DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Ni hao, Kia ora koutou katoa
Happy Chinese Language week! Congratulations to all our students, parents and staff for your effort throughout this term. It truly has been a term of uncertainty, adjustment and patience. St Mary’s students have persevered and showed resilience in their learning and have produced some fantastic work over this time. We have enjoyed seeing the family collaboration, student independence and creative ways that tasks have been managed. We are very proud of their efforts and achievement over this challenging time. Thank you parents for your ongoing support.
We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Mrs Kippen and her family. Mrs Kippen's father Terence Bonhomme, recently passed away in South Africa. We extend our love and prayers to Audrey’s family. We also pray for our St Mary’s families who have lost a loved one during this very difficult time. May eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
On Wednesday we celebrated Catholic Schools Day with a special zoom liturgy. The theme of Catholic Schools Day 2021 is Tūrangawaewae: Catholic Schools – A Place to Stand. It was wonderful to see so many families join together and share in the celebrations of our Catholic special character. We give thanks for our faith which has sustained us during these uncertain times. We saw God’s love for us revealed in so many different ways, through children writing prayers, families praying together, to whanau helping one another in different ways. We have presented some of these special moments in a video which is attached below.
We look forward to an exciting final term. Book week will be held from Tuesday 26th until Friday 29th October. We will be having our special book character parade on Friday 29th October. Our term 4 concept has a distinct Literacy focus. Drawing from our overarching theme Pohewa - to imagine, fantasize, create and dream. Staff are designing lessons that support students in developing a love of story-telling.
A final acknowledgement to the staff. I am very proud of all our staff and how they have managed their distant learning journey alongside the students. As always, they continue to place the children at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take, and it has never been more important for home and school to work together. Have a wonderful break and we will see you all again in term 4.
Stay safe and God bless
Anna Buckley
Deputy Principal
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| By Inga To'ofohe | By Dexter Harris | By Ezra Alapati |
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Rhys Kelly Observing the chemical reaction for his volcano creation | Abigail Williams Nature Art Activity with an 'Artistic Flair' | Zoey Morris Franklyn Observing the chemical reaction for her volcano creation |
Rhys Kelly
Abigail Williams
Zoey Morris Franklyn
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My Faith Journey By Charlie Bluck | Haiuku By Josh October | Catholic Schools' Day By Chenelle Harris-Nissan |
My Faith Journey
Haiuku
Catholic Schools' Day
ECO MATTERS - 'STREET ART BIKE CHALLENGE'
The EcoMatters Bike Hubs have launched the 'Street Art Bike Challenge', a month-long photo treasure-hunt by bike, in which people are invited to look for street art across the Auckland region and share their photos with the hashtag #StreetArtBikeChallenge.
The challenge is part of Biketober, Auckland's annual festival of bicycle fun and will run from 1 – 31 October 2021.
The challenge is a family-friendly event, all ages can enjoy while adhering to Covid-19 restrictions and physical distancing.
Event Website: https://www.ecomatters.org.nz/bikechallenge/
For more information, please telephone: Bailey Gorst, EcoMatters Environment Trust, Project Manager - 021 0873 4668
Te Reo - Phrase of the Week
Kei runga noa atu koe! - You're the best!
Have Your Contact Details Changed?
St Mary's Parish, Papakura - Contact
Parish Priest - Fr James Mulligan
52 East Street, Papakura 2110
Parish Office - (09) 299 6056
Presbytery - (09) 298 5134
Email: office@stmaryspapakura.co.nz / www.papakuracatholic.org.nz
Facebook - search: St Mary's Parish Catholic Church Papakura
Preference Certificates to be signed at the Parish Office
Thursdays Only from 10 a.m. - 12 noon AND 4 - 6 p.m. - No Appointment Necessary
The Uniform Shoppe - SAS Sport Limited
As we move into the fourth term, please remember that we move back into our summer uniforms. Please ensure children have the correct footwear which are either sandals or black school shoes. Children also need to wear a regulation school hat.
Uniforms are available for purchase from the SAS Sport shop located at 28B Wood Street, Papakura. The shop hours are Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. AND Saturdays 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Shop Telephone: 296 6063 - or visit: www.theuniformshoppe.co.nz and click 'shop online'. WINZ Quotes are available through SAS Sport. Caps ($16) and 'Scrunchies' ($2) are available through the school office. PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS ARE CLEARLY NAMED. THANK YOU.
See the Uniform Price List below (which is also posted on our school website):
MusIQhub Music Lessons
At St Mary's Catholic School - SIGN UP NOW for Term Three 2021! Our friends at MusIQhub are happy to announce that there will be new spaces available this term for Drum, Piano/Keyboard, Guitar and Ukulele lessons during school hours! Also, there will be Singing, Recorder and Flute lessons available! Please enquire now to book in spaces for quality music lessons taught by experienced professional musicians.
Drums, Piano/Keyboard, Singing, Recorder and Flute - Paul Barry 022 198 0044
Email: paul.barry@musiqhub.co.nz
Guitar and Ukulele - Lih Foo 021 2076 231
Email: lih.foo@musiqhub.co.nz
