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,

Welcome back everyone!  What a busy term break it has been with lots of different trades people working around the school.  The new windows went into the admin area and they have created a more open, modern and warm environment.  We have also had the whole school exterior painted and that will be completed by the end of this week, plus the highly anticipated turf and sandpit area was finished and is now ready for use.  The field area is about 95% complete and we are just waiting for the grass mounds and tunnels to be constructed.  While we wait for the grass area to be completed, we have locked the field gate and ask that everyone stay off the grass. Thank you for your patience with us as we complete this project.

These projects have come about from several years of fundraising, grants and careful financial planning.  It is amazing to see all the plans come together and we are so grateful for the hard work that the community has put into supporting the variety of fundraising ventures over the years.

The children have given me a wish list of equipment for the sandpit that they think would be good.  If anyone has any sandpit toys such as diggers, buckets, spades, etc. that are no longer being used and would like to donate, please send them along to the office so we can sort through what we still need to purchase.

This week we opened our roll growth room, which we are calling Room 5.  The children and Ms. Squires have settled in and are enjoying using the space.

Kia pai tō rā whakatā - Have a great weekend.
Donna McDonald - Principal

This week in Room 6, we have had a lot of fun exploring magnets with our science box. We have learnt some amazing scientific words like ferromagnetic. It has been very interesting and we are looking forward to doing some magnetic experiments soon.

We warmly welcome the following students to St. T's!

Honor Anquetil, sister of Ellie (Rm 9) and daughter of Rory and Sophie;

Kairi Apimerika-Curran, daughter of Daniel and Kendra;

Holly O'Connell, daughter of Fraser and Frances;

Heidi Pursglove, daughter of Fraser and Rebecca;

Arya and Lachie Spence; daughter and son of Lee and Marie;

Leigha Kingsford-Averin, granddaughter of Jane Reid and daughter of Aleksandr Averin.

We wish you all many happy and memorable years as part of our lovely wee school community.

These interviews take place on Tuesday, 6th August and Tuesday, 13th August starting at 3p.m. and run for 15 minutes.  To book your appointment, please go to schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the event code fbkaw (case sensitive) to book your slot.  It is an expectation that all families make an appointment to meet with their child's teacher.

TOMORROW is a non-uniform day and instead of a gold coin donation, we are asking for donations of items for our Mid-winter Christmas Raffle gift baskets.  Some suggestions:  chocolates, sauces, wine, crackers - simply anything that you would put in a lovely gift basket yourself.  Thanks in advance!

Hopefully there has been plenty of ticket selling happening in the holidays!  More books available if you can sell more before next Friday!

IF YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS ARE ALL SOLD, PLEASE RETURN THEM TO THE OFFICE.

The raffle will be drawn on Friday, 2nd August at Assembly. You've got to be in it to win it!

All funds raised from this raffle will go towards equipment for our turf/sandpit/play kitchen area.  Many thanks, in anticipation, for your support of this initiative.

Please mark this in your calendar and spread the word!
Thursday, 12th September 9.30 - 11.30a.m.
Archbishop Paul Martin will be celebrating Mass followed by the blessing of our art installation, the sharing of stories of the past and present and light refreshments.  For catering purposes, please click on the link if you know you will be attending.

It may be worth making a note of the following important dates for this term, however, more may be added or removed so keep a check.  You can also refer to the calendar on our website.

Term 3 .......... so far!

Friday, 26th July - Non-Uniform Day for Mid-winter Christmas Raffle
Tuesday, 6th August - Parent/Teacher Interviews
Friday, 9th August - Uniform fittings - Please call the office to book an appointment
Tuesday, 13th August - Parent/Teacher Interviews
Wednesday, 14th August - Powhiri and Mass of Welcome
Wednesday,  14th August - Board of Trustees meeting
Tuesday, 27th August - Year 5 & 6 Parumoana Swimming Competition
Thursday, 29th August - Kapiti Scripture Competition
Friday, 30th August - Uniform fittings - Please call the office to book an appointment
Sunday, 1st September - Whole School/Parish Mass
Wednesday, 11th September - Board of Trustees meeting
Thursday, 12th September - Celebration of our 75th Jubilee 9.30 - 11.30a.m.
Thursday, 19th September - Children Only Bring and Buy Day
Friday, 20th September - Uniform fittings - Please call the office to book an appointment
Friday, 27th September - End of Term 3

Summer Olympics - Paris 2024

Visit the St Theresa’s Learning Hub WebApp here to see the new Olympics 2024 dedicated Dashboard. 

Full of team information, game schedules, history, games to play and more.

This term (14th August) the winners in the 2024 Awards will be announced. The Hub Leaders are busy reading the books and researching the authors to be as familiar as they can be with them all before our annual trip to the city in Week 4.  We are always excited to meet and talk with the authors and illustrators. Getting our books signed is always an added bonus too!
An annual highlight on the Learning Hub calendar for the Hub Leaders and a key week in their Y6 leadership levels.  

Checkout the finalists for yourself here

We're excited to have STORY QUEST coming to our school in Week 4. 
Celebrating Aotearoa Book Week in Schools 2024, the educational and interactive musical adventure STORY QUEST is coming to our school!
As part of their leadership, the Hub Leaders will be reading aloud to each class, the books being performed in the show. 

For Term 3:  There will be a total of 10 Fridays that pizza will be available for you to order - that is for every Friday of the term.  This term's fundraising is for Camp 2024 and will be administered by parents whose children are attending camp this year.  We will revert to the general fundraising for school in Term 4.

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.

We are looking for someone who would like to work one day a week in the Parish office. The role will involve working Wednesdays for five hours and the hours are flexible. The successful candidate must have general office skills, be highly organised, have excellent attention to detail and be comfortable dealing with a range of people. They must be focussed on delivering pastoral care. This person needs to be comfortable working alone and be prepared to run the office when Jocelyn is away.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter to st.theresas1940@gmail.com

As part of our Camp 2024 fundraising efforts, here are some great offers to ward off the cold:

Bags of pine cones - between $20 - $30 per bag depending on the size you pick.  We have 3 different size bags and these are being stored in the shed at school.  If you want to purchase some, please let either Mrs. Fitzsimons (trish@stp.school.nz) or Mrs. MacLean (pauline@stp.school.nz) (or the Office)  know that you will be collecting after school and they will get that organised for you.  Please return your bag after use.
Pine firewood (trailer load) - $350 (includes splitting and delivery) Partly dry
Trailer of pine rounds (unsplit) - $50
Bring your own trailer and pick your own wood - Donation to school

PAYMENT:
For pine cones, please use the reference 'Pinecones' and your name.  
For wood, please use the reference 'Wood' and your name.
Payment should be made to our school account 12 3254 0109325 00.

For all other details, please contact Karl Simonlehner on 027-4862871 or email him on simonlehnerkarl@gmail.com and he will tell you how it works.  Well worth finding out more about it and then we're all winners!

Please feel free to spread the word beyond our school community.

If you would like to order a picket, please complete the attached form and return to the Office.  The cost is $35 per picket.

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.

Community Connections

School Calendar

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.