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- Principal's Note
- Gospel Reflection - Sunday, 3rd August, 2025
- Sparks of God - Term 3, Week 2
- Class of the Week - Room 9
- Board of Trustees - Nominations close next Wednesday, 6th August at noon
- Powhiri and Mass of Welcome - Term 3
- SUPERB Netball Results - Saturday, 26th July, 2025
- Young Vinnies Initiative - Homemade Lemonade!
- Absence Notifications Reminder
- Learning Hub Update from Sarah Hunt, our Librarian
- Important Dates Coming Up in Term 3
- Disco Attendance Form and Info for New Parents
- ArtSplash Choir
- Kelly Club is the place to be! Check out next week's planner
- Uniform Fitting Dates for Term 3
- Pizza Fridays - TERM 3, 2025 - Available for 10 weeks!
- Personalised Bucket Hat information and order form
- Link to download Schoolzine App
- Quick Links to our website
- St. Theresa's Secondhand School Uniform Shop - Bag a bargain!
- Yummy Apple Stickers
Hello, Kia ora, Talofa lava, Hola, Namaste, Mabuhay, Ciao, Kia Orana, Ahalan, Konnichiwa, Ni hao, Selam, Xin chao, Bonjour, Bula, Dzien/Dobry, Shalom, Dia duit, Mauri, Halo, Bom dia, Gidday, Guten Tag, Hej
Mai i te Kopae ki te Urupa, tatou ako tonu ai - From the cradle to the grave, we are forever learning.
Kia ora koutou e te whānau,
On Sunday, we celebrated our Grandparents at our final Whole School/Parish Mass. This was a joyful celebration and the children read and sang beautifully. It was lovely to be able to recognise the importance of Grandparents in our families and the role they often play in sharing the family stories and rooting us in our heritage. It was also an opportunity to remember what a blessing it is to be a grandparent.
"May grandchildren brighten your every day. May they fill your heart in beautiful ways. May you love them more than silver or gold. May they be the reason you never grow old".
Thanks also to our special helpers for supporting us with the morning tea and sausage sizzle. It was a beautiful morning and as always, a great chance to connect as a community.
The children are working hard learning songs, dances and lines for our end of term production and it is shaping up to be another great show. We will be trialling a paperless ticketing option this year and will send out all the details asap.
On Thursday, 28th August we are having a Staff Only Day. All staff will be attending a day with internationally renowed speaker and author, David Wells. This day is brought to us via the Archdiocese of Wellington and we are very grateful for the opportunity to listen to such a highly regarded keynote speaker in Theology.
Kelly Club will be offering a full day programme on our Staff Only Day, with options for part or whole day attendance. Please keep an eye open for their advertising and booking instructions for this.
Just a reminder that nominations close for School Board of Trustees Elections on Wednesday, 6th August. All eligible voters are able to self-nominate or nominate another person. If you are interested in becoming a member of our School Board, please ensure your nomination is received by 12p.m. on that date.
In April 2024, the Government announced a regular attendance target of 80 percent of students to be present for more than 90% of the term by 2030.
Our Term 2 data shows a pleasing increase in attendance. The image below also classifies the type of absence recorded. As you can see our main absences are medical and holidays during school term time.
It is also great to see an increase in regular attendance and a decrease in chronic absence.
Kia pai tō rā whakatā - Have a great weekend.
Donna McDonald - Principal
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Luke 12:13-21
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to share what we have with others. When we think only of ourselves and not of what help we can give to others, we are like the wealthy man in this Gospel. Jesus challenges us to remember that our life should not be measured by our possessions. As followers of Christ, we are called to do our part in sharing what we do have with those in need.
Court'. We are all looking forward to the Disco. It has already been a busy start to the term!
Time is running out so don't miss this opportunity!
You can nominate online at www.myschoolelection.nz/mynomination
Nominations close on Wednesday, 6th August at noon.
On Thursday, 7th August at 9a.m., we will be welcoming our new students at Term 3's powhiri and Mass of Welcome. Please join us in this celebration to show your support for our new families as they become part of our school community.
PoD went to Tessa Hasse who was good at finding the gaps and listening to what was being asked of her.
MMs to Braeden Jeyathas for his great defensive effort especially during the opposition throw ins and to Willow Cooling for finding space and being available.
Next week on Wednesday, 6th August, the Young Vinnies will be running a lemonade stand at lunchtime. We would appreciate it if you have any spare lemons at home that you could bring to Room 10 on Monday or Tuesday.
1 glass of lemonade is a gold coin donation and all of the money will be going to Samoa, Tonga and Sri Lanka. We will be doing it on the deck outside Room 1.
Thank you, in advance, for your support.
St. T's Young Vinnies
Please remember to add the Office email address (office@stp.school.nz) into your notifications to teachers around absences from school, for any reason. If the classroom teacher is away, there is no way for us to know that a parent has already notified the teacher.
AUGUST
Friday, 1st August - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Thursday, 7th August - Powhiri and Mass of Welcome 9a.m.
Friday, 8th August - School Disco
Thursday, 14th August - Scripture Reading Competition
Monday, 18th August - Leadership Awards
Thursday, 21st August - Year 5 & 6 Interschool Swimming Competition
Thursday, 21st August - Parent Information Evening - English 6.p.m.
Thursday, 21st August - Kapiti-Mana Catholic Schools Scripture Reading Competition
Friday, 22nd August - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Thursday, 28th August - Teacher Only Day - NO SCHOOL
Sunday, 31st August - First Holy Communion 9.30a.m.
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, 3rd September - Board of Trustees meeting 6p.m.
Sunday 7th September - Father's Day
Wednesday, 10th September - Board of Trustees Elections
Friday, 12th September - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Monday, 15th September - Production Rehearsal
Tuesday, 16th September - School Production 7p.m.
Wednesday, 17th September - School Production 7p.m.
Friday, 19th September - End of Term 3
In case the form didn't make it home, here is the Attendance at the Disco and well as a request for help on the day information.
If you're new to St. Theresa's, this information will tell you everything you need to know.
All children in Rooms 9 and 10 are performing in the ArtSplash Choir concert. This is at the Michael Fowler Centre in Week 7 of this term, Wednesday, 27th August. The concert starts at 5.00 pm.
Key Information for tickets to the show:
- Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.nz
- Ticket cost: Ticket cost: $10.00 | Ticketmaster Transaction Fee: $5.00 (the transaction fee is set and collected by Ticketmaster. )
- Please ensure you purchase tickets for the correct show, Wednesday, 27th August. The concert for our students starts at 5.00pm.
Our supplier will be on site on the dates listed below. You must book an appointment so please call or email the Office to find a time that suits you.
The time slots are 10 minutes each however, for new entrants, 2 slots are recommended. Appointments start from 2p.m. and end at 3.20p.m.
Friday, 1st August - Friday, 22nd August - Friday, 12 September
For Term 3: There will be a total of 10 Fridays that pizza will be available for you to order.
To order pizza and/or ice blocks for your child, please follow ONE of the two processes below:
1. ORDERS FOR THE TERM: Pizza will be available for 10 WEEKS this term. So if ordering for the term, just multiply by 10. If you decide part way through the term, then calculate how many Fridays are left. Send an email to the team, outlining the following information for each child you are ordering for BUT in one email is fine.
Child’s Name:
Room No.:
Number of pizza slices - please specify if gluten free
Number of ice blocks
Cost: $1.50 per pizza slice and $1 per ice block
Multiply the order total by the number of Fridays.
2. WEEKLY ORDERS: These need to be sent to the same email address, with the same order details as in Option 1 and also paid into the same bank account number.
VERY IMPORTANT: The deadline for weekly orders is at 3p.m. on a Thursday. Unfortunately, no late orders can be accepted.
If you would like to pay in advance for a set number of weeks but not all the weeks in this particular term, please feel free to email these details to the team.
If your child is new to our school and only starts part way through the term, simply adjust the number of weeks for the remainder of the term.
kaiorders@stp.school.nz
Payment by internet banking only to 12 3254 0109325 00 using the reference PIZZA. The team would appreciate a screenshot of your payment, sent to their email address.
Check out our fabulous personalised school hats! Order form attached.
NEWSLETTER APP
Here is the link to download the Schoolzine App. At the end of set up, you are asked for a passcode and this is 3025.
An important update for SZapp has been released to accomodate for iPhones which have been intermittently receiving push notifications.
SZapp is available from the App Store now.
Users with automatic updates enabled on their device will recieve this update automatically.
We're still collecting Yummy stickers which earn us points for sports equipment. A chart is attached for you to use and copies are also available from the Office.