Christmas Greetings
Dear Families
As we come to the end of this very busy 2016 year, we are very proud to present our first official school newsletter for Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School. It has been an exciting time to be part of the creation of our new school community and to be involved in the planning, development and preparation stages of the school’s establishment.
We have thoroughly enjoyed meeting with all of our families, especially the children, as part of the enrolment interview process and are grateful for the opportunity to share home and school information. Thank you also to families who were able to be present at the Community meetings and for the way you shared aspirations for your young ones as they commence their schooling journey at Holy Trinity.
We are well underway with the progress and development of the new school buildings so if you do get a chance, drive down Airfield Rd to see the “final” stages being completed. The school is looking great! Furniture and resources will be arriving on site Thursday 26th January. Unfortunately due to Building Site procedures, we are only able to have staff on site for this day. Thank you for your kind offers of help though.
Below is further information to support preparation and readiness for our school commencement in February 2017.
We look forward to gathering with you all and Bishop Patrick Dunn on Waitangi Day 6th February 2017 4:00pm at the school site for a special Blessing Ceremony of the children, families, staff and school buildings.
Blessing
Whenever we gaze into the crib this Christmas season,
may new hope and joy flood our spirit.
And may the Christ child draw us into unity
Amen
Wishing you all a happy, peace-filled and Blessed Christmas.
Peta Lindstrom, Principal
The Time of Christmas
It is the week of Christmas and it’ll be a busy time for our families as we make plans and organise family gathering and time together with friends and loved ones. But also during this time, it is important for us to take some time to still ourselves and reflect on the year gone by. Let us welcome our Messiah with a grateful heart as we look forward to a new year full of hope and new beginnings. The birth of Christ is a time for us to celebrate and remind ourselves of the blessings that we have. With grateful hearts we welcome Christ this Christmas day and with a hopeful heart we look forward to the journey of what 2017 may bring.
May the joys of Christmas bring you happiness and peace.
Ana Silva
DRS – Director of Religious Studies
School Information
Important Dates:
| Monday 16th January | Temporary office | School Staff commence Teacher Only Days |
| Monday 6th February 4:00pm | School site | Blessing Ceremony of children, families, staff and buildings |
| Tuesday 7th February 8:50am | School site | Candle Ceremony and commencement of school |
School Bell Times
8:50am School commences
Morning Block
10:30am First Break
11:00m Middle Block
12:30pm Second Break
1:10pm Afternoon Block
2:50pm School concludes
Learning Communities and Student Placements
This week, we will be sending information in regards to the children’s Learning Community placements and who their teachers/kaitiaki will be in that area. Sharing and talking about this information with your child, will help them feel settled and excited about their new school setting
Uniform
Our School uniform is only available for purchase from NZ Uniforms on 28E Lambie Drive, Manukau. The store hours for December, January and February are as follows.
The hours for the shop over December will remain as they currently are so 9am – 5pm,
Monday – Friday and 9am – 1pm Saturday.
For January and Feburary the hours will be as follows:
Week starting the 4th of Jan 9am – 5pm Wednesday – Friday and 9 – 1pm Saturday
Week starting the 9th of Jan 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday and 9 – 1pm Saturday
Week starting the 16th of Jan 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday and 9 – 4pm Saturday
Week starting the 23rd of Jan 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday and 9 – 4pm Saturday
Week starting the 30th of Jan. Closed Monday for Auckland Anniversary day. Open 9am – 5pm Tuesday – Friday and 9am – 4pm Saturday
Week starting the 6th of Feb. Closed Monday for Waitangi Day. Open 9am – 5pm Tuesday – Friday and 9am – 4pm Saturday
Then normal hours will resume from the 13th of Feb.
Please note they will be closed from 1pm December 24th 2016 through to 9am January 4th 2017.
Friday 27th January 2017
NZ Uniforms Pop Up store, 9am – 12pm on school grounds.
Uniform Requirements
All students are required to wear the correct school uniform for summer as listed below.
Girls Uniform
- Tartan skort
- Blue short sleeved monogrammed shirt (summer)
- Black open toed school sandals (summer)
- Navy bucket sun-hat monogrammed
- Navy woollen monogrammed school jumper
Boys Uniform
- Navy shorts
- Blue short sleeved monogrammed shirt (summer)
- Black open toed school sandals (summer)
- Navy bucket sun-hat monogrammed
- Navy woollen monogrammed school jumper
Sports Uniform
Both Girls and Boys
- Navy PE Tee shirt with red strip
- Navy PE shorts
Stationery
Your child’s school stationery requirements are available for you to order online from Wednesday 21st December 2016, go to www.myschool.co.nz/login. Search for Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, select your child’s learning community and year level and follow the instructions on the website.
Every dollar spent with OfficeMax MySchool will earn us School Rewards to purchase educational supplies.
Before/After School Care
sKids Company are the providers of Before/After School Care for our school. Their programme will be based on site in Learning Space 4. We warmly welcome Rose and Luke King as our sKids supervisors.
To enrol, go to www.sKids.co.nz and click on aimyplus or for more information contact
Rose ph: 021 289 9939 or email rose@skids.co.nz
Finally!
Every Blessing for an enjoyable and special family and friends time this Christmas Season and throughout the holiday break. We look forward to welcoming you as Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School family in the New Year!
