Newsletter Week One Term Four

Newsletter Week 1 Term 4 2025

I hope your child enjoyed the two-week break. It sure went very quickly. The whole year has gone very quickly, and the final term is now upon us; it will be a busy term, too. Thank you for returning your child to school in their correct summer uniform. I have had some parents asking about footwear. Students can wear black leather shoes: boys with their winter grey socks and the girls with white ankle socks.

Thanks to Deb Woodhead, our Caretaker, for ensuring our environment looks top-notch for the start of Term 4. A great deal of work has been done on the gardens, lawn maintenance, the school pool, and numerous other projects.

Our school pool is now ready for swimming. Thanks to Deb for preparing the pool. The water temperature is around 30 degrees, so it is warm. The pool is a great facility, and we expect that children will have their swimming togs with them when their class is scheduled for swimming.

Some reminders:

1. TEACHER ONLY DAY

We have a Teachers’ Only Day on Monday, 10th November. There will be no school for children on this day. If you require after-school care, you can ring Aidan from A-Z Kids’ Club (Glenholme Afterschool Care). Aidan’s contact number is 347 0709 or 0211 215599

1. GRANDPARENTS/GRANDFRIENDS MASS: Friday, November 14th at 9.00 am

Join us for Mass. We would love to see as many grandparents and grandfriends as possible there with us.

1. ATHLETICS FOR YEARS 4 TO 6

Interhouse Athletics Day 2023. Our annual Athletics Day for Years 4 to 6 students will take place on Wednesday, November 19th.

You may have seen in the media talk of a NZEI teacher Union member strike on Thursday, 23rd October. This is not yet official as the formal notice has not been presented to school Boards, but an informal notice has been made. If an official strike notice is given, the Board will determine whether there are enough non-union members to keep the school open; if not, the Board may choose to close the school on Thursday, 23rd October. For now, please keep this possibility in mind; further information will follow from the Board.

I am looking forward to an excellent Term 4.

Have a good week.

David.

DATES FOR TERM 4:

Monday 6th October Start of Term 4

Friday 7th November Legends of the Peak

Monday 10th November Teacher Only Day

Friday 14th November Grandparents' Day

Wed 19th November Athletics Day for Totara Team

Thursday, 20 November Celebration of Learning

Friday 21st November JPC Orientation Day for Year 6 students

Nov 24th Ahurei week. Our night to be confirmed

Friday 28th November Year 6 Retreat and Year 5 Leadership Day

Tuesday 2nd December Year 6 Big Day In

Wed 3rd December Kakano team Big Day In and Totara team picnic

Friday 5th December End of Year Mass

Monday 8th December School Prizegiving

Thursday, 11th December, Missioning of our Year 6 students and last day of school

During October as a school we celebrate the month of the Rosary. The Rosary has special stories called mysteries that help us think about important moments in Jesus’ and Mary’s lives. By the sixteenth century, there were fifteen mysteries, grouped into the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. In 2002, Pope John Paul II added another set called the Luminous Mysteries. We say the Joyful Mysteries to remember and celebrate the happy and hope-filled moments in the lives of Jesus and Mary. These mysteries help us think about the joy that came when Jesus was born and the love God showed the world through Him. When we pray them, we thank God for the gift of Jesus and for the joy that comes from following Him.

This week Totara Team are leading the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary Liturgy on Thursday 9th October at 12:15 pm. On 31st October, we will be leading the rosary with our parish community from 8:30 am.

On Friday 14th November we will be celebrating Grandparents Day starting with a Mass at 9am. Everyone is warmly welcomed to come along and join us.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

God bless

Lorna Dobson

DRS