Dear Parents

What a lovely buzz around our school this morning as everyone returning to school appeared happy and excited to see their friends and continue on their learning pathway.

We warmly welcome all our new students who will be beginning their learning journey here at Holy Cross Catholic School. Today we welcomed 35 new families to our school.

We have had some families who have moved to other schools, migrated overseas or transferred to other regions because of their work situations and the recent flooding. This has impacted on our original class numbers and so we have made the necessary adjustments to ensure all class numbers are evenly balanced. Thank you to you all for your understanding in this matter.

At present our roll is almost at its maximum with only a few spaces across the school. We will review our waiting lists after week 3 (17 February) and will contact anyone on the waiting list if we are able to offer them a place.

We wish to remind all families who wish for their children to attend Holy Cross Catholic School to complete an enrolment form and submit it to ensure their child’s information is on our waiting list database.

Nga manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa
Julie Paul

Principal

Harinui - Year 0 and 1

Room 1 Year 1 Ms Pat Helsham

Room 4 Year 1 Ms Anna Bucheler

Aroha Year 1

Room 9 Mrs Nola Lucre

Room 10 Mrs Seneuefa Henry

Room 4a Mrs Donna Leuapepe, Mrs Jan de Koning

Arohanui Year 2

Room 1a Mrs Judith Fromont / Mrs Sarda Pancha

Room 2 Ms Kelly Skipper

Room 3 Ms Tiomai Brown

Te Matauranga Year 3 and 4

Room 11 Mrs Goretti Meredith

Room 12 Mrs Leighton Tuala

Room 13 Mrs Ann O’Grady

Tumanako Year 3 and 4

Room 14 Mrs Esther Anitelea

Room 15 Mrs Maureen Gass

Room 16 Mrs Win Poe

Atawhai Year 5 and 6

Room 19 Ms Ahriel Siluuga

Room 20 Ms Araliina Sawa

Room 22 Ms Hayley Gordon

Manaakitanga Year 5 and 6

Room 17 Mr Sherwin Stowers

Room 18 Ms Deahna Salter

Room 21 Mr James Kaleti

Rangimarie Year 7 & 8

Room 6 Mrs Betty Ryan

Room 7 Mrs Carmelita Kyd

Room 8 Mr Shaun Ginders

Office Administration

Ms Susan Bell

(Principal's PA)

Ms Helen Peri

(Executive Officer)

Part-time Staff

Mr Rob Allen

Mrs Annelies Jansen

Mrs Sarda Pancha,

Mrs Jen Jefferson

Mrs Patricia Gribble

Mrs Kay Pillay

Teacher Aides

Mrs Trish Deli

Ms Micaela Ginders

Mrs Anne Kelly

Mrs Carlie Kingham

Ms Ana Nuafe

Ms Gemma Potangaroa

Ms Hera Potangaroa

Mr Taani Samani

Sister Tulua

Mrs Diana Zivkovich

Whilst we fully understand that at times absentees cannot be avoided if a child is unwell or there is a family crisis, we are asking for everyone to make a conscientious effort to ensure their child is at school every day.

Please make ensure that your children are not having unnecessary days off school, always arriving late or being picked up early.

We DO NOT stock the plain black PE shorts but these are readily available at both K-Mart and the Warehouse. Please remember they are to be plain black with no logos or coloured stripes etc

All students will receive a stationery account next week. The cost of stationery is as follows:

• Years 1 - 5 stationery is $25.00

• Year 6 stationery is $25.00 Year 6 Camp is: $100.00

• Years 7 & 8 stationery and technology will be: $120.00

• Year 7 Camp will be $200.00

• Year 8 Camp will be $200.00

We ask that all stationery bills are paid promptly by 31st March. Please note that we pass on all savings to our families for stationery and we do not charge for any of the software licences that our children have access to or for the use of school devices.

Camp fees may be paid in installments but must be paid by:

Year 8 by the end of Term 2

Year 6 and 7 by the end of Term 3.

All stationery, uniforms and camp fees are to be paid into the following account:

ASB Account 12 3028 0484186 00.

Please use your child’s initial and surname for reference and for code put stationery, camp, uniform etc.

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This is what the app looks like on either the PlayStore (for Android phones) or the App Store (for iPhones). Please download it if you haven’t done so already.