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 is lovely to be back at school and see the sun shining again after all the rain during the school holidays.

We are all looking forward to a busy and productive term ahead. Some of the big events and highlights will be our community Grandparents Mass, ArtSplash performance for Year 5 and 6 students and our School Production at the end of the term. There will be lots of learning and fun days ahead. 

Our teachers are looking forward to meeting you all at the upcoming Parent/Teacher Interviews. Please make sure you have booked a time for this.  Booking details are further down in this newsletter.

Donna will be returning to school next week, following her Sabbatical leave. 

Kia pai tō rā whakatā - Have a great weekend.
Deborah Norris - Acting Principal

Isn't this awesome?!  Even after 9 long weeks of the term,
these SPARKs still managed to shine!

Parent/Teacher Interviews take place on Thursday, 24th July and Tuesday, 29th July from 3p.m. - 7.00p.m.  It is an expectation that all parents book an interview slot.  Please go to schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the Event Code has28 (case sensitive).

JULY
Thursday, 24th July - Parent/Teacher Interviews 3p.m. - 6.45p.m.
Sunday, 27th July - Grandparents Mass - 9.30a.m.
Tuesday 29th July - Parent/Teacher Interviews 3p.m. - 6.45p.m.
Wednesday, 30th July - Board of Trustees Meeting - 6p.m.

AUGUST

Friday, 1st August - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Thursday, 7th August - Powhiri and Mass of Welcome  9a.m.
Friday, 8th August - School Disco
Thursday, 14th August - Scripture Reading Competition
Monday, 18th August - Leadership Awards
Tuesday, 19th August - Year 5 & 6 Interschool Swimming Competition
Thursday, 21st August - Parent Information Evening - English 6.p.m.
Thursday, 21st August - Kapiti-Mana Catholic Schools Scripture Reading Competition
Friday, 22nd August - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Thursday, 28th August - Teacher Only Day - NO SCHOOL
Sunday, 31st August - First Holy Communion 9.30a.m.

SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, 3rd September - Board of Trustees meeting 6p.m.
Sunday 7th September - Father's Day
Wednesday, 10th September - Board of Trustees Elections
Friday, 12th September - Uniform Fittings 2p.m. - 3.20p.m.
Monday, 15th September - Production Rehearsal
Tuesday, 16th September - School Production 7p.m.
Wednesday, 17th September - School Production 7p.m.
Friday, 19th September - End of Term 3

There are 10 weeks in Term 3 and pizza will be available to be ordered each week - starting TOMORROW!

Get your order and payment in before 3p.m. TODAY! 

Nominations are now open! Check your inbox for an email from the Returning Officer. 

(1) Check that your details are correct.  

(2) You can nominate online at www.myschoolelection.nz/mynomination.  

(3) Nominations close at midday on 4th August.

This is a whole School/Parish Mass.  This will be a special occasion where grandparents and surrogate grandparents are acknowledged for their love and support and how much they mean to their grandchildren.  All students are expected to attend, dressed in their full school uniform.  There will be a shared morning tea afterwards (please bring a plate) as well as a free sausage sizzle.  Children need to meet their teacher on the court at 9.15a.m.

It's going to be a very special celebration!

For Term 3:  There will be a total of 10 Fridays that pizza will be available for you to order. 

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 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.

Our DISCO is on Friday, 8th August in the Parish Hall.

Junior Disco (Years 0 – 3): 5p.m. to 6.30p.m.
Senior Disco (Years 4 – 6): 7p.m. to 8.30p.m.

We will be sending out more information/forms soon.  Exciting times ahead!

A message from our Parents & Friends team:
We’re ready to get the party started but we need your help! For this to be a fun event for our kids we need a bunch of helpers on the night. Roles will include set up on the night, registering children as they arrive, selling treats and glow sticks and serving up hot dogs. It’s the perfect chance (especially for Junior parents!) to get involved, lend a hand and meet other awesome parents. You can help at the session your child is attending or whichever one suits you! Please email pandf@stp.school.nz to let us know when you can help out. (We will still need you to complete the hard copy form that we will be sending out.)
Lucy Kerr & Bronagh Barber

On Thursday, 7th August at 9a.m., we will be welcoming our new students at Term 3's powhiri and Mass of Welcome.  Please join us in this celebration to show your  support for our new families as they become part of our school community.

Our supplier will be on site on the dates listed below.  You must book an appointment so please call or email the Office to find a time that suits you.

The time slots are 10 minutes each however, for new entrants, 2 slots are recommended.  Appointments start from 2p.m. and end at 3.20p.m.

Friday, 1st August - Friday, 22nd August - Friday, 12 September

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.