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Engaging Communities
Welcome to Mrs Nikki Turner who will be teaching in Room 4
I am very excited to be joining the St Mary’s team next year. I have been teaching for many years, mainly in Hamilton and have been at Papamoa Primary for the last 3 years as the New Entrant teacher. I have two adult children, Callum and Sarah and a miniature black schnauzer called Gus. Down time is walking along the beach with Gus, in my garden or just recently I’ve taken up playing golf. Literacy is my strength, followed by a sense of humour. I believe happy kids learn so my classroom is a positive happy place to be. I’m looking forward to meeting you all soon.
Before and After School Care for Term 1
Please use this link to make your Before or After School Care booking.
Bookings close at 7am every morning. If bookings are closed and you need care for the day you will need to contact Theresa or Mike on 027 3102090 or 021 0363753 as bookings may be full on the day.
Payments are due at the time of booking. It is important to note that bookings are NOT confirmed unless payment is made.
Price Increase Term 2
We have been fortunate that our Before and After School Care prices have remained the same for many, many years. This is notification that in Term 2 our prices will increase to be similar to other Before and After School Care services locally. More information will be shared during the term.
2023 Stationery
Stationery can be ordered from Bay Office Products using this link ;
https://thebacktoschoolstore.co.nz/product-category/st-marys-catholic-school-tauranga/
Packs are also available to pick up from the showroom at 20 Christopher Street, Tauranga, or you can use the lists below to purchase stationery from anywhere else.
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New Entrant and Year 1 | Year 2 and 3 | Year 4, 5 and 6 |
New Entrant and Year 1
Year 2 and 3
Year 4, 5 and 6
Please label everything
This year we hope to see every family using labels to name clothing, shoes, bottles, towels, togs, etc. Please check out these affordable labels from Precious Labels.
Using this link https://www.preciouslabels.co.nz/current-fundraisers/ find our St Mary's School link which is located towards the bottom of the page. Ordering through this link is a mini fundraiser for the school.
We appreciate your help and support with naming your child's property.
Week 1
Welcome back to Term 1 of 2023. I hope you had a lovely holiday and enjoyed precious family time together. As a staff we are excited about meeting with you on Thursday and welcoming the children back on Friday.
During our Staff only days this week we have focused on what it means to teach in a Catholic School. We began our week with a whole staff Mass on Tuesday morning in our Cluny Chapel. This was a lovely way to celebrate the Eucharist together and connect with one another through our shared vision. Father Mark Field then led our professional development, focusing on the key aspects of teaching and working in a Catholic school. This was a great refreshment and consolidation for existing staff as well as learning for our new staff.
Our Catholic character underpins all learning within the school. We begin each day with prayer as a way of coming together, listening to God’s word and sharing communal and personal prayers. Through Prayer, the RE curriculum, Liturgies and Masses the children learn knowledge about our Catholic faith to help them develop a relationship with Jesus. As Jesus says
“Let the little children come to Me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs."
(Matthew 19:14)
We also focus on the importance of our Cluny Sisters as our living Charism and how the school’s Catholicity is seen through the lens of our Charism. We are very fortunate to have our Cluny sisters living next door and having their regular presence within the school. They join us for Class and School Masses, as well as sharing their knowledge about their foundress Blessed Anne-Marie Javouey during special Liturgies. The children are all familiar with Blessed Anne-Marie’s motto “Do a Little Good” as we follow her wonderful example of giving service to others.
We are excited about our new year ahead and look forward to connecting with you all as “Together with Jesus we love, learn and serve in the Cluny Spirit.”
God Bless
Fay Warnock
Director of Religious Studies/Deputy Principal
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