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From the Principal…. Kia ora koutou katoa, We continue with an action packed and exciting term! Currently our Year 7 & 8 students, 8 parents, Miss Cook and Mr O'Dowd are participating in a range of exciting, fun and enjoyable outdoor camp activities! We are looking forward to viewing all of the photos and listening to all of the stories and adventures! This week is Social Justice week and our tamariki have been learning about the importance of Peace in our World. Social Justice Week in 2023 is the beginning of something very special. For the next three years the focus will be on peace and responding to conflict. The overarching tagline is:‘Imagine Peace For All / Pohewatia te Rangimārie mō te Katoa’. Each class have been doing activities and tasks related to this theme. Please ask your children to talk about their new learning about this special theme / topic, with you at home. Congratulations to all of our Speech Finalists… The speech finals were hotly contested last Wednesday! So amazing to hear and watch ALL of our finalists from Year 4-8! Congratulations to our 5 winners - Elsie (Year 4) ‘Rabbits’ Xavier (Year 5)- ‘What it is like to have a Father Who is a Scientist’ Fran (Year 6) ‘Why Redheads are the best’ Odin (Year 7) ‘The Superpowers of ADHD’ Harrison (Year 8 ) ‘Dogs’ Our Year 5-8 Winners will go on to represent St Patrick’s School at the Kātote Kāhui Speech Presentations on Wednesday 20th September, @ KHS, 6pm. All families are welcome to come and support our St Patrick's Speech winners. Our 3-Way (Parents, Student and Teacher) Learning Conferences are scheduled for Monday 18th September 3.15-7pm, and Tuesday 19th September 3.15-6.30pm. This year you are able to book your Conferences (Interviews) via our School Management System (HERO). Please click on this link to see how to do this. Bookings are now OPEN in your HERO App and you should have received an email notification regarding this. Thank you to those families who have already booked a 3-Way Learning Conference. It is quick and easy to book, once you have read the link below: Please contact Janine in the Office if you are having difficulty with making your bookings. The focus of these important Learning Conferences is:
Our upcoming Water Safety Skills programme will begin on Monday September 11th and run for two weeks at the Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre. Schedule: Children will walk down with their classes 30 minutes before the lesson starts to allow time for them to walk and get changed. Please note the following timetable:
In preparation for each day of swimming lessons, please ensure that your child brings the following items:
If you have any questions please feel free to email jconlan@stpatkai.school.nz Thank you so much to all of the Parents & Caregivers who attended the Literacy Parent Education Workshop, yesterday in the Junior Whare! It was wonderful to be able to share our Structured Literacy, Reading & Writing Programme and our Literacy Boost programme with you all. Please let us know if you would like another Parent Workshop in Term 4, on another curriculum area. Ma te Atua koe e manaaki me to whanau, God's blessings on you and your family.
Kind regards Trish McKendry PS: KHS will be finishing at 1:05pm next Wednesday 13th September and will need to bring our buses in early. Therefore, there will be no school bus service for primary schools in the afternoon on this day. 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: Beau Liggins, Sid Setter, Zavia Williams-Mills, Spencer Miller-Masters, Kryvie Hipolito 2x, Katey Burt, Harrison Hickland, Ben Mullink, George Venis, Serenity Obina, Mary Venzon, Elsie Joslen, Anna Orr, Neiva Joslen 2x, Solomon van Dam, Lauren Boyd, Macy Johnston, Beau McLaren, Archie Eustace, Jessica Young, Reuben Taylor, Ruby McCarthy, Emmy Clapham, Everest Rawson. Congratulations to … the following staff and students who had a birthday over the last two weeks…. Noah White, Mr O'Dowd, Alex Morgan, Mae Patterson, Mikayla Orr Congratulations to … the following students who received certificates in our School Assembly on Monday: Student of the Week: Jaks Joslen
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Parish & Special Character News….. Young Vinnies Can Drive See photo above… please bring along a can of food to support people in need. For every can dropped off, you will get a ticket to go into the draw for prizes at the last School Assembly for Term 3. Drop off your cans @ Rimu Class By Friday 8th September We are planning another Baptism class this term. Please email jculling@stpatkai.school.nz if your child is keen to be Baptised. The Baptism preparation classes are held here at school. Our Parish Mass is every Sunday @ 9am in our beautiful Church. All very welcome …. Please pray for…. …… 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. Please click here for the Waimakariri Parish Website |
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PTA News Kane Shield Thank you to everyone who helped at the Kane Shield fundraiser. We raised $364! It was great to see the St Patrick’s School team racing! We look forward to this event next year. Thank you to Sam from The Sugar Room for raffle prizes! Naked Baker Thank you to everyone who supported this yummy fundraiser! Pies are back today (Thursday 7th September) from 3.30pm. Second Hand Uniform The PTA has a second hand uniform shop, with affordable second hand uniform available to purchase. If you have any uniform items your child has outgrown or no longer wears, we would love to take them off your hands! Please just drop anytime into the office. Scooter/Bike Track Do you have experience in construction or landscaping? We would love to hear from you if you or someone you know can help with designing our scooter and bike track. We also welcome any ideas and suggestions from our school community. Contact pta@stpatkai.school.nz or Rebecca 021361475 Uniforms The PTA is handing over the New Uniform orders to Janine in our School Office, from September 14th. The 14th September will be the next order. There will be new Uniform Order forms available from this week. Thank you to Janine and St Patrick’s School for taking this on. Family Donation Just a reminder that we offer the 2 types of Family donation each term.
If you would like to apply for either of the above, 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. Upcoming events
Thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful week.
Rebecca Morgan (on behalf of the St Patrick's PTA) pta@stpatkai.school.nz
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Term Three Dates: Weeks 8-10 Week 8 Term 3: 4th-8th September: Caritas Social Justice Week 4th September - School Assembly 2.15pm 4th September - Kane Shield Swimming Comp 6pm 4-8th September - Social Justice Week 5th September - Structured Literacy Parents Workshop 2pm & 6pm 6th September - Happy Birthday Mr O'Dowd! 6th -8th September - Year 7 & 8 Camp to Wainui 7th September - School Newsletter 7th September - Cricket Sessions 8th September - School Mass 9.30am Week 9 Term 3: 11th September - Year 7 & 8 Technology 11th September - Swimming lessons begin (every day for 2 weeks) 13/14th September - Sports Coaches 13th September - Kapahaka Year 1-8 - no school buses (pm) 15th September - KHS Entrance Testing for Year 8 students 15th September - School Mass 9.30am Week 10 Term 3: 18th September - Ashton Scholastic Book Fair all week (Library) 18th September - Swimming lessons continue until the 22/9 18th September - School Assembly 2.15pm 18th September - Learning Conferences 3.15pm - 7pm 19th September - Learning Conferences 3.15pm - 6.30pm 20th September - Kapahaka Year 1-8 20th September - Kātote Speech Presentations @ KHS 6pm 21st September - School Newsletter Published 21st September - School Board Meeting 6pm 22ns September - Big Brother, Big Sisters Fundraiser 22nd September - School Mass 9.30am 22nd September - Last Day of Term 3, 3pm Happy Holidays! Years 7 & 8 Camp: 6th - 8th September @ Wainui Last day of Term 3 : Friday 22nd September 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 Term 4 dates: Monday 9th October - Friday 15th December @ midday School Photos: Wednesday 11th October Annual School Athletics Sports Years 4-8 - Friday 20th October. Our date for the Year 1-3 Athletics Sport is to be finalised next week. Year 8 Leavers Dinner - Monday 11th December, 6pm Annual School Prizegiving - Wednesday 13th December, 6-8pm Last day of Term 4 - Friday 15th December 12 midday
The dates for 2023 are on our Website https://www.sporty.co.nz/ The dates for 2024 are now on our website. |
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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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This winter, between Monday 12 June and Saturday 30 September, participating community pharmacies in Canterbury will provide a Minor Health Conditions Service for Māori and Pacific people, children aged under 14 years, and community service card holders. The service allows pharmacists to have a clinical consultation and provide advice as well as medication if needed for a select set of minor ailments at no cost to the patient. It also includes whānau members of a child with similar symptoms. For example, if the pharmacist determines your child needs treatment for scabies and they have older brothers or sisters, or you yourself also have symptoms, they can provide advice and medication for all of you. The following health conditions are included in the Minor Health Conditions Service:
If your condition needs further support, the pharmacist can tell you the best place to go for your condition to get further help. Let’s spread the word to our friends and whānau about this new service! It’s also important to remember that you can always speak to your local pharmacist for free health advice, even if you are not eligible for this service.
Participating pharmacies can be found by going to HealthPoint and searching “Minor Ailments”. You can also find a list here www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/go-well |
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From Debbie @ OurKidz |