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From the Principal…. Kia ora e whānau, Term 4 continues with teaching and learning at the centre of everything we do. A special thank you to all of the children and students who supported our Teacher Appreciation Day yesterday! We are so blessed to have the dedicated, caring and talented teachers we have at St Patrick's School. They work long hours, often in evenings, weekends and holidays to prepare, plan and assess your children's learning programmes in nine curriculum areas. May God's blessings be on our teachers now and always! All Saints Day Party We will be hosting this in our Parish Hall and in our School tomorrow! The children come dressed as their favourite Saint or Angel, there will be treats, games and activities to entertain everybody from 4-6pm on Friday 31st October. Our staff will also be there to party with everyone. Entry is now free which includes all the treats and activities. Thank you to our St Peter Chanel Parish for subsidising this event! Staffing 2026 It is my pleasure to announce our Staffing for 2026. We will be farewelling two of our Superstar Teachers: Miss Kaila Abdelaal who is travelling to Australia and Miss Madeleine Williams. We welcome Mrs Angela Bennett from St Joseph's Papanui to our 2026 Teaching Team. Our Transition morning for our children to spend some time with their new teacher and 2026 class, is scheduled for Monday 15th December.
Zone Athletic Sports There are 33 St Patrick's Students who have qualified for the Zones in a range of events. We wish the following students all the very best for the Pegasus Zone Athletic Sports next Tuesday 4th November: Huxley Dixon, Archie Eustace, Cameron Orr, Harper Evans, Lulu Blakely, Violet Morgan, Piper Barrett, Ryker Frankish, Charlie Hickland, Jessica Young, Mia Jarvis, Jed Cameron, Axdyn Williams- Mills, Anna Orr, Paige Godinet-Howard, Sophaia Liana- Paler, Declan Crawford, Jamie Wirth, Elsie Joslen, Eilish Wratt, Cojay Manera, Zoey McElwain, Lydia McKenzie, Maiana Longuinhos, Eli Wright, Kaelan Stakenburg, Paulo Pesefea, Gabe Alberts, Gabriel van Dam, Emilio Adcock- White, Indie Stevens, Ed Wratt, Gus Cameron, Zavia Williams- Mills. Parents of these children please note: we have decided to book a bus for the Zone Athletic Sports that will transport our athletes to and from Ashgrove Park in Rangiora. Mr Elliott will be going with them. School Tracksuits will be distributed next Monday. The bus will depart St Patrick's @ 8.45am and return to school by 3pm. All athletes will need to wear their sports uniform, their school tracksuits, their sunhat with named sunscreen, a large lunch and morning tea and plenty of water, in their school backpack. Please email Mr Elliott if you have any questions or need further information: telliott@stpatkai.school.nz PAT Testing Year 4-8 Next week we will be doing online Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) with our Year 4-8 Students in Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Listening, Te Reo Māori and a Wellbeing at School Survey. This helps us with our end of year academic assessments and provides us with an indication of how much progress has been made throughout the year, for each student, when we compare their Term 1 PAT results. Could you please provide named headphones (if you have them) for the Listening PAT. Storyline Event Next Monday 3rd November, we have two highly acclaimed authors coming to visit our school: Kate de Goldi & Rachael King, as part of the Storyline Schools Tour. This is to inspire our young writers and for our children to learn more about the story / book process. School Photos Next Wednesday 5th November, is our Class and individual Photos Day, with Photolife. You will receive information after Photo day about how to view and purchase your child's photos online, with an online access key code. If you would like your children to have sibling photographs on Wednesday you or your child need to collect Sibling Forms from the office to complete and sign. These need to be returned to the office before next Wednesday 5th November. PTA Non-Uniform & Whacky Hair Day Friday 7th November will be our non-uniform and wacky hair day! Prizes for the wackiest hair creations. Please bring a luxury grocery item or Christmas item for our Christmas raffle. Junior Athletics Display Next Friday 7th November our Junior Whare (Year 0-3) Display! This begins at 1.30pm and will be finished by 3pm. Parents & whānau are welcome. School Policies 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 A message fom Janine in our Office: could you please check your mykindo account for any outstanding payment due and allocate it the payment. Uniform final dates for orders: 31st December & 5th December via my Kindo. 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 … Mikayla, Ayden L, Ethan, Sophie, Skyla, Pavvy, Iris, George McL, Phelim x2, Scarlett, Oakleigh, Noah x2, Mila, Alex, Kendall x2, Stevie, Della, Phelim, Ayden M, Zoya, Amaya, Miana, Eddie, Sophia, Leah D, Roland, Nathaniel, Zac S, Riley, Leo, Phoebe, Tui, Phoebe, Mae, Spencer MM, Zoe M, Harper, Ryker, Eilijah, George Venis, Spencer Happy Birthday to ….. Zoe McDonnell, Zavia Williams- Mills, Ayden Laing, Whaea Lara, Gabe & Adam Alberts, Evie Hancox, Ezekiel Simanjuntik, Jessica Young, McKenzie Britnell, There was no School Assembly this week because of Labour Day.
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Parish & Special Character News….. **************************************************** Our Parish Mass is every Sunday @ 9am in our beautiful Church. All very welcome …. Save the Date - All Saints Party @ St Patrick's - Friday 31st October 4pm -6pm Please pray for…. prayers written for our School Mass by our children in Īnanga class:
Leo: We pray for Pope Leo, Bishop Michael, Fr Do and Father Zani. May they lead us with the love of Jesus. E te riki. Joaquin: Jesus, help us to love you most of all and to follow you, even when it is hard. E te riki.
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E te riki. … our school community, as we continue to navigate our 2025 school year. May all of our children have a happy, healthy and successful year of learning embracing the gospel values and that they enjoy coming to school each day. …… 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 |
School Portal - from the Government A new Parent Portal is now available. This is an online resource designed to support families to play their part in their child’s learning. Education is a partnership of what happens in the classroom and what happens at home. Parents, caregivers, and whānau play an important role in supporting their child’s learning and development. The new webspace is designed to make it easier for parents, caregivers, and whānau to access clear and up-to-date information on the school curriculum, assessment practices, and ways they can complement their child’s learning. Please click here: https://www.education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/parent-portal
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PTA News Welcome back! We hope you all had a lovely Labour Weekend. We were very appreciative of the donation for the willow tree, the winning bid was $600 and we have used this money to purchase twelve new tables for the parish and school to use. Wacky Hair/Non-Uniform Day Friday 7th November will be our non-uniform and wacky hair day! Prizes for the wackiest hair creations. Please bring a luxury grocery item or Christmas item for our Christmas raffle. Kaiapoi Santa Parade Thank you to everyone who have put in your permission slips for the Kaiapoi Santa Parade on Saturday 6th December. If your child wants to participate there still is time. Please pop in your permission slip into the PTA box in office or email us. Ice Block Friday’s Back for Term 4. Every Friday at 3pm outside the library $1 for a lemonade ice block. Inflatable Screen and Projector Hire We have our inflatable screen and projector available for hire. This makes a superb outdoor fun event, for birthday parties or even a fun family movie night! Costs to hire is $50 for school families with a refundable bond of $100. Get in touch if you would like to book pta@stpatkai.school.nz We always welcome any suggestions or feedback: pta@stpatkai.school.nz. Upcoming Term 4 Events:
Pastoral Care To support our St Patrick’s school community the PTA run a pastoral care program. Within this program we need volunteers to help support our families in need. This simplify involves making a meal for a family to ease any extra pressure or strain. It is such a rewarding program that helps our families who need this the most. This can include families who are going through anything in which they are struggling with, health struggles, family struggles or personal problems. From time to time you know receive a message from the PTA asking for your assistance on running this pastoral support program, we would really appreciate your support around this. Please reach out to Trish, your child’s teacher or Lizzie to let us know if you or any families you know are in need of any assistance. We are here to help you and our wonderful school community! Lizzie Sherborne is the overall Pastoral Care Rep: Y0/1 Ingana- Nerissa G Y1 Kowaru-Victoria Miles Y2 Kakahi-Victoria Miles Y3 Kanakana- Lizzie Sherborne Y4 Pipi- Wendy Bettjeman and Paige Dixon Y5- Koura- Wendy Bettjeman and Paige Dixon Y6 Patiki- Kirsteen Williams Y7 Waituere- Amanda Jarvis Y8 Tuna- Renee Dean 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. The swimming lessons will be available at both the Kaiapoi and Rangiora. 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.
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Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses. Term 4 Dates: Weeks 4-11 Week Four: 27 - 31 October 27th October: Labour Day - School Closed 28th October: Year 7 & 8 Technology 29th October: Kapa haka Year 0-8 29th October: Lockdown Drill 30th October: School Newsletter 31st October: School Mass 9.30am 31st October: Marian College Entrance Day 31st October: All Saints Eve Party 4-6pm 1st November: All Saints Day 2nd November: All Souls Day 9am Youth Mass Week Five: 3-7 November 3rd - 7th November: PAT Testing Year 4-8 3rd November: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki 3rd November: Storyline's Story Tour 4th November: Pegasus Zone Athletics 5th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8 5th November: School Photos 6th November: Sports Coaches 7th November: Non-uniform & Whacky Hair Day for PTA Raffle 7th November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am 7th November: Year 0-3 Fun Athletics Display Week Six: 10 - 14 November 10 November : Happy Birthday Mrs Morton-Jones 10 November: School Assembly 2.15pm - Pātiki 11th November: Year 7 & 8 Technology 12th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8 12th November: Rotary Speech Competition 6pm 13th November: MOE Curriculum Staff Only day 13th November: School Newsletter 14th November: School Closed - Show Day Week Seven: 17 - 21 November 17th November: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki 18/19 November: Education Review Office Visit 19 November: Kapa haka Year 0-8 19 November: Pre-Entry Visits 9am -12.30pm 20 November: Sports Coaches 20 November: Board Meeting 6pm 21st November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am Week Eight: 24-28 November 24 November: School Assembly 2.15pm - Waituere 25th November: Year 7 & 8 Technology 26th November: Year 6 & 7 Kaitiaki Leadership Day 26th November: Kapa haka Year 0-8 26th November: Pre-Entry Visits 9am -12.30pm 27th November: School Newsletter 28th November: Kaitiaki Applications Due 28th November: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am 29th November: Performance Group Kapahaka Festival Week Nine: 1-5 December 1st December: KHS Experience Day 1st December: Class Meetings with Kaitiaki 3rd December: Reconciliation Year 4-8 3rd December: Kapa haka Year 0-8 3rd December: Pre-Entry Visits 9am -12.30pm 3rd December: PTA AGM 6pm 4th December: Sports Coaches 5th December: Coffee Van 8.30am / School Mass 9.30am 6th December: Kaiapoi Christmas Parade Week Ten: 8-12 December 8th December: Year 8 Dinner 6pm 9th December: Year 7 & 8 Technology 10th December: Senior Production 11am & 6pm 10th December: Pre-Entry Visits 9am -12.30pm 11th December: School Newsletter 11th December: School Board Meeting 6pm 12th December: PTA Fun Day @ Spencer Park 12th December: Year 8 Big Day Out 12th December: HERO Progress Reports Published by 3pm Week Eleven: 15-17 December 15th December: Transition to 2026 Classes 11-12.30pm 16th December: Happy Birthday Whaea Hope 16th December: School Prizegiving 6pm 17th December: Year 8 Final Assembly 11am 17th December: Term 4 Finishes @ midday These term dates are subject to change and are updated weekly.
2025 Staff Only Days: Friday 30th May: attached to King's Birthday Thursday 13th November: attached to Show Weekend St Patrick's School Kaiapoi Facebook Page - click here to join this page with more news, photos and upcoming events happening @ our school! The School Dates for 2026 are now on our website.
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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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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. |
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 |
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 - During Lent - Fish Burgers - $5.00 Extra lunch is also available if your child runs out of food from the Staffroom Kitchen, thank you to our PTA for organising this via Food Satisfy.
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Thank you to the following Sponsors who generously support St Patrick's School: |
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We’re turning 100 and you’re invited!
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