Lent Outreach Challenge – We Can Bring a Can
Students are asked to bring donations for the parish foodbank each week during Lent. The demand on the foodbank has increased dramatically with the greater need in the community. Each week, donations will be gathered together and the amount will be shared at Morning Prayer each Monday. Thank you for supporting this so generously over the past two weeks.
Poppy Day
You can support the RSA. Poppy’s are available for a gold coin donation at the school office.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
Sunday 6 April – Daylight Savings Ends
Monday 7 April
- Morning Prayer and Assembly at 8.45am in the hall
Tuesday 8 April
- 8.00 – 9.00am Kapa Haka
Friday 11 April
- Maher House Assembly 9.00 – 10.00am – Students to wear home clothes to support their house – Barbier = red, Garin = blue, Maher = yellow, McAuley = green
- Stations of the Cross Liturgy 1.30pm start
- Term 1 Ends – School closes normal time at 2.45pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Monday 28 April – Term 2 commences
Tuesday 29 April – Kapa Haka 8am
Wednesday 30 April – Waka Ama for Rooms 21 and 20
Thursday 1 and Friday 2 May – Tennis coaching continues for the Junior Team
Tuesday 6 May – Waka Ama Rooms 22 and 23
Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May – Tennis coaching continues for the Junior Team
Wednesday 28th May – Catholic Schools Day
Teacher Only Day – Tuesday 3rd June
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 weeks 2-Minute Friday Parenting Video —a quick and easy way to share valuable parenting tips with our community!
How it works:
Every Friday during the school term, you’ll receive a bite-sized 2-minute parenting video created by Rob Cope at Our Kids Online. These videos are designed to be quick, fun and practical!
PlayStation VS Cards?
Playing cards with your child isn’t just a game—it’s a powerful moment of connection.
While a PlayStation offers distraction, a deck of cards invites eye contact, laughter, and presence. It taps into a child’s deepest psychological need: to feel seen and valued.
Every shuffle, every shared win or loss, builds emotional intelligence, resilience, and trust. These are the moments that shape secure attachments and lasting memories—far more rewarding than any digital high score.
When you sit across the table, you’re not just playing a game—you’re saying, you matter to me.
Click on the image below to watch https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue87SeaQkUg
Ngā mihi nui and cǐ zhì jìng lǐ,
Louise Campbell
Principal
He Whetu o te Moana
Our Lady Star of the Sea School
14 Oakridge Way
Howick
Auckland 2014
Ph: 09 538 0195
