Kia ora, Ni hao, Dobar dan, Malo e leilei, Hola, Konnichiwa, Talofa, Namaste, Chão, Vannakkam, Kamusta, Hello!

Wow, what a term this has been! With managing the numbers of illnesses across the school both children and staff, I thank you for your adaptability and kindness. It has been a very challenging term. I especially want to acknowledge the hard mahi the staff have put into ensuring that teaching and learning programmes have continued with as little disruption to the children's progress and achievement as possible.

The Better Together Conversations (even with some being rescheduled) appear to have been well received and extremely well attended. It is heartening to see how home and school work closely together for all of our tamariki.

2022 is a Board Of Trustees election year.

If being a member of the Board and being a Parent Representative is something you think you might be interested in or you’d like more information about, we’d love to catch up.

We are looking forward to holding four Community Catch Ups in the first week of Term 3 and hope to have the chance to meet as many of you as possible.

Tuesday 26 July @ 8am

Tuesday 26 July @ 7pm

Thursday 28 July @ 7pm

Friday 29 July @ 8am

These sessions will be held in the staff room and are an opportunity to meet current Board Of Trustee members and ask any questions about the process and opportunity that is ahead.

This year the election date has been set for 20 September 2022.

Please let the admin staff know if you’re hoping to get along, so that we can make sure we have enough croissants…or wine for the evening sessions!

Should you have any further questions please contact Amy Smith, our Board Chair directly on 021 764 747.

Do you have a child at home who you are planning on starting at Marist School? We are currently taking enrolments for the remainder of this year and future years.

A friendly reminder even if you have a child already at the school, you need to enrol your younger children as soon as possible please.

Please contact Denise Sampson in the office or email admin@marist.school.nz for more information.

Pre-enrolment and Preference forms can be downloaded at https://www.marist.school.nz/enrolments/ or can be picked up from the school office

CALL OUT FOR AUCTION ITEMS

The Marist PTFA is planning its major fundraiser and its annual Golf Day for Term 3. We have heard about the exciting plans to upgrade our school hall, so we have a key fundraising target to meet. Donations of any items which could be used for auctions would be appreciated: vouchers to businesses, the use of a family bach for a weekend, even services which you could provide to the community. Any items can be left with the school office.

We are also pleased to announce that the school disco is going ahead!

Letting us know is easy - just call 846 7408, email absent@marist.school.nz or, even easier, use the absentee function on the school app! If you have not set the app up yet just scroll to the end of the Newsflash for the links to the App Store and Google Play!

On Friday 1 July the NZ Playhouse Theatre Group performed a play at our school. It was called ‘The Emperor's Clothes.’ It was about the King needing a unique fashion designer. Some people wanted to become rich quickly so they signed up for the job. The people who wanted to get rich fast were scammers, they made up this type of fabric which was called Invisible Fabric and only people who were smart could “see” it. The lower hubs went first, then the top hubs went before home time.It was so much fun! It was very hilarious. We really hope to see them again! We were very grateful that we had the chance to view these wonderful actors.

By Thomas, Clara and Samara. ( Members of the News Crew)

• Sacrament of Confirmation – Saturday 27th August 2022 at 2pm in the Church

- Classes @ 8.45am; Sundays 31st July, 7th & 14th August 2022

- Parent/Child Session with worksheets (refresher) @ 8.45am – Sunday 21st August 2022

- Practice with Sponsors – Thursday 25th August 2022, 7pm in the church

• Sacrament of First Eucharist – Sunday, 28th August 2022 – 10 am in the Church

St Mary's Parish Foodbank is feeding nearly 2000 a month. PLEASE remember them when you are shopping - they are in desperate need of donations! Anything you can contribute will be very much appreciated.

There is a box on the front porch of the presbytery.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support!

This Year's Topic: A Great Day Out!

Tell us about a great day out with family or friends. Maybe it’s a summer trip to the beach, a winter trip to the snow, a walk in the bush or up a maunga, a big celebration at a grandparents’ house or movies at the mall. Whether it's fishing, biking, exploring a river or visiting the T-Rex at Auckland Museum, we want to hear about it.

For more information go to https://www.writersfestival.co.nz/