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- Donna McDonald - Principal's Note
- Gospel Reflection - Sunday, 2nd March, 2025
- SPARKS OF GOD - 2025 - Term 1, Week 3
- We have two more new entrants!
- Class of the Week - Room 1
- Board Talk from our Presiding Member, Mike Tohill
- Important Dates for Term 1, 2025
- Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day - Tuesday, 4th March
- Whole School Visit to Hongoeka Marae, Plimmerton
- Hope for Holly - a message from her parents, Fraser and Fran
- Thank You For Collecting Yummy Stickers
- Learning Hub Update - Week 4, Term 1, 2025
- March Madness Fair - Weekly Update #5
- MMF 2025 - Prize Week - Win a voucher!
- School Sports Hoodies for Years 2 - 6
- PASTORAL CARE & OFFICE COORDINATOR – PAID ROLE
- Pizza Fridays - Term 1, 2025 - Starting Friday, 28th February
- Personalised Bucket Hat information and order form
- St. Theresa's Secondhand School Uniform Shop - Bag a bargain!
- Yummy Apple Stickers
- Quick Links to our website
- Link to download Schoolzine App
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 Friday we enjoyed a day at the beach. It was a fun day out and the children enjoyed swimming, making sand castles and digging tunnels on the beach. Thank you to everyone who walked with us and helped supervise the children.
Planning is well underway for our March Madness Fair on Saturday, 22nd March. We still need lots of helpers on the day so please sign up for a role. If you're not sure what's involved, please ask your child's teacher or Gina in the office. It's always a fun day and our major fundraiser for the year.
We are still collecting responses to our survey regarding recapitation of Year 7 and 8 students. If you haven't filled it in yet, please do so on the link below.
https://forms.gle/bxUhP97oaaZoptDK7
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the whole teaching staff attended the first 2 days of their Structured Literacy Professional Development. This PD is provided by the Ministry of Education and will continue throughout the year. Thank you for your support of our team of relievers who fitted in so well.
Kia pai tō rā whakatā - Have a great weekend.
Donna McDonald - Principal
Once again, we warmly welcome two new students into our Year 1 classrooms.
Tyson Hill, son of Jo and Peter, started his school life in Room 2;
Thea Jackson, sister of Hugo in Room 7 and daughter of Aron and Gemma, started in Room 1.
Many happy years, Tyson and Thea! We hope all your memories of school life here at St. T's will be wonderful.
Welcome to a new school year. Last Wednesday we had our first Board of Trustees meeting. It was great to get back together again. We have said farewell to Jocelyn Bryant, who has decided to step back from the Board. I want to say thank you to Jocelyn who has been an absolute asset to the Board of Trustees. Your thoughts and ideas were always right on the mark and much appreciated.
We welcomed three new members, with Fr Ravi joining us as a Proprietor's Appointee along with Alice Muollo and Rick Stace, who have been selected to join the Board to fill the vacancies that existed. Welcome to the Board - I know you will all make a valuable contribution.
In the meeting we discussed the budget for the year ahead. As with previous years, we will require a team effort in relation to fundraising from the school community to ensure that we have the funds available to continue to make St. Theresa’s the most amazing school in the area. With that in mind, the school fair is coming up in March so if you haven’t signed up to help out then put your name down as soon as possible. It is going to be a great event.
Being the first meeting of the year and with three new members, we ran an induction session. It was a good reminder of our Board responsibilities for our longer term members as well.
As I consider who we have on the Board and the capability of our leadership team, teachers and support staff, I am really excited about the year ahead. We have a high-performing team and the results really show that. Our achievement data has shown that we are providing our kids with the best start to their learning journey and I have no doubt that will continue this year.
Nga mihi
Mike Tohill - Presiding Member – Board of Trustees
MARCH
Tuesday, 4th March - Pancake races on the courts - 11.30a.m.
Wednesday, 5th March - Ash Wednesday - Mass at 9.30a.m.
Monday, 10th March - Hongoeka Marae visit
Friday, 14th March - 2p.m. Uniform fittings
Saturday, 22nd March - March Madness Fair
Friday, 28th March - School Photographs
Sunday, 30th March - Whole School/Parish Mass 9.30a.m.
APRIL
Friday, 4th April - 2p.m. Uniform Fittings
Friday, 11th April - End of Term 1
Shrove Tuesday signals the time to clean out your cupboards in preparation for Lent.
On Tuesday, 4th March, you are invited to join us at 11.30a.m. for pancake racing on the school courts.
We also encourage you to tidy out your pantry and bring any canned foods to school to donate to the Food Bank. Canned tomatoes, biscuits and cereal are in need.
Come and join in the fun!
- The powhiri to welcome us onto the marae will start at 10.00 a.m. and everyone needs to be assembled outside by 9.45a.m.
- This will be followed by kai (morning tea) provided by Hongoeka.
- We will be involved in activities throughout the day.
- Children will need to bring lunch, drink bottle and sunhat.
- They will wear their full school uniform.
- Please let your teacher know if you can help with activities on the day.
- Please let us know if you can walk to the marae in the morning with us.
We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported us during this challenging time. Your generosity, kind words and encouragement have meant so much to us.
We also want to update you all on Holly’s journey. She is scheduled for a biopsy and removal of a portion of her parietal lobe on Wednesday, 5th March which will help confirm the diagnosis of Rasmussen’s Encephalitis. This is an important step before we move forward with any larger surgeries, as we work towards the best possible outcome for her.
We are staying hopeful and are incredibly grateful for the love and support from all of you. We will keep you posted as we move forward.
Thank you again for being a part of Holly's journey.
Lots of love Fran & Fraser.
There is the opportunity for students in Years 2 – 6 to purchase a hoodie as part of our sports uniform. These hoodies do not replace our school jersey and cannot be worn to and/or from school unless children are wearing their PE uniform for a sports event. However, they can be worn at school with their uniform. It is an OPTIONAL part of the PE uniform and there is no obligation to purchase one.
The navy blue hooded sweatshirt has the school name and logo printed on the front and your child’s name/wording screen printed on the back.
The sweatshirts come in sizes 6 (L40cm, C78cm), 8 (L43cm, C80cm), 10 (L48cm, C90cm), 12 (L52cm, C92cm), 14 (L60cm, C100cm) and 16. L = length, C = chest. These measurements are approximate and the length is taken from the front neck of the hoodie to the bottom. There are some sample sizes available if you would like to try one on your child first. The cost per sweatshirt is $80. The school will not accept responsibility for the size you/your child chooses.
If you would like to order one, please return the slip below. Payment must be made at the time of ordering and this can be done via the Internet (preferred option) to our school account (12 3254 0109325 00), in cash or by Eftpos.
We would like to try get the order in to the supplier and delivered as soon as possible, so please return your form with payment, to the Office by Friday, 14th March - NO ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.
Our welcoming Catholic Parish is looking for a Pastoral Care & Office Coordinator to provide both administrative support and compassionate care to our community. This paid role on a Wednesday for five hours (hours flexible) combines office management with pastoral outreach, ensuring the smooth operation of parish services while supporting those in need.
Key Responsibilities: Provide pastoral care and support to parishioners / Manage office administration, scheduling and communications/ Assist the Parish Administrator, Fr Ravi / Produce the newsletter
Ideal Candidate: Strong commitment to the Catholic faith / Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
To Apply: Please contact Paul Kerr on email; Paul.g.kerr@gmail.com.
For Term 1: There will be a total of 7 Fridays that pizza will be available for you to order for - that is for every Friday of the term until we break up.
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 7 WEEKS this term. So if ordering for the term, just multiply by 7. 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.
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.
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.