WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
Tuesday 18 November
- Kapa Haka 8.00 – 9.00am
- Yr 1 & 2 Swimming
- Year 3 Swimming
Wednesday 19 November
- Extra Kapa Haka Practise 8.00 – 9.00am
- 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
LOOKING AHEAD:
Monday 24 November
- Monday morning liturgy
- Transition visit to Sancta Maria College for Y6 students attending in 2026
Tuesday 25 November
- Kapa Haka 8.00 – 9.00am
- Weetbix Tryathlon for students that have registered online
- Lewis Eady Lunchtime Concert 12.30 – 1.15pm in R2
- Yr 1 & 2 Swimming
- Year 3 Swimming
- Board Meeting 6.00 – 8.00pm
Wednesday 26 November
- Year 4 – 6 Swimming
Thursday 27 November
- Yr 1 & 2 Swimming
Friday 28 November
- Frozen Friday
- Thrive showcase number 1 Rm 6 9.30 – 10.30am
- Thrive showcase number 2 Rm 6 11.00am – 12.00pm
Saturday 7th March 2026 2pm-4pm – save the day – Community Dreaming Day
Last day of Term 4 – Wednesday 17 December. School closes at 12.00pm sharp. Please arrange for your child/ren to be collected promptly. Afternoon buses will not be operating. Bizzy Bodz will be running an afternoon programme from 12 – 3pm as well as their normal programme until 6pm.
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 –
The Worst Children’s Library
Another must-see message from Rob Cope – best to be viewed and listened to away from your primary school-aged children.
Imagine if everything children are exposed to online was placed on shelves in a library. You’d be looking at the world’s worst children’s library. What if someone actually did that — just the book titles? Well… it’s been done. And it’s terrifying.
On December 10th, “The Worst Children’s Library” is coming to the New Zealand Parliamentary Library — a powerful, uncomfortable, and urgently needed visual reminder of what kids are exposed to online every single day. This video breaks down why this matters and how we can use this moment to drive real, lasting legislative change.
I’ve written a full piece of legislation — The New Zealand Child Internet Safety Act — designed to protect every child in Aotearoa from the online harms that are currently flooding into our homes and communities.
→ Read the bill here: https://www.ourkidsonline.info/_files/ugd/63a506_8c16da791a0e4ee9b846428e5916d1d1.pdf
→ Share it with your local MP
→ Forward this video to other parents, teachers, and community leaders.
We have a narrow window to act. If we stand together, we can push Parliament to take this seriously — not in 5 years, not after another generation of harm, but right now.
Thank you for watching, supporting, and speaking up. Together, we can keep our kids safe online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNrzUghjw-E
Arohanui, Tōfa soifua, ‘Ofa lahi atu, Cordialement, Loloma levu, Fakaue lahi, Zhù hǎo, 안부 인사를 전합니다
Louise Campbell
Principal
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