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From the Principal…. Kia ora koutou katoa, A friendly reminder that our School / Parish family Mass will be this Sunday 18th June @9am. We are asking that all families please bring a plate for the Bake Sale. Those plates from Rimu and Kauri will be used for our morning tea afterwards and all others sold at the Bake Sale. A table will be set up in the foyer for you to put your plate on. We will also have some second-hand uniform for sale and an Art Exhibition of your children's Art in the Hall. The best / favourite artworks will be selected to enter the Corcoran French Kaiapoi Art Expo, on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July @ the Kaiapoi Workingmen's Club. Children wear their own clothes …. not their school uniform to the School / Parish Mass. An important letter regarding 2024 Attendance Dues and Catholic Special Character Contribution, is attached below. Please click on the link to read this important letter from Bishop Michael. Please note: if you are experiencing hardship (loss of income/redundancy, family reasons, etc.) and need some financial support you are encouraged to approach your Parish Priest or Principal, to discuss your circumstances. On Monday 26th June by 3pm, we will be publishing your child's progress report on HERO. You will receive posts in Literacy (Reading & Writing) Mathematics, Religious Education and a General Comment. You will also be able to view your child's progress graphs in Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Our teachers have spent many hours of their own time in the weekends and evenings, writing these informative reports. Thank you to our wonderful teachers! (Kaiako) Please let us know if you need any support to access your child's report or progress graphs, on our HERO school management system. Please note that there will be Yoga in the Hall @ 8.30am tomorrow morning … all welcome even if you haven't been before! A friendly reminder that tomorrow is Wheels Day at St Patrick's School. Every Friday our tamariki are welcome to bring their scooter, skateboard or bike, helmets are compulsory. Everyone wears their St Patrick's School Sports uniform on a Friday and I wish our Year 5-8 students all the very best for their Winter Sports Competition again tomorrow! Thank you for your ongoing support of our school and the way you speak so positively about our school in the North Canterbury Community. With your help we are growing our roll and working towards our goal of getting a 7th classroom! Ma te Atua koe e manaaki me to whanau, God's blessings on you and your family,
Kind regards Trish McKendry Our school website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/stpatskaiapoi  |
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Congratulations to … the following students who received Principal's Awards during the last two weeks of term 2: Max Venis, Fran Sommerfeld, Divine Venzon, Ciara Dean, Ellie Phelan, Beau Bradley, Kassie Samson, Gabriel van Dam x2, Jaks Joslen x3, Zavia Williams-Mills x2, Athena Blake, Jasper Teika, Eddie Sherbourne, Laken Manera, Emmy Clapham x2, Zoe McDonnell, Ziya Simanjuntak x2, Nathaniel Jerin, Ezra James, Indie Stevens, Paige Godinet - Howard, Amelia Atkinson x2, Neiva Joslen x3, Yula Mullink, Kyrvie Hiplito, Elsie Joslen, Solomon van Dam, Sofia Nagels-Main, Mae Paterson x2, Gemma Whalley, Mia Major, Beau Liggins. Congratulations to … the following students who received Certificates in our School Assembly on Monday afternoon:
Special HERO Award: Mr O'Dowd Congratulations to … the following staff and students who had a birthday over the last two weeks: Ryder Smith - happy school days to you! |
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Parish & Special Character News….. Our Parish /School Mass & Art Expo is this Sunday 18th June @ 9am. School uniform does NOT need to be worn! Confirmation Preparation - Parent Information Night - Sunday 25th June @ 7pm @ Chevier Centre in Rangiora For more information contact Sandra admin@waimakariricatholic.org.nz
Please pray for…. ……….Mary Goulding and her family as they support and help with Mary's recovery. …… those people in our school community who have ongoing health issues and need constant care, medication and support. Eternal rest grant to those people who have died recently, may perpetual light shine upon them, may they rest in peace. 🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕 Please pray for all of those people who are unwell in our Parish and School Community, and those families who have recently lost a family member. May they Rest in Peace. Parents and whanau are most welcome to join us for our weekly School Mass, each Friday @ 9.30am. You are also welcome to come and join us for morning tea in our staffroom, after Mass. Our next School / Parish Mass & Art Expo is Sunday 18th June @ 9am Please click here for the Waimakariri Parish Website |
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PTA News Green Melon Thank you to the families who took up this amazing offer. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for the winner of the $100 CBK Voucher! Family Mass/Bake Sale A wee reminder family mass will be this Sunday. We are asking that all families bring a plate for the bake sale. Those in Rimu and Kauri will be used for our morning tea afterwards and all others sold at the bake sale. A table will be set up in the foyer for you to put your plate on. We will also have some second-hand uniform for sale. Thanks in advance. We look forward to seeing everyone. Uniform The 1st term 2 Uniform order should arrive this week. We will let you know when it is available at school. The next order is due in TOMORROW, Friday the 16th June. Please note as last time we are experiencing a longer turn around currently so please factor this in when ordering. If it's urgent let us know and we will do what we can for you. Those waiting on boys winter knee highs, these have arrived and we will get them to you asap. Also just a quick reminder that our lovely office administrator is just new and currently doesn't have uniform info. Please direct uniform questions to our email addresses or messenger on FB. If it is incredibly urgent or you feel something has been missed, please contact Sam 0274696007. Whittaker’s Chocolate Fundraising A friendly reminder your child should have come home with an opt out form for the Whittaker's fundraiser. Please complete form and drop to office or email us to OPT OUT by TOMORROW, Friday 16th June. We really appreciate your help in selling the chocolate bars and every dollar helps towards the new scooter/bike track. Chocolate will be given out Monday, along with an information sheet. If you need more than one box, please get in touch. Family Donation Just a reminder that we have the swimming lesson family grant still available. We also have the donation of one term of swimming lessons to one child. We feel that it is so important for our children to have confidence in the water and participate in after school activities. We also understand that these things can come with a large cost so we are hoping this can help many families. The swimming lessons will be available at both The Kaiapoi and Rangiora pools and this is valid for whole year, it does not need to be used straight away. If you would like to apply for this, please see Trish McKendry and ask for an application. This is handled very discreetly with only Trish knowing the recipients so please don’t be afraid to apply. You have until the end of each term to apply. It takes a village, and we are very happy that we can offer this to our school community. Breakfast Club/Lunch donations We are very fortunate to get items from Food Satisfy and the Kickstart Breakfast Club programme for our students. We however are running short on pantry lunch staples, such as chips, muesli bars etc. If you can help, please drop into the office. Thank you for your help. Upcoming events
Thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful weekend,
Rebecca Morgan (on behalf of the St Patrick's PTA) |
Term Two Dates: Weeks 8-10 Week 8 Term 2: 12th June - School Assembly 2.15pm 14th June - Year 4-8 Kapahaka 15th June - School Newsletter 15th June - Board Meeting 6pm 16th June - School Mass 9.30am 16th June - Year 5-8 Winter Sport / Yoga 8.30am 18th June - Parish School Mass & Art Expo 9am Week 9 Term 2: 19th June - Year 7 & 8 Technology 21st June - Year 4-8 Kapahaka / Sports Coaches 23rd June - School Mass 9.30am 23rd June - Year 5-8 Winter Sport / Yoga 8.30am Week 10 Term 2: 26th June - School Assembly 2.15pm 26th June - School Reports published on HERO 27th June - PTA Meeting 6.30pm - Staffroom 28th June -Year 4-8 Kapahaka 28th June - Parents Morning Tea - Parish Lounge 9am 30th June- School Mass 9.30am 30th June - Last day of term - Happy Holidays
Term 3 begins Monday 17th July
Please note - these dates are being updated weekly and are subject to change. Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses.
Staff Only Days: Thursday 16th November - attached to Show Weekend
The dates for 2023 are on our Website https://www.sporty.co.nz/ |
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St Patrick's School have the following lunches available to purchase online via www.lunchonline.co.nz Every Tuesday - Sushi - a range of different options starts again next Tuesday 2nd May Every Friday - BBQ sausages with bread and tomato sauce (if required) GF options are available Extra lunch is also available if your child runs out of food from the Totara Kitchen, thank you to our PTA for organising this via Food Satisfy. |
Before & After School Care @ St Patrick's School Quality Child Care Provider Since 2009 OurKidz NZ OSCAR has been operational since December 2009 We offer: Before school programme from 7am to 8.30am After school programme from 2.45pm to 6pm or 3pm to 6pm for surrounding school communities. Our holiday programmes operate from 7.30am to 5.30pm daily and an option for families who require a half-day session which ends at 3pm. OurKidz NZ OSCAR is a Ministry of Social Development (MSD) approved provider and undertake accreditation reviews every two years by a member of MSD Accreditation team. With this accreditation approval we can offer parents/caregivers the opportunity of applying for the OSCAR Subsidy from Work and Income. To enrol please email ourkidz.oscar@outlook.com |
Sponsorship Opportunity……. If you would like us to promote and advertise your business on our newsletter or website please email Wendy office@stpatkai.school.nz $250. per year - Newsletter $350. per year - Website The money raised helps to buy more IT Equipment for your children. |
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Did you know we have Music Lessons @ St Patrick's School? Looking to learn an instrument?
Contact Erin Grigson at nzmsm.northcanterbury@gmail.com for more information or to sign up! |
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Aladdin’s Coming To St Patrick’s!
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Tickets will go on sale for Aladdin from Monday 26th June $5 per ticket (pre-schoolers are free) Matinee Performance @ 11am for our Year 1-3 Students & pre-schools @ the Rangiora Town Hall Evening Performance @ 6pm for our School Community @ the Rangiora Town Hall |
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Congratulations to all of our place - getters in our St Patrick's School Cross Country! Thank you to Miss Conlan for all of your organisation! This list has had a correction made and we apologise for this editing error!
Year 0-2 boys 1st Lachlan Miles 2nd Billy Moore 3rd Zach Struthridge Year 0-2 girls 1st Mae Paterson 2nd Neive Joslen 3rd Kora Graham Year 3 Boys 1st - Archie Eustace 2nd - Cameron Orr 3rd- George Venis Year 3 girls 1st - Mia Jarvis 2nd - Jessica Young 3rd - Harper Evans Year 4 boys 1st - Axdyn Williams - mills 2nd Jamie Wirth 3= Jackson Oxley and Solomon van Dam Year 4 girls 1st - Paige godinet Howard 2nd - Anna Orr 3rd Elsie Joslen Year 5 boys 1st - Kaelan Stakenburg 2nd - Riley Paterson 3rd - Kidlat Magbanua Year 5 girls 1st - Lydia McKenzie 2nd - Sadie Hooper 3rd - Mary Venzon Year 6 boys 1st - Gabriel van Dam 2nd - Zavia Williams-Mills 3rd - Jaks Joslen Year 6 girls 1st - Ellie Phelan 2nd - Amelia Hannah 3rd - Divine Venzon Year 7 boys 1st - Beau Liggins 2nd - Elliot Taylor 3rd - Ben Yearbury Year 7 girls 1st - Ruby-Jean 2nd - Gemma Whalley 3rd - Mia Major Year 8 boys 1st = Leo Paterson and Michael Toli Year 8 girls 1st Ruby Manera 2nd Petra Lamont |