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From the Principal…. Kia ora koutou katoa, Our students have made a smooth and positive start to their school year. Thank you so much to our parents, caregivers and school staff who have supported this return to school. We welcomed 25 children and their families, and three staff members, formally to our school last Friday, with a Mihi Whakatau. This was followed by our first School Mass for 2024 and a special thank you to all of the parents and families who were able to join us for this Mass. It is wonderful to have our children participating and contributing to the Mass - they are readers, altar servers, computer technicians and musicians. We are so lucky to have such enthusiastic and talented children in our school community! Next Wednesday 14th February as well as being St Valentine's Day, it is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday signifies the start of Lent and the beginning of the Easter Season, in our Catholic church. Please click here to find out more about why Lent is so important to Catholics and what we teach here at St Patrick's about Lent and Easter. Our school will attend Mass at our Church on Ash Wednesday (14th February) @ midday. All of our children and staff will receive ‘the ashes’ on their forehead in the shape of a cross. Ash Wednesday – also known as the Day of Ashes – is a day of repentance, when Catholics and Christians confess their sins and profess their devotion to God leading up to Easter. The ashes come from the burnt palm branches from Palm Sunday. Parents and families are welcome to join us for Ash Wednesday Mass. It is acceptable for someone who is not Catholic to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday, if they so choose. We have many exciting and enjoyable events and learning opportunities in the term ahead. Please see the list of Term One dates below and on our website. Please also see the information from Mr Elliott (Our Sports Leader) regarding entering your Year 4-8 child into our Swimming Sports. One form needs to be completed for each child you have in this area of the school! Please don't hesitate to email your child's teacher, Janine in our school office (office@stpatkai.school.nz) or me (principal@stpatkai.school.nz) if you have any questions, wonderings or information regarding your children. Here's to a great term ahead… 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: Emilio Adcock-White, Kaelan Stakenburg, Max Venis, Jaks Joslen, Odin Stakenburg, Paige Godinet - Howard x2, Eli Wright, Theo Miller- Masters, Spencer Miller- Masters, Jaxx Jarvis x2, Riley Paterson, Ryker Frankish x2 Happy Birthday to …. Kyrvie Hipolito, Mary Venzon, Toby Evans, Miss Abdelaal, Mr Kaprakos, Mr Harrison, Miss A'Court, |
Parish & Special Character News….. Next week is Ash Wednesday, which signifies the start of Lent in the Catholic Church. Please click here if you would like to find out more about what Lent is and why it is such an important time in our Church's calendar. We are planning another Baptism class in Term 1, 2024. Please email dharrison@stpatkai.school.nz if your child is keen to be Baptised. The Baptism preparation classes will be held and organised by our Parish Sacramental team. Please see the attachment below for details of the Baptism Programme. The sacrament of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion will also be offered this year. More information will be sent home to parents soon. You child needs to be in Year 3 and above to receive this Sacrament. Our Parish Mass is every Sunday @ 9am in our beautiful Church. All very welcome …. Please pray for…. … all those people who are suffering or have died during the recent violence in Gaza. …… 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 We hope you all had a wonderful break! Welcome back to an exciting school term! We have our annual Easter raffle in March and a super exciting Colour Fun run planned, see below for details. Our first PTA meeting will be on Wednesday 21st February 6.30pm in the staff room, all welcome. Colour Fun Run We are planning an epic colour fun run on Friday March 22nd. Fundraising is all done online via Just Giving-, and every student who fundraises over $10 gets to choose a prize! Student will participate in a fun run with lots of fun coloured powder! Students will be given fundraising details in the next few weeks and all profits go to our scooter and bike track fund! 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. Thankyou. Ice Block Fridays Every Friday $1 for a lemonade ice block outside the library. Scooter/Bike Track We have sponsorship opportunities available! Keep an eye on our facebook page for details! 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. See attached sponsorship opportunities! Contact pta@stpatkai.school.nz or Rebecca 021361475 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 weekend. Rebecca Morgan PTA Chair |
Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses. Term One Dates: Week One: 30 January - Staff Only Day / Open Afternoon 1.30-4pm 31 January - School Begins for all students 1 February - Sports Coaches Year 1-8 2 February - Mihi Whakatau 9am, School Mass 9.30am- Parents Welcome Week Two: 7 February - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 8 February - School Newsletter 9 February - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am- Parents Welcome 9 February - School Patrol Refresh 1pm Week Three: 14 February - Happy St Valentines Day 14 February - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 15 February - Sports Coaches Year 1-8 15 February - School Board Meeting 6pm 16 February - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am- Parents Welcome Week Four: 21 February - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 22 February - Year 4-8 Swimming Sports / School Newsletter 23 February - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am 23 February - Andrew Chin Concert 11am Week Five: 1 March - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am - Parents Welcome 6 March - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 7 March - School Newsletter 8 March - Dress up day for the Easter Raffle 8 March - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am - Parents Welcome Week Seven: 14 March - Sports Coaches - Year 1-8 14 March - School Board Meeting 6pm 15 March - St Patrick's Day Celebrations @ Spencer Park / Parents Welcome / School Mass 9.30am 17 March - St Patrick's Day School / Parish Mass 9am & Annual St Patrick's School vs St Patrick's Parish Cricket Mass Week Eight: 20 March - Little Paddy's 8.30-12.30pm 21 March - School Newsletter 21 March - North Canterbury Swimming Sports 22 March - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am - Parents Welcome 22 March - School Colour Run - afternoon Week Nine: 27 March - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 28 March - Holy Thursday - Stations of the Cross 28 March - Sports Coaches Year 1-8 29 March - Good Friday - School Closed Week Ten: 3 April - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 3 April - Little Paddy's 8.30-12.30pm 4 April - School Newsletter 5 April - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am - Parents Welcome Week Eleven: 10 April - Pegasus Sport Spectacular 10 April - Kapa Haka - Year 1-8 11 April - Sports Coaches 12 April - House meetings / School Mass 9.30am - Parents Welcome 12 April - Last day of Term One - Happy Holidays 29 April - Term Two Begins The term dates for 2024 are now on our website. (click here)
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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 Every Friday - BBQ sausages with bread and tomato sauce (if required) GF options are available During Lent, fish burgers will be available instead of sausages, $4.00 each. Fish burgers will be available on Fridays, on the following dates: 16 February, 23 February, 1st March, 8th March, 15th March, 22nd March. 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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Kia ora whānau! On Thursday February the 22rd, St Patrick’s Kaiapoi will be holding our whole school Swimming Sports at Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre between 10.45 am - 2:15 pm. This year, students Year 4-8 will be entering into their races via a Google Form (attached below) this can be completed at home, parents please work closely with your child when filling in this form. It would be fantastic if every student knew what they had entered on the day! The google form is to be submitted by Friday 16th February, at 9am. We do advise that parents should understand and know the events their child is entering. They can enter a maximum of 4 races and a minimum of 2. Parents are most welcome to come and watch. We would also appreciate volunteers to help on the day. Only Year 5 - 8 will be considered for the North Canterbury Zones that enter a Championship race and meet the qualifying time, swimming 50m lengths. Approximate Schedule of Events: 10:15 AM - Depart St Patricks 10.45 AM - Start events (Width races first, lengths and championship races second) Small pool races will be running throughout, for those who are not confident in swimming widths in the big pool. 1:15 PM - House Relays (hopefully competing against a staff/parents team - bring your togs if you want to compete in this!) 1:30 PM - Free Swim 1:50 PM - Pack up and walk back to school. If for some reason you cannot open and fill out the Google Form, please email me telliott@stpatkai.school.nz with what race you would like your child to be entered in. I look forward to hearing from you and all the best to those competing, it will be a great day! Tom Elliott |
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