                                       $  89.00

Misc

Senior Uniform (Yr 12 - 13)

Uniform for Yr 7 - 11

All Prices shown above include GST

SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE SCHOOL UNIFORM DAY

On the 28^th November 2009 Elizabeth Michael, the Sancta Maria College school uniform manufacturers and suppliers will hold a ‘School Uniform purchasing day’ at the school.

This is a great opportunity for new and existing families to come to the school and purchase all your school uniform requirements.

Please note, that this is not a ‘sale’ all uniforms will be sold at the regular price. All uniforms are new. There will be fitting rooms available for the students to try on the uniforms and Elizabeth Michael staff to assist with fittings. Our shop in Kingsland will remain open on the 28/11/09 however we will have minimal stock available there. A full stock range will be available at the school for purchase.

WHERE   Sancta Maria College

WHEN     Saturday 28^th November 2009

TIME       10am – 1pm

Methods of Payment

Cash, Eftpos, Credit Cards (No Amex, Diners or Cheques). Please ensure all WINZ payments are made out to Elizabeth Michael.

SPECIAL FITTINGS FOR SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Orders for Made-to Measure school uniforms need to be placed no later than 27^th November 2009.

Elizabeth Michael Corporate Wear offers a made-to-measure service at no extra cost to those students who fall outside our school uniform size range (please see below).

In order to successfully offer this service we require students to visit us at the school wear shop to be professionally measured.

You will be measured for your uniform in private (not the shop), with a choice of either a male or female staff member to take measurements.

Any student requiring a made-to-measure garment needs to place an order by the 27/11/09. If you do not place a uniform order by this date we are not prepared to guarantee you will have a uniform for the start of 2010.

Please understand that made-to-measure garments take 4 weeks to make at this very busy time of the year.

At the time of ordering you are required to pay for your uniform in full.

Do you require a Made-to Measure School Uniform?

If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the questions below please come and visit our friendly staff for a ‘special’ fitting.

-      Are you exceptionally tall or have very long arms for your age?

-      GIRLS are you smaller than a size 4 or larger than a size 22?

-      BOYS are you smaller than a 64cm waist or a 2XS shirt?

-      BOYS are you larger than a 116cm waist or a 3XL shirt?

Please note that all Elizabeth Michael garments are ‘adult’ sizes.

We do not offer an alteration service for standard size garments. Hem and sleeve shortening is the responsibility of individual.

Elizabeth Michael School Wear Co.

Ph 09 358 1680 ext 3

If you require a WINZ QUOTE FOR A SANCTA MARIA COLLEGE Uniform they can be obtained from the  school office.

ELIZABETH MICHAEL SHOP HOURS

Monday-Thursday 9am – 5pm

Friday     9am – 4pm

Saturday 9am – 12pm

There will be extended hours over the summer holiday period.

Elizabeth Michael Ltd. 357 New North Rd, Kingsland, Auckland

Ph: 09 358 1680. Fax: 09 358 1685

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Tutorials for Year 11-13 Students

The English department is offering tutorials for senior students as follows:

Year 11 Tuesday 3.15-4pm with Mrs Robins in AM4

Year 12 Wednesday 3.15-4pm with Miss Linley-Richardson in AM6

Year 13 Tuesday 3.15-4pm with Miss Leafberg in AM2.

LIBRARY NEWS

This week we welcome Ms Aneleh Midgley to Sancta Maria College as our Library Assistant. Aneleh comes to us from the University of Auckland with a love of reading and research in art history as her specialist interest. Aneleh worked at Sancta Maria College as the Arts Co-ordinator in 2007.

The Library is open every school day from 8.15am to 4.30pm. We currently have study guides in most subjects available for Senior exam revision. Senior students are required to return all Library books by Tuesday 3^rd November. However if books are needed for exam study, students may arrange with Library staff an extended loan until the 27^th November.

In the year 7 and 8 Library Skills programme this term we are focussing on online interactive reading blogs and other web based reading activities. Most year 7 students [and some year 8] have now posted comments about books they have read, on the National Library reading blog http://createreaders.natlib.govt.nz  This is an extremely informative blog site to find highly commended books [especially New Zealand] for children and young adults. We will also be looking at the following genre [theme] based international blog sites during Term 4;

www.librarything.com and   http://cool-reads.co.uk/

Mrs Karon Horne, Teacher Librarian

Sancta Maria College Library

“Navigate the World” Through books and Information

FRENCH DEPARTMENT NEWS

Sam Vincent ,Year 12.   Congratulations!

As mentioned in the previous newsletter  Sam won the Alliance Française Concours Oral for Year 12 in the Auckland region.  From all the Year 12 prize winners in New Zealand Sam and 4 other students have been selected to go to New Caledonia for two weeks in December. Bon Voyage Sam!

More winners……Vocabulary Olympics 2009.    A three week on-line competition involving 27,000 students throughout New Zealand and overseas.

Sancta Maria College did very well!

Gold Award  ( over 3000 points)    Alexandra Osika and Maegan Johnson   Outstanding effort

Silver Award (over 2000 points)     Francesca Pathoumphanh,  Loretta Fale-Manupule, Danielle Stride, Paige Widelko, Callan Jaffar

Bronze Award ( over 1000 points) Rachelle Oliver, Courtney Ormsby, Thomas Tele, Phillip Walker, Joseph Xulue, Zoe Kamsma, Micaela Lightfoot, Melody Lai

Credit Award ( over 500 points)  Cristina Jimenez, Melissa Wing, Annabel Arrowsmith, Olivia Dutmer, Elliott Bennetts, Erin Cammell, Jessica Wilkins, Dore Chen, Olivia Ambrose, Charlotte Wilton, Abby Pearce, Ellen Field, Justine Pillay, Gerald Lee.

Great effort everyone!!

Exchange Trip to France 2011

A meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 3^rd in the staffroom  5.30 -6.15pm for parents of students interested in this trip.

More details will be given to students to take home prior to the meeting.  Any enquiries please phone Sue Read 2744081 Ext 252

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

University of New South Wales Mathematics Competition - 2009

This year we entered 153 students in the University of New South Wales Mathematics Competition.

1 student gained High Distinction, 16 students gained Distinction and 51 students gained Credit.

High Distinction

Year 9  Leo Kang

Distinction

Year 7    Sam Asmaro, Jacob Howell, King To Yeung

                Helen Yoon                                          

Year 8    Daphne Tse, Kathy Chan, Kerry Lam-Po-Tang.                              Bryn Lightfoot, Sam Lu, Marcus Wong

Year 9    Mark Xu

Year 10 Henry Conquer, Emily Lam-Po-Tang

Year 11 Zoe Kamsma, Waldron Martis, Phillip Walker

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

ICAS RESULTS – ENGLISH -  2009

High Distinction

Year 7

Lucy Darby

Year 8

Gabriela Jiminez

Year 10

Brendan Agnew

Distinction

Year 7

Emily Caldwell, Le Minh Dang, Jacob Howell

Catherine Kang, Gabrielle Murti

Year 8

Katie Cammell, Dylan Cooper, Kerry Lam-Po-Tang

Finn Murphy, Keelin Weekly, Marcus Wong

Year 9

Kayleigh Aspeling, Daniel Badenhorst, Joseph Fraei

Jordan Oosterhof

Year 10

Michael Berriman, Jessica Wilkins

Credit

Year 7

Dana-Lisa Griffin, Trinette Bellamy, Rebekah Berriman

Olivia Chin, Ashlynne Jury, Matthew Laguda, Hans Lim

Patrick MacKenzie, Andrew Melville, Jordan Monaghan

Tania Thamrin, King To Yeung, Helen Yoon

Year 8

Olivia Brown, Ryan Bunn, Rowena Casidsid, Ian Chua

Christiana David, Trent Harris, Stella Hong, Abigail Lillo

Pol Llorando, Sam Lu, Colin Pang, Jessica Santawirya

Chelsea Sloan, Katelyn Sorensen, Matt Thomas

Daphne Tse, Antoinetta Whiteford

Year 9

Sam Foliaki, Alexandra Greengrass, Benjamin Jury

John Ramirez, Rebecca Lys Searle, Laurence Yee

Year 10

Henry Conquer, Zoe Goh, Emily Lam-Po-Tang

Krystel Ong

Year 11

Caitlin Hanna, Zoe Kamsma, Shana Llorando

Justine Pillay, Phillip Walker

Year 13

David Agnew, Melody Lai, Audrey Soegiarto

NZ Ice Skating Nationals:

Synchronised Ice Skating Teams:

NETBALL

Sian Papalii – Team 1 Auckland Samoa Netball Rep

Tysha Ikenasio – Team 2 Auckland Samoa Netball

Rep and Captain

HOCKEY

Jarrod Wood – Inline Hockey, Auckland Rep and Most Improved