On Sunday we celebrated Waitangi Day. In the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, a partnership was established, a relationship forged. All people of this nation are party to that partnership, that relationship. On this day we pray for a greater understanding of that partnership, for respect and tolerance among all peoples and for wise governance of our nation. Let’s take a few moments to pray:

For the Church – that we seek unity with all who profess faith in the Gospel and strive to build bridges of understanding and peace.

For our nation, Aotearoa New Zealand – that the rich diversity of our land, life and cultures will be deeply valued and become a source of peace among people and hope for the future.

For the people of Aotearoa New Zealand – that we respond constructively to the call to reconciliation and honorable partnership, set out in the Treaty of Waitangi.

For natural taonga: air, water, land and bush – that people grow in an understanding of our deep connection with, and need to care for, the entire natural world.

For parents and educators - that their role in educating towards understanding and acceptance be promoted and valued.

Concluding Prayer:

God who draws people together in unity and understanding, may we follow you with eager hearts, building reconciliation where there is hurt, understanding where there is intolerance and peace where there is division. We make this prayer through Christ who lights our way. Amen.

Dear Parents

We were delighted to see the majority of our students back at school for the start of the 2022 school year and we are hoping that all students will be able to return as soon as possible. We fully understand the individual situations of different families but we would like to encourage everyone to return to face to face learning as soon as possible.

Please inform the school office if your child is absent for any reason as it is most important that we are able to monitor our students’ attendance and enter the correct code which reflects the reason for their absence.

Sincere thanks to all our families for their cooperation and understanding of our school's procedures at the start and end of the school day. We will continue with this until we move to the orange traffic light phase.

We wish to remind parents, caregivers and whanau that the gates open at 8.15am and school finishes at 2.50pm. We need to adhere to these times as we are trying to keep our students safe and want to avoid them mixing across classes, and keep within a bubble as much as possible.

Remember keeping ourselves safe is most important

• Handwashing and hygiene

• Masks - worn correctly by everyone Year 4 and above. We suggest that Year 3 children may like to wear masks too as we have multi-level Year 3 / 4 classes.

• Ventilation open your windows and doors

• Vaccinations

On the first day of this term we welcomed the following students who have started their educational and spiritual journey here at Holy Cross Catholic School. We hope that both these students and their families will enjoy their time here and become a part of our Holy Cross School and Parish Community.

Delyah Alisi Aiono, Joseph Brown, Vanya-Dene Brown, Athena Cuyos, Agnes-Mali Emani-Johnson, Brice Eseloma, Tylah Fa’alili, Aysha Feata, Darius Feata, James Fifita, Eclair Foronda, Steven Foronda, Francesco Foronda, Claire Frost, Jessica McGechie, Caralene Mafi, Dion Mathew, Azalea Pau’uvale, Jessica Petelo, Theodora Polath, Keon Sa’u, Ula Sepuloni, Eva Shinto, Shirley Tafili, Tyrone Tafili, Tyler Tafili, Amaris Tala’imanu, Tu’utu’u Tulai-Gago, Madelyn Tulua Taito, Lauryn Wagner, Maverick Wongtung-Komiti.

We also extend a warm welcome to those Year 1 students who joined our school as, distance learners in Term 4 and know they will be enjoying being physically at school now;

Sterling Wolfgramm, Leo Leatuavao, Sebastian King, Hannah Rammo, Matilda Fa’alili and James Morehu.

Mrs Julie Paul

Principal

New Staff 2022

This year we welcome three new full time teachers to our staff:

Ms Tiomai Brown Room 3 Year 2.

Mrs Leighton Tuala Room 12 Year 3 and 4.

Mr Ayzak Bennet Room 20 Year 5 and 6.

There have been some changes in the staff within the school as follows;

Harinui

Year 0 / 1

Ms Kate Lang Room 1- Team Leader

Ms Ann O’Grady Room 5

Director of Religious Studies

Mrs Anna Bulcheler Room 4

Aroha

Year 1

Mrs Nola Lucre Room 9 - Team Leader

Mrs Sarda Pancha Room 10

Mrs Donna Leaupepe

Mrs Jan de Koning Room 4a

Arohanui

Year 2

Ms Kelly Skipper Room 2 - Team Leader

Mrs Judith Fromont Room 1a

Ms Tiomai Brown Room 3

Te Matauranga

Year 3 & 4

Miss Fiana Tuli Room 11 - Team Leader

Mrs Leighton Tuala Room 12

Mr James Kaleti Room 13

Tumanako

Year 3 &4

Ms Pat Helsham Room14 - Team Leader

Mrs Maureen Gass Room 15

Mrs Win Poe Room 16

Manaakitanga

Year 5 &6

Mr Bryan ‘Ofamo’oni Room 18 - Team Leader

Miss Ahriel Siluuga Room 19

Mr Ayzak Bennett Room 20

Atawhai

Year 5 &6

Mrs Esther Anitelea Room 21 - Team Leader

Mr Sherwin Stowers Room 17

Miss Hayley Gordon Room 22

Rangimarie

Year 7 &8

Mrs Carmelita Kyd Room 7 - Team Leader

Mr Shaun Ginders Room 6

Mrs Betty Ryan Technology

Mrs Janice Pili Room 8

Classroom Release Teacher

Year 0 - 2 Classes

Mrs Goretti Meredith

Classroom Release Teacher

Year 3 and 4

Mrs Annelies Jansen

Classroom Release Teacher

Year 5 - 8

Mr Rob Allen

Daily Reliever

Ms Deahna Salter

Pottery Teacher

Mr Paddy Bourke

Teacher Aides

Mrs Trish Deli

Miss Micaela Ginders

Mrs Anne Kelly

Mrs Ana Nuiafe

Ms Gemma Potangaroa

Mr Taani Samani

Sister Tulua

Ms Janine Waith

Mrs Diana Zivkovich

Office Staff

Mrs Sue Bell PA

Ms Helen Peri Executive Officer

Mrs Carlie Kingham Office Assistant

Caretaker

Mr Tufuga

Cleaners

Mrs Tufuga

Mrs Fonoimoana

Mrs Kingham

Social Worker

Mrs Siueli Vatakani

Acting SENCO

Mrs Judith Fromont

Acting Deputy Principal

Learning Support/ ESOL and Teacher Aide Coordinator

Mrs Diane Siluuga

On the first day of this term we welcomed the following students who have started their educational and spiritual journey here at Holy Cross Catholic School. We hope that both these students and their families will enjoy their time here and become a part of our Holy Cross School and Parish Community.

Delyah Alisi Aiono, Joseph Brown, Vanya-Dene Brown, Athena Cuyos, Agnes-Mali Emani-Johnson, Brice Eseloma, Tylah Fa’alili, Aysha Feata, Darius Feata, James Fifita, Eclair Foronda, Steven Foronda, Francesco Foronda, Claire Frost, Jessica McGechie, Caralene Mafi, Dion Mathew, Azalea Pau’uvale, Jessica Petelo, Theodora Polath, Keon Sa’u, Ula Sepuloni, Eva Shinto, Shirley Tafili, Tyrone Tafili, Tyler Tafili, Amaris Tala’imanu, Tu’utu’u Tulai-Gago, Madelyn Tulua Taito, Lauryn Wagner, Maverick Wongtung-Komiti.

We also extend a warm welcome to those Year 1 students who joined our school as, distance learners in Term 4 and know they will be enjoying being physically at school now;

Sterling Wolfgramm, Leo Leatuavao, Sebastian King, Hannah Rammo, Matilda Fa’alili and James Morehu.

If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact the school as we want the opening of the school year and the transition to school to be a positive experience for everyone.

Blessings to you All

Nga manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa

Julie Paul

Principal

We have several methods of communication and we ask that parents please sign up to Seesaw via the Class Teacher and the School App (see below) so you can be well informed of what is happening at school.

You can also go to our website. https://hcsp.school.nz/or check the school facebook page.