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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,

It's been wonderful to have our first full week back with the children and so pleased to have the sun shining for us.  The children have been enjoying their swimming lessons and the feedback from our EasySwim instructors has been really positive.

We have a lot on over the next couple of weeks with our Hope for Holly Day tomorrow, Meet The Teachers next week and our Beach Picnic next Friday.  Please keep an eye on the calendar for updates.

Last week we welcomed Fr. Ravi back to our Parish community and we are grateful to have him supporting us.

As you will be aware we are in the process of implementing a new student management system, HERO.  This will streamline admin, teaching and learning communications.  As with any new system change we are in the messy stage and we appreciate your patience and support.  We will continue to use Seesaw as we navigate through the changes to support a seamless changeover.

Unfortunately we weren't able to complete the turf/field area over the summer break due to contractors, etc.  However, we have locked in dates and tradespeople to get the last few bits resolved over the next couple weeks.  Our thanks go to the Knights of the Southern Cross for their generous grant of $1000 which will be used in this area.

The turf is super popular and we love seeing it getting used by the children before, during and after school.  We ask that children who are here after school are actively supervised by an adult.  Also please do not bring wheels onto the school grounds during school hours.  This is a Health and Safety matter as children are often moving across the playground at pace during the day.  Any child bringing a bike or scooter is reminded to walk their wheels in and out of the gate.  

Have a great weekend and long may this summer weather last.

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

All our new students have had a great start to the year.  We warmly welcome them and their families.

Gussie and Leo Donoghue and their parents, Heath and Rebecca;
Darcy Collings and his parents, Tony and Lauren;
Emiliano Carras and his parents, Peter and Alexia;
Samantha Bailey, sister of Charlotte in Room 8 and their parents, Matthew and Nicole;
Violet van Zyl, sister of Josiah (Room 10) and Theo (Room 7) and their parents, Louis and Brooklyn;
Jagger Stace, brother of Ava (Room 9) and Cleo (Room 8) and their parents, Rick and Bree.

We're so glad that you are now a part of our amazing School community.  Enjoy your years here at St. T's!
P.S.  We really enjoy seeing former pupils bringing their children to school.  Also makes some of us feel soooooo old!

FEBRUARY
Friday, 14th February - 2p.m. Uniform Fittings
Monday, 17th February - Meet the Teacher - 3 - 6.30p.m.
Wednesday, 19th February - Meet the Teacher - 3 - 5p.m.
Wednesday, 19th February - Board of Trustees - 6p.m.
Thursday, 20th February - 9a.m. Powhiri and Mass of Welcome
Friday, 21st February - Beach Picnic

MARCH
Wednesday, 5th March - Ash Wednesday
Friday, 14th March - 2p.m. Uniform fittings
Saturday, 22nd March - March Madness Fair
Friday, 28th March - School Photographs

APRIL
Friday, 4th April - 2p.m. Uniform Fittings

These meetings are on Monday, 17th February and Wednesday, 19th February starting at 3p.m. The slots are 10 minutes long.  To book your appointment, please go to schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the Event Code zyt6q.  It is an expectation that all parent/s make an interview to meet with their child's classroom teacher.

Holly O’Connell is a St Theresa’s kid. She began her journey with us in Room 5 last year and was meant to return to Kākano Pod last Tuesday, alongside her friends. However, due to her declining health, Holly and her family, Mum (Frances), Dad (Fraser) and little brother, Levi, have temporarily relocated to Auckland so she can receive treatment at Starship Hospital.
2025 is the Catholic Year of Hope.  We want to come together as a school to support Holly and her family. On Friday, 14th February, we will hold a ‘Hope for Holly’ Your Choice Clothing Day. Children can wear their own clothes and bring along a donation to help Holly’s family during this challenging time.  We will also be sending messages of love, hope and encouragement to Holly, reminding her that she is always in our thoughts and prayers.
If you would like to contribute, you can send coins on the day or make a deposit into our school bank account (12 3254 0109325 00) using the reference ‘Holly’.
For more details and to offer additional support, you can visit Holly’s Givealittle page: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/hope-for-holly-support-her-and-her-family.
Thank you for your kindness and generosity as we come together in hope for Holly.

Term dates for 2025:

Term 1:   Monday, 3rd February - 11th April

Term 2:   Monday, 28th April - Friday, 27th June

Term 3:   Monday, 14th July - Friday, 19th September

Term 4:   Monday, 6th October - Tuesday, 16th December  

Check out our fabulous personalised school hats!  Order form attached.

Community Connections

School Calendar

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.