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From the Principal…. Kia ora koutou katoa, We have finished Term 2 together today successfully! There are so many things to celebrate and reflect on, in this busy but enjoyable term! We farewell Mrs Liz Leitch today as she takes Maternity Leave to have her third child! How exciting! Mrs Leitch has been such an amazing person to have on our Staff Team and a much treasured teacher to have with our Tamariki. We will miss her so much but know that she will relish the opportunity to welcome another child into her whanau. We wish her all the best for this exciting new chapter … she will be very missed, by many in our school community. Liz is an active member of our Parish and we will always welcome her back to St Patrick's, when she is ready to be a teacher again! God bless you Mrs Leitch. Today we also said best of luck and best wishes to Amy Begg, (Rata teacher) as she travels to Castions De Strada & Buttrio in Italy for 4 weeks, representing Women's Softball World Cup! We will be cheering for you Miss Begg! Miss Caldwell will be teaching Rata for the first two weeks of Term 3. Our School Board are starting our Strategic Planning Process for the next three years. The purpose of this Survey is to gather information to formulate our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan. This is a clear plan for the future of our Catholic Special Character School. We would really appreciate your open, honest and considered views, suggestions and opinions. There is an incentive! There are 3 x CBK Family Restaurant $100 vouchers available for the 3 most informative, detailed and thoughtful Survey responses. Karawhia atu! Please complete this Survey by Friday 28th July, 2023. Click here to complete your survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ilhv6t9bv9QgXrzS-MJZrD6lig0yMODp69KrZvSvn_A/edit?ts=649bcf22 A friendly reminder that today is Wheels Day at St Patrick's School. Every Friday our tamariki are welcome to bring their scooter, skateboard or bike, helmets are compulsory. Everyone wears their St Patrick's School Sports uniform on a Friday. There will be a Welcome Back to Term 3 Newsletter published on Thursday 13th July, with information about Term 3 and our return to school. Thank you for your ongoing support of our school and the way you speak so positively about our school in the North Canterbury Community. With your help we are growing our roll and working towards our goal of getting a 7th classroom! Ma te Atua koe e manaaki me to whanau, God's blessings on you and your family in the upcoming holidays. If you are travelling, may St Christopher be with you!
Kind regards Trish McKendry Our school website: https://www.sporty.co.nz/stpatskaiapoi  |
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Congratulations to … the following students who received Principal's Awards during the last two weeks of term 2: Paige Godinet - Howard, Jaxx Joslen, Ciara Dean, Ella Drain, Zoé Lay, Oli Szenkiel, Katie Burt, Ana White, Sid Setter, Beau Liggins, Amaya Jenkin, Yula Mullink, Solomon van dam, Harper Evans, Lucy Hilton, Lilah Houghton, Indie Stevens, Divine Venzon, Gabriel van Dam x2, Kassie Samson, Ellie Phelan x3, Eli Wright, Zavia Williams - Mills, Ziya Simanjuntak, Emily Marsh, Elijah Anderson, Ryker Frankish, Athena Blake, Millie-May Mosely, Ruby McCarthy, Ezekiel Simanjuntak, Lydia McKenzie, Ezra James, Zoya Daly, Serenity Obina, Elsie Joslen Congratulations to … the following students who received Certificates in our School Assembly on Monday afternoon:
Congratulations to … the following staff and students who had a birthday over the last two weeks and have birthdays over the holidays. Ryder Smith - happy school days to you!, Jaks Joslen, Harrison Hickland, Violet Morgan, Eddie Sherbourne, Solomon van Dam, |
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Parish & Special Character News….. It was announced in Rome @ 10pm last Thursday that our much loved parish priest, Father John Adams will be consecrated as New Zealand’s next Bishop for the Diocese of Palmerston North. This news is obviously bittersweet for our parish. On the one hand we are saddened to be losing Bishop-elect John, but at the same time we rejoice that our country has been blessed with such a good and faithful priest as its newest Bishop. We will update you with more details about this new development, and how it will practically impact our community, over the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, please keep Bishop-elect John in your prayers as he prepares to leave us for his vitally important new calling to be the shepherd of the Palmerston North Diocese. Thank you so much for all of the Winter Woollies received last week and to Leo and his team for organising this! You can see from the photo below that we have received a marvellous pile of donations! They will be gratefully received by St Vincent de Paul's next week. We are planning another Baptism class next term. Please email jculling@stpatkai.school.nz if your child is keen to be Baptised. The Baptism preparation classes are held here at school.
Please pray for…. ……….Mary Goulding and her family as they support and help with Mary's recovery. …… those people in our school community who have ongoing health issues and need constant care, medication and support. Eternal rest grant to those people who have died recently, may perpetual light shine upon them, may they rest in peace. 🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕🙏💕 Please pray for all of those people who are unwell in our Parish and School Community, and those families who have recently lost a family member. May they Rest in Peace. Parents and whanau are most welcome to join us for our weekly School Mass, each Friday @ 9.30am. You are also welcome to come and join us for morning tea in our staffroom, after Mass. Please click here for the Waimakariri Parish Website |
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PTA News Thank you so much…. for selling the boxes of Whittaker's Chocolate, they are selling fast! Please please write the students name and class when returning money … there are 2 people who have returned $$ so far, which have no name on them! Please return all money as soon as possible to our PTA Bank account or Cash to the PTA box in the Office. All money due 21st July. Bake Sale Thank you so much everyone for baking up a storm for our Parish Mass Bake Sale …. you helped to raise $191.80 to support our children with resources and events @ St Patrick's School! Scooter Track If anyone has any ideas for the scooter track design or knows anyone who could help us with materials and / or labour please email pta@stpatkai.school.nz Welcome to new families… Welcome to our new parents and families, you are welcome to join the PTA, it is a group of like minded, fun people who all enjoy each other's company, while helping our children and teachers @ our wonderful school! Uniform orders Next uniform order is due by 31 July. Can you please help ? As s fundraiser we need people to help us shift furniture at the Kaiapoi Workingmen's Club. Can you and your family, help with either of these times? Wednesday 5th July 6pm and / or Monday 10th July 2pm Please text Rebecca 021 361 475
Please Save the Date For the St Patrick's Twilight Fete - Saturday 28th October, 3-7pm We are receiving expressions of interest for this NOW!
Rebecca Morgan (on behalf of the St Patrick's PTA) pta@stpatkai.school.nz
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Term Three Dates: Weeks 1-3 Week 1 Term 3: 17th July - Year 7 & 8 Technology 19th July - Little Paddy's 19th July - Year 4-8 Kapahaka 20th July - Kapahaka / Sports Coaches 20th July - Jake Bailey KHS 7pm 21st July - School Mass 9.30am 21st July - Yoga 8.30am / Mihi Whakatau 9am Week 2 Term 3: 24th July - School Assembly 2.15pm 26th July - School Production 11am & 6pm 26th July - Year 4-8 Kapahaka 27th July - School Newsletter Published 28th July - School Mass 9.30am Week 3 Term 3: 31 July - Year 7 & 8 Technology 2nd August - Little Paddy's 2nd August - North Canterbury Cantamaths @ Ohoka Hall 2nd August - Sports Coaches / Kapahaka 3rd August - Kātote Music Festival @ KNS 4th August - School Mass 9.30am
Please note - these dates are being updated weekly and are subject to change. Parents are always welcome to join us for our fortnightly School Assemblies and our weekly School Masses.
Staff Only Days: Thursday 16th November - attached to Show Weekend
The dates for 2023 are on our Website https://www.sporty.co.nz/ The dates for 2024 are now on our website. |
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St Patrick's School have the following lunches available to purchase online via www.lunchonline.co.nz Every Tuesday - Sushi - a range of different options starts again next Tuesday 2nd May Every Friday - BBQ sausages with bread and tomato sauce (if required) GF options are available Extra lunch is also available if your child runs out of food from the Totara Kitchen, thank you to our PTA for organising this via Food Satisfy. |
Before & After School Care @ St Patrick's School Quality Child Care Provider Since 2009 OurKidz NZ OSCAR has been operational since December 2009 We offer: Before school programme from 7am to 8.30am After school programme from 2.45pm to 6pm or 3pm to 6pm for surrounding school communities. Our holiday programmes operate from 7.30am to 5.30pm daily and an option for families who require a half-day session which ends at 3pm. OurKidz NZ OSCAR is a Ministry of Social Development (MSD) approved provider and undertake accreditation reviews every two years by a member of MSD Accreditation team. With this accreditation approval we can offer parents/caregivers the opportunity of applying for the OSCAR Subsidy from Work and Income. To enrol please email ourkidz.oscar@outlook.com |
Sponsorship Opportunity……. If you would like us to promote and advertise your business on our newsletter or website please email Wendy office@stpatkai.school.nz $250. per year - Newsletter $350. per year - Website The money raised helps to buy more IT Equipment for your children. |
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Did you know we have Music Lessons @ St Patrick's School? Looking to learn an instrument?
Contact Erin Grigson at nzmsm.northcanterbury@gmail.com for more information or to sign up! |
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Aladdin’s Coming To St Patrick’s!
Tickets are $5 each (pre-schoolers are free) from Janine in our School Office. Cash or online payments only
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This winter, between Monday 12 June and Saturday 30 September, participating community pharmacies in Canterbury will provide a Minor Health Conditions Service for Māori and Pacific people, children aged under 14 years, and community service card holders. The service allows pharmacists to have a clinical consultation and provide advice as well as medication if needed for a select set of minor ailments at no cost to the patient. It also includes whānau members of a child with similar symptoms. For example, if the pharmacist determines your child needs treatment for scabies and they have older brothers or sisters, or you yourself also have symptoms, they can provide advice and medication for all of you. The following health conditions are included in the Minor Health Conditions Service:
If your condition needs further support, the pharmacist can tell you the best place to go for your condition to get further help. Let’s spread the word to our friends and whānau about this new service! It’s also important to remember that you can always speak to your local pharmacist for free health advice, even if you are not eligible for this service.
Participating pharmacies can be found by going to HealthPoint and searching “Minor Ailments”. You can also find a list here www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/go-well |
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