‘Nau mai, hoki mai ki te kura māori!’ The definition of ‘Māori’ in this sentence is ‘normal’ which makes sense if you picture Europeans settlers asking “What sort of people are you?” and the reply from Māori would be “Normal people, what sort of people are you?”  ‘Welcome back to normal school!’ It feels that … Continue reading Newsletter / Pānui Term 2 Week 7 →

Today (and this week), we celebrate and thank our support staff. Sometimes they go unnoticed because they quietly go about doing their business. However without them, we would really struggle. We have support staff who run the office (pay, accounts, first aid, newsletters, resources, and the list goes on), helping students with English as a … Continue reading Support Staff Day! →

Have you finished the worksheets yet? Please do so before Wednesday 24th (two weeks today). If you have misplaced any, please let Dallas know as he has spares. Here is the updated timetable from Fiona and Vanessa: Wednesday 24th June, 6:00pm – There’s a Parent Meeting in the Parish Hall. Please bring your children to … Continue reading First Communion and Mass →

Kia ora koutou Apologies for the lateness of this newsletter, I’m a day behind myself with Queen’s Birthday. Last week we had a great time using more Sāmoan Language in classrooms and enjoying some of their culture. If you missed it, please have a look at our Facebook Page for photos and videos https://www.facebook.com/St-Annes-Catholic-School-Christchurch-743975602280969/ We … Continue reading Newsletter Week 6 Term 2 →

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. On Trinity Sunday, Christians remember that God shares himself with us through the three persons of the Trinity. We honour the eternal God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday is celebrated the Sunday after Pentecost, and lasts only one day, which is symbolic of the unity … Continue reading What is Trinity Sunday? →

Tālofa Lava! Welcome to Sāmoan Language Week! This week is important in our calendar as we have a high number of Sāmoan students. We love what our Sāmoan community brings to our school and we embrace the culture. Tomorrow (Thursday) we will celebrate with some fun events. Why Sāmoan Language Week? There is a ‘language … Continue reading Newsletter Week 5 Term 2 →

Please remember to sign in on our app. or on the paper sheets if you come past the barriers on the court. Thank you for your time here.

This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost, the “birthday” of the Church. Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and their  followers. They grew in their faith, their courage and their ministry after the coming of the Spirit. It was after Pentecost that these men and women began a … Continue reading Happy Birthday!!! →

Wow, what a great start to life back at school! We opened our new performance area ‘Whare Tapere’, we have a new junior class, new soccer goal nets and lots of plans! Our shade sails are being installed now as well (the posts at least as they stay down in winter in case it snows). … Continue reading Welcome Back!! Newsletter Term Two – Week Four →