Our Feast Day! (St Anne / St Joachim) Last week on the 26th of July, it was the Feast Day of St Anne and St Joachim. St Anne is often depicted with a book upon her lap and the child Mary leaning against her, eager to learn. God entrusted Anne with bringing up Mary in … Continue reading From the DRS / Nā te Kaiwhakahaere o te Whakapono
Kai aku haumi, kai aku hoa, tēnā noa rā koutou katoa, Mānawatia a Matariki! I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. We had a great time leading up to it (see below) and we are still in the period of reflecting and focusing on the year ahead. You can see on the picture of my … Continue reading Newsletter Week 9 Term 2 / Pānui Wiki 9 Wāhaka 2
Short-term pain, long-term gain!!!! Very soon, the building of two new rooms will be commencing at St Anne’s. Immediately following that, the renovation of Rooms 1 and 2 and the boys’ toilets attached to them. Hann Construction will be in action every day and our school will definitely look like a construction site!!!! What’s happening? … Continue reading New Classrooms / Kā Akomaka hou
Hello, Our names are Theresa and Yvaine and we are a part of Young Vinnies 2022. This year the Young Vinnies are going to be organizing a fundraiser called Winter Woolies. We are asking for donations of winter clothing items or blankets for St Vincent De Paul. They could be blankets, jackets, beanies, scarves etc. … Continue reading From the DRS / Nā te Kaiwhakahaere o te Whakapono
Kia ora koutou Auē, what challenging times! We are all working really hard to remain open for instruction. But, there are no guarantees at the moment. In the past week and a half, 6/7 of our full-time teaching staff have been unwell. It is a similar situation in a lot of schools. My son’s high … Continue reading Newsletter Week 7 Term 2 / Pānui Wiki 7 Wāhaka 2
At school, we are celebrating Matariki and learning about it as we go! We are moving through all 9 stars over 9 days leading up to the long weekend. Please join us in the plan and help us complete the weekend challenges: 9 DAYS / 9 STARS / 9 CHALLENGES Wednesday – Waipunarangi Today is … Continue reading Matariki
We celebrated Pentecost recently. It is the birthday of the Church and we remembered this by wearing red to represent the tongues of fire and celebrating with some birthday games (Pass the Parcel and Musical Statues). The Faith Team led us in this and we thank them for their work preparing all the activities. Now … Continue reading From the DRS / Nā te Kaiwhakahaere o te Whakapono
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Afio mai i le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa!!! Miss Mapley couldn’t make it to school today, so I was called to cover in Room 6. Realising the newsletter was not done, Room 6 helped me write it (apart from the intro!). Samoan Language Week Pacific languages are a key cornerstone for the health and … Continue reading Start of Week 5 Newsletter / Pānui mō te Tīmataka o te Wiki 5
Pentecost Celebration – Tuesday 7th June 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 … Continue reading Nā te Kaiwhakahaere o te Whakapono / From the DRS
