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- Donna McDonald - Principal's Note
- Gospel Reflection - Sunday, 11th August, 2024
- Sparks of God - Term 3, Week 2
- Class of the Week - Room 2
- Mid-winter Christmas Raffle winners
- THANK YOU, everybody!
- Parent/Teacher Interviews - Tuesday, 13th August
- Learning Hub Update
- St. T's 75th Jubilee - Registration link and more information!
- Netball Results - Saturday, 3rd August, 2024
- Important dates for Term 3
- Pizza Fridays for Term 3
- Kelly Club ASC Activity Planner - Term 3, Week 4
- St. Theresa's Secondhand School Uniform Shop - Bag a bargain!
- Yummy Apple stickers
- Firewood and Pine Cone Fundraiser for Camp 2024
- Quick Links to our website
- Link to download Schoolzine App
- Named fence pickets
Donna McDonald - Principal's Note
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 Monday I was proud to attend the awards ceremony for Porirua's future leaders, held by the Rotary Clubs of Porirua and Tawa, in conjunction with Porirua City Council.
The Council’s Strategic Priority is to put ‘Children and young people at the centre of city decisions’. Shine’s vision is for ‘Every child in Porirua to Shine’. The Mayor says that these awards are ‘a case of turning young children into citizens who can make leadership decisions in our city in the future’.
St. Theresa's was proud to nominate Charlie Cheung and Brooke Barber as our 2024 recipients. They are both well-deserving of the award and consistently display the school SPARK values and the council's criteria of demonstrating leadership, giving service and being a role model. Congratulations Charlie and Brooke - we are sure your families are as proud of you as we are.






Today we started our day going back in time to 1949 and the first day of school at St. Teresa's Catholic School Plimmerton. The children understood that we were in role and were very respectful. We had a very special 'guest' Fr. O'Shea, attend the opening and Fr. McGrath and Sr. Rose were proud to introduce him to our pupils. The children are spending the morning immersed in activities that the real pupils in 1949 would have participated in. Look out for more photos next week!











Kia pai tō rā whakatā - Have a great weekend.
Donna McDonald - Principal
Gospel Reflection - Sunday, 11th August, 2024
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
John 6:41-51
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus responds to those who do not believe that He is the bread of life and has come down from Heaven. Jesus says that those who listen to God will know that He has come from God. This Gospel allows us to reflect on how often we talk to and listen to God. It is easier to get to know a friend when we talk to them daily rather than occasionally.
Mid-winter Christmas Raffle winners
These are our lucky winners:
E. Ball, S Kang, D Young, T Collins, H Liao
We hope you all enjoy the lovely goodies - the baskets looked fantastic and were full of wonderful treats.
Eight children were winners of the Kids' Raffle: Niamh McMinn, Kyle Sichampanakhone, Myra Joshi, Grace Gair, Cleo Stace, Carly Doughty, Frankie Dolan, Clara Dolan (Lucky family!)
We would like to thank all our families for their contributions to the Mid-winter Christmas Raffle gift baskets and for selling tickets for this fundraising initiative. This will go towards buying equipment to maximise the new facilities that all our children are enjoying. We couldn't have done it without you!
Parent/Teacher Interviews - Tuesday, 13th August
These interviews take place on 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.
Take a tour of the Book Awards Dashboard here. You can find all the finalists in our school library.
Only one week to go and the Hub Leaders will meet the authors and Illustrators at the Books Alive event in Wellington Aug 14th. Later that evening the ceremony takes place where the winners will be announced. Have you chosen your favourites yet? Not too late checkout the read aloud videos on the Dashboard or read the books for yourself.
Checkout the finalists for yourself here
- Week 3-4 Book Awards Finals
- Week 4 Award winners announced
- Week 4 - Aotearoa NZ School Library week
- Week 3-5 Paris Olympics 2024
- Week 6-8 Wearable arts 2024
- Week 7 NZ Conservation week
- Week 9 Māori Language Week
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.
St. T's 75th Jubilee - Registration link and more information!
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.
Netball Results - Saturday, 3rd August, 2024
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, 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.
Friday, 20th 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
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.
St. Theresa's Secondhand School Uniform Shop - Bag a bargain!
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.
Firewood and Pine Cone Fundraiser for Camp 2024
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.
Link to download Schoolzine App
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.
If you would like to order a picket, please complete the attached form and return to the Office. The cost is $35 per picket.