Kia ora koutou

I hope your children loved the GRIT Challenge and weren’t too muddy! It was a great day and I hope you get a chance to check out the photos on Facebook. 

HERE ARE A FEW REMINDER NOTICES:
Teacher only day  –  Friday 4 June
This is coming up quickly now, just over two weeks to go. Again, we apologise for any inconvenience caused. We have taken up less than half we are entitled to, so as to lessen the impact on families. Kidsbase will be open that day so if you need care, they can be enrolled there at competitive costs, for the day. (see their flyer later in the newsletter)

2021 Dates
Term 1:      Monday 1 February to Friday 16 April
Term 2:      Monday 3 May to Friday 9 July
Teacher Only Day – Friday 4 June
Term 3:      Monday 26 July to Friday 1 October
Teacher Only Day – Friday 27 August
Term 4:      Monday 18 October to Tuesday 14 December
Teacher Only Day – Thursday 11 November

New parents meeting  – This Friday at 8.45 am (new parents/caregivers gather in the library)

Red Muftiday –   Monday  24 May

Dallas Wichman 
Tumuaki/Principal

Pentecost Sunday is this coming Sunday, 23rd May.  The word comes from the Greek meaning, “the fiftieth day”.  It is the name given to the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles fifty days after Easter.

When the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, they preached the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Miraculously, people of many different languages and nations could understand the Apostles in their own languages.  This miracle reflected God’s desire for the Gospel to be preached to all, and for all the peoples of the earth to be united in faith.

This coming Monday, we will be celebrating Pentecost as a school by learning to pray in many different languages.  All students are encouraged to come to school in red mufti as this is the colour worn at Pentecost as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

Clara Mapley 
DRS