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From the Principal…. Kia ora e whānau, I am writing this school newsletter from our Year 5-8 Camp at the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp. I can report that our first day on Camp with 72 children and 15 Adults has been a great success. It has been action packed Camp so far with tree climbing, walking (actually for most running!) up Conical Hill, mountain biking, orienteering and high ropes activities. Dinner was very popular with most having seconds of their main meal and dessert! Our Year 5-8 children return from Hanmer Springs tomorrow at approximately 2.30pm. An enormous thank you to our staff (Mr Elliott, Mr Harrison & Miss Begg) and parents who have given up their work commitments to help us on this Camp. We couldn't provide this level of Education Outside the Classroom, without your incredible support and help! Photos of our Year 5-8 Hanmer Springs camp can be found on our St Patrick's Kaiapoi Facebook Page. Meanwhile our Junior Whare participated in an awesome ‘Poetry Slam’ this afternoon, reciting their favourite poems and nursery rhymes. Thank you so much to the parents and families who could come and support this - this is an important life skill: to be able to stand up in front of an audience and present orally. We send congratulations and best wishes to the following students: Pavy, Iris, Ryder, Dylan, Hunter, Charli, Mikayla - (Patterns) Ezra, Charlotte, Lilah, Spencer - (Symmetry names) Archi, Mia, Huxley - (Black and white cut out shapes) Spencer, Ethan, Estel - (Fraction pictures) Arlo, Toby (Wassily Kandinsky hands) Esha, Rayleigh, Oceana, (circle patterns) Paige, Kaelan, Jaxx, Anna S, Riley, Sadie Their Maths Art has been selected to be exhibited at the Kaiapoi Library for the next month, as part of the Kātote Kāhui Ako (cluster of 9 schools) Maths Art Exhibition. Everyone is welcome to call in during the Library's Opening Hours to view this amazing Exhibition! Please note that from now on all payments to our school including uniform payments (deadline is next Friday 20th September) are to be made through myKindo. Lunch online will still be ordered and paid for through the Lunch online app, until the end of the term and will change over to myKindo at the start of term 4. To register for myKindo:
Simply enter in the same email address your school has on file. All of your payments to our school now need to be done via mykindo, thank you so much to the families who have already registered! There is more information about myKindo and how easy it is to register and use, attached to this newsletter. Please find our Swimming Timetable for the next two weeks starting next Monday 16th September, for the last two weeks of this term: 10am - Tōtara (departing school @ 9.30am and returning to school by 11am) 10:30am - Kahikatea (departing school @ 10am and returning to school by 11.30am) 11am - Nīkau (departing school @ 10.30am and returning to school by 12 midday) 11:30am - Kāuri (departing school @ 11am and returning to school by 12.30pm) 12:00pm - BREAK 12:30pm - Pohutukawa (departing school @ 12midday and returning to school by 1.30pm) 1:00pm Rimu (departing school @ 12.30pm and returning to school by 2pm) 1:30pm - Rata (departing school @ 1pm and returning to school by 2.30pm) 2:00pm - Mātai (departing school @ 1.30pm and returning to school by 3pm) If you are able to please help each day or some days, with walking to and from the pool with your child's class, can you please let your child's teacher know via email? Your children will need the following in a named, waterproof swimming bag, every day for the next two weeks starting on Monday 16th September: (with the exception of Friday 20th September)
We are performing in the North Canterbury Kapa Haka Celebration, presented by Te Kura o Tuahiwi, on Friday 20th September, 9am -12pm. We have 2 groups performing, Our Year 1-3 students and our Year 4-8. We will travel by bus to Rangiora Baptist Church and perform between 9am-12pm. Buses will depart from school that morning @ 8.30am so please have your children at school by 8.15am. If your child normally takes the school bus they will need parents / caregivers to transport that morning. Can you please email your child's class teacher to give your permission for each of your children to travel on the bus to and from the Rangiora Baptist Church, - 111 East Belt, Rangiora. Your children will need to be at school at 8.15am on Friday 20th September wearing their St Patrick's School Sports Uniform. They will also need a named drink bottle and their morning tea in a separate container. We will be returning to school at 12 midday for lunch at 12.30pm. Our usual Sausage Sizzle lunch will be available for ordering via Lunch online. Parents and caregivers are welcome to join the audience at the Kapahaka Celebration on Friday 20th September. Tickets are available for parents to purchase using the following link https://www.iticket.co.nz/ . Your children will not need a ticket. Parents are encouraged to stay the whole morning, if they can. A message from the organisers: Please remind your whānau that tickets are selling out quickly. To avoid disappointment, make sure to purchase tickets at iticket.co.nz. If you have any questions or need further information please talk to your classroom teacher. Please note : we will NOT be going swimming on Friday 20th September. If you would like to read our St Patrick's School policies you can access them on our school docs website. Please click on the link and enter: Username: stpatkai password: green 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 certificates in our last School Assembly … Charlie Holland, Iris Gove, Luke Paviel, Violet Morgan, Emmy Clapham, Finn Bettjeman, Spencer Taylor, Beau McLaren, Xander Smith, Ruby McCarthy, George McLean, Nathaniel Jerin, Lucy Moore x2, Anna Sullivan, Ryker Frankish, Archie Eustace, Mia Jarvis, Harper Evans, Eddie Sherbourne, Leah Duggan, Declan Crawford, Amelia Atkinson, Kyrvie Hipolito, Toby Evans, Louie Ermerins, Kendra Burgo, Indi Kirk, Arlo McElwain, Mason Stratford, Edwin Poickaran, Mabel Manzl Congratulations to …the following students who received Principal's Awards during the last two weeks:
Happy Birthday to …. Sadie Hooper, Alex Morgan, Mikayla Orr, Miss Cook, Noah White, |
Parish & Special Character News…..
TERM 3 2024 DIOCESAN COSTS NOW DUE: Many thanks to those paying these costs to the parish, by automatic/regular payments, our preferred option. It is really appreciated and certainly helps with the cashflow. For parents who prefer not to pay in this way – payment was required by the due date on the invoice (which is now overdue). You are welcome to contact the parish office, at any time, to check the status of your account. Please be aware that these costs will increase next year – as previously notified. **************************************************** 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 MoveX Pizza and Jump Fundraiser Limited Tickets still available! Open to everyone! Come along to our next awesome PTA Fundraiser at Move X. This is an opportunity to have exclusive use of Move X just for us! Including all the trampolines and ninja course! Friday 20th September, 6-8pm, MoveX- Maces Road, Bromley. $25 per jumper including Pizza! Parents are welcome to stay. BYO grip socks or purchase for $3 at venue. Kiosk with slushy's, snacks, ice-creams & drinks will be open for purchase, so bring cash or card. LIMITED TICKETS- we have sold 1/4 already so get yours today by emailing pta@stpatkai.school.nz, messaging our facebook page or message 021361475. Payment will secure your jumper;Please pop $ into our PTA account 12-3616-0025744-00 or cash into our PTA box in office. Tickets will be available for collection from the school office from Monday 19th September. Whittaker’s Chocolate Fundraiser Thank you to the families who have sold and paid for their chocolate allocation. We still have families who still have not paid, we will be following up in the next week. we also have some spare boxes available to sell if you are able to. If you need another one, please see Janine in the office. One box is $90, each bar is $2.50. Our PTA account is 12-3616-0025744-00 HOT Chocolate Tuesdays Every Tuesday outside Totara, 8.30-8.55am- $2 Hot Chocolates with yummy marshmallows! BYO mugs are encouraged. Family Donation Just a reminder that we offer the 2 types of Family donation each term. 1. This consists of the $150 to one family to assist in paying for an extracurricular activity for a child or children in that family. 2. We also have the donation of 1 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 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 Term 3:
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Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses. Term Three Dates: weeks 5-10 Week Six: 26th August - Year 7 & 8 Technology 28th August - Year 3 -8 School Speech finals 9.30am -12.30pm 28th August - Kapahaka Years 1-8 29th August - School Newsletter 30th August - No Coffee van 8.30am - School Mass 9.30am Week Seven: 2nd September : School Photos 2024 2nd September - School Assembly 2.15pm 2nd September - Kane Shield 6pm 2nd September - Learning Conferences 3.15 - 7.15pm 4th September - Kapahaka Years 1-8 4th September - Learning Conferences 3.15-7.15pm 5th September - Sports Coaches 6th September - Talent Quest 6th September - School Mass 9.30am Week Eight: 9th September - Year 7 & 8 Technology 11 -13th September - Year 5-8 Hanmer Camp 12th September - School Newsletter 13th September - School Mass 9.30am Week Nine: 16th September -27th September - Swimming Lessons 16th September - School Assembly 2.15pm 18th September - Kapahaka Year 1-8 19th September - Sports Coaches 20th September- Coffee van 8.30am 20th September - Kapahaka Festival Performance Year 1-8 20th September - Uniform Orders due Week Ten: 23rd September - Year 7 & 8 Technology 23rd - 27 September - Swimming Lessons @ Kaiapoi Aquatics 25th September - Year 1-8 Kapahaka 26th September - School Newsletter 27th September - Paige & Lauren's Fundraiser - non-uniform day 27th September - School Mass 9.30am 27th September - End of Term 3 30th September - 11th October: Term 3 School Holidays 14th October - Term 4 Begins Staff Only Days: Friday 31st May (attached to Queen's Birthday) Thursday 14th November (attached to Show Weekend) The term dates for 2024 and 2025 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 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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