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,

Good morning from Bridge Valley Camp in sunny Nelson.  The children are very excited to share all of their stories from camp with the whole school next week but here are a couple of pictures of their surroundings.

We are very proud of all of our campers; they have displayed our SPARK values throughout the week, pushed themselves to try new activities and foods and supported one another.  Our camp parents have been amazing as well - the camp kitchen has never looked so clean!

The Year 4 students, Mr. Pham, Miss McKennie and some keen parents had a wonderful overnight stay at Wellington Zoo on Tuesday. The evening walk was an opportunity to see some animals that are more active at night. The following day they all enjoyed exploring the Zoo and seeing lots of different animals, talking to a Zookeeper and finding out about how the animals are cared for.

We are currently working through the year groupings and class lists for 2025 and will be communicating those to you as soon as possible.  As you will be aware, this is a complex task and there are a lot of different elements to factor in.  As always, we appreciate your patience, trust and support as we work through this process. 

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

Kakano have been learning about our Wonderful Wai (water). We have learnt about the Water Cycle; the 3 states of water - Solid, Liquid, Gas and worked on lots of science experiments. We loved making this ice ball. We noticed that it looked like the moon. We thought there also might be gems inside. Then, we added salt and noticed that it started to crackle and some cracks appeared. Then, we added blue and green dye. It looked just like the earth. Over the day, the colour disappeared and the ice ball started to look like a moon again.

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.

Friday, 29th November - Non-uniform day for contributions to our Christmas Raffle
Thursday, 5th December - Christmas Family Fun Night - 5.30p.m.
Friday, 6th December - Whanau Day - Assembly
Friday, 6th December - Uniform fittings from 2p.m. onwards.  Please call the Office to book an appointment.
Tuesday, 10th December - Prizegiving 5.30p.m.
Wednesday, 11th December - Board Meeting 6p.m.
Friday, 13th December - Final Assembly 9a.m.
Friday, 13th December - Big Day In
Wednesday, 18th December - Final Mass 11a.m.

The cut-off date for any further orders is Monday, 25th November - the absolute final chance!

Follow these instructions to place your order online:
1/. Go to www.kidsartworks.com
2/. Use the Entrance Code: KZ2066
3/. Enter your child's room & name when prompted

Friday, 29th November, is a 'Your Choice Clothing Day' and we ask all children for a 'Christmassy' donation for the privilege of not having to wear uniform, instead of the usual gold coin.  All donations are for the Christmas Raffle being drawn at our final Assembly and we're asking for sauces, wine, chocolates, biscuits, crackers, nuts, etc. - anything that you're likely to get in a lovely Christmas hamper.  Thank you in advance for your ongoing support. 

We will once again be selling pool keys for the summer season.  The cost is $150 per key and the holders will be able to make use of the pool from Thursday, 19th December to the end of March, 2025.  Keys will be sold from next Monday and Monday, 16th December is the absolute last day for buying one.

The Key Holder’s Agreement and Conditions of Use are attached as well as the Pool Key Allocation - 2024/2025 form that need to be signed when a key is allocated.

For Term 4:  There will be a total of 8 Fridays that pizza will be available for you to order for - that is for every Friday of the term except Teacher Only Day on 8th November.  

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 8 WEEKS this term. So if ordering for the term, just multiply by 8. 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.

Calling all organisers... we need someone to organise and run the children's Christmas
Play which will take place at the 6p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve. No need to worry about writing a script - we have plays available, costumes, stunning hand-painted backdrops and now all we need an enthusiastic organiser to take the lead or share the role with a friend.
If you are interested, pleaseemail the Parish Office: st.theresas1940@gmail.com.

As per our notice last week, the order form is attached and has instructions for ordering.  The two sample sizes are available at the office.

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.