Annual Lenten Outreach ‘We Can Bring MORE than a CAN’ begins. The ‘More’ refers to items such as rice, pasta, coffee, tea, toiletries etc, all of which the Foodbank include in their parcels, alongside the cans that are so generously donated, to help families in need. Donations towards the parish Foodbank will be collected each week.
WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
Monday 2nd March
- 7pm Parents Committee Meeting All welcome for wine and cheese
Monday 2nd March to Wednesday 4th March
- Year 5 and 6 Cycle Skills
Tuesday 3rd March
- 8am Kapa Haka in the school hall
Thursday 5th March
- HPPA Cricket Day 1
Saturday 7th March
- 2pm- 4pm – Community Dreaming Day – coming together as a community to share information about the new curriculum and working together to confirm our school direction; helping us to understand what is important for our young learners and families here at Our Lady Star of the Sea.
Today you will have received an invitation from your child to attend this important – if you haven’t seen it already, ask your child!
You will have also received the second of four items of ‘pre reading’ to give you a bit more information about what we are going to talk about at the Community Dreaming Day. The aim of this pre reading is to give you time to think about the contents and come prepared to share your thoughts related to the topics being reviewed.
Looking Ahead
Tuesday 10th March
- Year 4 to 6 Swimming Sports
Thursday 12th March
- HPPA Cricket Day 2
- Frozen Thursday today as tomorrow is Teacher Only Day!!!
Friday 13th March
- Teacher Only Day – school is closed for the day while teachers undergo training in the new curriculum. Bizzy Bodz will be running a full day session for any families who require their services. Follow this link for more information about their service and to book a spot
Thursday 19th March
- Parent Teacher Student Conferences 2pm to 8pm
Friday 20th March
- 7pm Reconciliation in Parish Church for families involved in the Sacramental Programme
Wednesday 25th March / Thursday 26th March (tbc)
- 6pm HPPA Cultural Festival hosted by Sancta Maria Primary – more details to come
Friday 27th March
- McAuley House Assembly – Children to wear House coloured clothes to school
Thursday 2nd April
- 1.45pm Holy Thursday Liturgy in our school hall – all welcome
- 2.45pm End of School Term
Monday 20th April
- Term 2 begins
Arohanui, Tōfa soifua, ‘Ofa lahi atu, Cordialement, Loloma levu, Fakaue lahi, Zhù hǎo,
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Louise Campbell
Principal
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