WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK

Monday 10 November

  • Monday morning liturgy with notices and certificates 8.45am
  • SMC Staff onsite to conduct 1:1 interviews with Yr 6 students going to SMC next year – notices have been shared with families with the specific times of the interviews

Tuesday 11 November

  • Kapa Haka 8.00 – 9.00am
  • Yr 1 & 2 Swimming 
  • Year 3 Swimming 

Wednesday 12 November

  • Year 4 – 6 Swimming

Thursday 13 November

  • Yr 1 & 2 Swimming

Friday 14 November

  • Frozen Friday
  • HPPA Athletics for those students in Y4-6 that have been given notices
  • Rms 9, 10 & 12 Mass at our Parish church followed by a tour of the church

LOOKING AHEAD:

Monday 17 November

  • Monday morning liturgy with certificates 8.45am

Tuesday 18 November

  • Kapa Haka 8.00 – 9.00am
  • Yr 1 & 2 Swimming 
  • Year 3 Swimming 

Wednesday 19 November

  • Year 4 – 6 Swimming

Thursday 20 November

  • Yr 1 & 2 Swimming

Friday 21 November (Students are able to wear home clothes (mufti) on this day)

  • Frozen Friday
  • Mission Day Liturgy 8.45am
  • Mission Market 10.30 – 11.15am – Students to bring loose change to buy things at the market
  • Parents Committee Disco 6.00 – 7.45pm in the school hall – Summer Beach theme

Sunday 23 November

Family Mass 5.30 – 6.30pm at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church – Picton Street Howick

Saturday 7th March 2026 2pm-4pm – save the day – Community Dreaming Day

Keeping our Kids Safe Online – tips on how to support the wellbeing of our tamariki 2-Minute Fridays Parenting Video!

Kia ora e te whānau, 

Here is this week’s 2 Minute Friday Parenting Video – 

Gaming and Brain Development

Another must-see message from Rob Cope – best to be viewed and listened to away from your primary school-aged children. Ever wondered what really happens to your child’s brain when they game? In this video, we’ll unpack the brain science behind it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mf-q-7lCcY

Arohanui, Tōfa soifua, ‘Ofa lahi atu, Cordialement, Loloma levu, Fakaue lahi, Zhù hǎo, 안부 인사를 전합니다

Louise Campbell
Principal 
He Whetu o te Moana