Change happens all around us all of the time. We want to teach your tamariki/ children well and equip them to thrive in a world that is rapidly changing around them.To help meet those changes the Ministry of Education is in the midst of a 6 year project to refresh the New Zealand Curriculum- Te Mātaiaho.

The extra Teacher Only days we are having both this year and in 2024 will help us as staff to learn about Te Mātaiaho- the refreshed curriculum. We appreciated having the space on Monday to meet with teachers from St Anthony’s and St Patrick's Primary, schools from the Holy Trinity Parish. We did our learning together, looking at  the structure of Te Mātaiaho led by Matua Tala and also dipped into Maths with the help of Sarah Thomas from Cognition- a Professional Learning provider who has been working with kaiako/ teachers at Holy Cross. . 

The Ministry of Education’s timeline is that we are using the refreshed parts of Maths and Literacy in 2024 so lots of learning for us to do.

Special Character

Our final instalment on the outcome of our Special Character Review showcases actions and recommendations we can take as a kura/school. An immediate need we have with Nik Solia moving on, is someone who is able to be our Director of Religious Studies- an important role to help us achieve these recommendations and support the Special Character aspects of our school. Please pray that we can find someone who is able to fulfil this role.

Road Works ALERT - Friday (today), Monday and possibly Tuesday

Fulton Hogan are resurfacing the roads at the Miramar Ave Intersection working today, Monday and possibly Tuesday. For today and Monday your access to the school is only:

+ via Ira Street then 

+turn right into the dead end part of Miramar Ave

+ then turn left onto the top courts of Holy Cross through the gates. 

 All other roads are closed. 

We will open up the top courts for cars to drive in, park and pick up or drop off from 2.45pm and 8.30am. PLEASE BE AWARE OF CHILDREN. 

Tuesday may be different depending on how work progresses. We will send a paper newsletter home, email and facebook message regarding access on Tuesday.  

This could be a great opportunity to walk your children to school!

On Wednesday Holy Cross school athletes competed in the Eastern Zone athletics. There were many schools there and plenty of talent. I noticed as I was competing there were a lot of good sportsmanship. Holy Cross competed hard, producing some good results. Congratulations to all our athletes who competed- you really let your light shine!

MINI POLO

On Fridays we play mini polo at Kilbirnie swimming pools. We play against other school teams. We have now played 4 games so far- we lost our first one but have learnt from that game and now manage to win by a fair margin in our other games. We like being a goalie and swimming for the ball. We often pass the ball around the goal area so that each of us has a chance to score a goal. We really like playing this sport- can't wait till our next game! 

Wow! What an incredible event! We hope you and your whanau enjoyed the Garage Sale Fundraiser brought to you by our wonderful Parents’ Group committee. Thank you to all that contributed either with donations, volunteering time, facepainting, shopping for items, attending the event or donating baking.

A BIG thank you to all our incredible helpers not only on the day but throughout the week setting up and sorting – from parents’ to partners who were ‘booked in’ to help to staff and members of our community – you have all been incredible and the reason for a successful event. A very special mention to all our beautiful little helpers – Room 8 students, Māia, Hemi, Ishaani, Sahaan, Hope, Zac, Rohan, Amelia, Amalia, Asher, Nora and Daniel and all the other Tamariki who helped through the week and on the day. Great work!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our incredible Parents’ Group team who, out of kindness and love for our school made this happen. In particular: Malisha, Lucy, Sarah, Rachel, Lavinia, Karin, Cat, Tala, Angela, Sheryl and Katherine who worked many hours behind the scenes to sort, organise, promote and coordinate.

Thank you to Lowe & Co for their amazing sign posting throughout Miramar and Countdown Kilbirnie for their $50 voucher.

Events such as this are a great way to bring our school and local community together. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to give to those in need with remaining items being donated to local charities.

We raised an incredible $4,147.60 which we will be working with the school to put towards upgrades of the school hall for our Tamariki to enjoy.

Ngā mihi nui,

Didi
Parents’ Group Chair

PICKLEBALL

The Wellington Pickleball Cup will be held at Akau Tangi over Waitangi Weekend next year and the Wellington Pickleball Club are fundraising for the event.

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