Please Note: Over the past two weeks we have had cases of chickenpox in the school. Please be on the lookout for the following signs or symptoms – fever, runny nose, cough and spots with a blister on top of each spot.
If your child shows any of these signs or symptoms over the next 14-16 days please keep them home for 1 week from the appearance of the rash/spots or until all blisters have dried up and crusted over.
Be advised that vaccinated students can still get chickenpox but not as severely as unvaccinated students.
Thank you for your support.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
Monday 8 December
- Monday morning liturgy – all welcome
- Board Meeting 5.30pm
Tuesday 9 December
- Kapa Haka 8.00 – 9.00am
- Junior Run, Jump, Throw Fun Day 9.00am – 12.30pm – Junior team will need to come to school in school uniform and bring their PE gear, school hat and water bottle. They can bring sports shoes to wear if they prefer.
Wednesday 10 December
- Junior Run, Jump, Throw Day Saving Day
Thursday 11 December
- Kapa Haka group travelling to SMC for a rehearsal for prizegiving 11.15am leave
- School Prizegiving at Sancta Maria College in the Auditorium at 6.00pm. All children need to be on site by 5.45pm in full school uniform (no jumpers please). Staff will not be onsite until 5.30pm.
Friday 12 December
- Frozen Friday
- Barbier House assembly 9.00 – 10.00am – all welcome – students are able to wear home clothes representing their house. Barbier – Red, Maher – Yellow, McAuley – Green, Garin – Blue.
- Reports available via the school portal in the afternoon
LOOKING AHEAD:
Monday 15 December
- End of Year Trips – please see information issued in teams for specific details
- Leavers Evening for Year 6s – 6:30pm in the hall. Picnic dinner starts 5:30pm
Tuesday 16 December
- End of Year Thanksgiving Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church – Picton Street, Howick 11:15am – all welcome
Wednesday 17 December
- Final Assembly in school hall 11:15am
- School finishes for the year 12noon. Happy Holidays!
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.
Term 1 2026 – Tuesday 3 February
Saturday 7th March 2026 2pm- 4pm – save the day – Community Dreaming Day
Arohanui, Tōfa soifua, ‘Ofa lahi atu, Cordialement, Loloma levu, Fakaue lahi, Zhù hǎo, 안부 인사를 전합니다
Louise Campbell
Principal
He Whetu o te Moana
