Our school Lenten challenge – FLOOD the FOODBANK with LOVE continues until the end of the term. Please bring along an item of non-perishable food (cereal, crackers, rice, noodles,) or essential household items (soap, toilet paper, shampoo, baby nappies, dishwashing liquid, washing powder) .
This week our school has collected enough food to feed 11 families. Thankyou, keep those donations flooding in.
Monday 27.02.2023
- Morning prayer under the Cola – 8.45 am – All welcome
- Life Education van continues
- Sancta Maria College leadership team visiting Year 6 students 9.30am
- Teachers attending Paid Union Meetings in the afternoon. Teaching concludes at 12.30pm as teaching staff are leaving the site to attend the meeting. Students will be supervised by the Senior Leadership Team. As staffing onsite is reduced, if you are able to pick your child up at 12.30 it would be appreciated.
Tuesday 28.02.2023
- Board meeting 6.30 pm in the staffroom
Wednesday 01.03.2023
- Senior swimming sports 9.30am at Lloyd Elsmore Aquatic Centre
Thursday 02.03.2023
- Bernard Mangakahia show – paid for through your General Purpose contribution
Friday 03.03.2023
- Term 1 goals sent home
LOOKING AHEAD
Tuesday 7 March – Blessing of the new play space – time 2.20pm – all families welcome
Sunday 12 March – School / Parish Mass – 10.00am in our school hall. Commissioning of new school leaders. Following Mass we will have a shared picnic on the field. The water slide will be in operation as fun for the children. This begins the series of celebrations to commemorate the parish and school 175th jubilee.
Ngā mihi nui and cǐ zhì jìng lǐ,
Louise Campbell
Principal + Lead Principal South East Christian Kahui Ako
He Whetu o te Moana
Our Lady Star of the Sea School
14 Oakridge Way
Howick
Auckland 2014
Ph: 09 538 0195
Whakamana tamariki, whakamana kaiako
We all want the best for our kids.
Our teachers love what they do, but not enough funding for schools means that they don’t have the time they would like to support all kids to thrive.
We can fix this though. NZEI Te Riu Roa primary teacher and principal members are making the case to Government for the best investment in tamariki. Smaller class sizes, more time for individual students and more specialist learning support staffing would make a huge difference.
Keeping and retaining teachers is top of mind right now, and this term, our teachers will also be meeting to consider a pay offer – and assessing if it’s enough to make sure that teaching is valued and is an attractive profession.
That is why myself and teachers at our school will be attending paid union meetings on Monday 27th February
When we support our children to learn and succeed, we are supporting whānau and communities to thrive. We look forward to another great year in 2023 – and together with your support building the case for better investment in our tamariki.
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