Greetings, Kia ora, Kia orana, Talofa, Mālō e lelei, Namaste, Ni Hao, Bula, Hola, Kumusta, Namaskārām,
Sat Shri Akaal, Vanakkam and Ayubowan
Dear Families
Once again, we have raced through another term of busy school life and now find ourselves ready for the July School holidays!
So as we go on holiday, we pause to give thanks to God for all that has been achieved as a school community.
We give thanks to God for our staff and the dedication they show in working with each child as they grow in their learning and personal development.
We give thanks to God for our children who take on the opportunities and challenges of school life with willingness and positive attitudes.
We give thanks to God for our families/whānau who continue to support their child and school in the many shared activities and events.
AND we give thanks to God for all those who lead and support our school through governance (School Board), prayer and spiritual life (our Parish Priest), fundraising and social events (PTFA)
May we all be blessed for the work we do to nurture and grow this special school community in learning ka ako, loving ka aroha and serving ka manaaki in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
End of Term School Mass
Father Mathew, from St Mary’s Parish, Papakura, lead our school community this afternoon in a beautiful Mass, celebrating the end of our school term. This was a great way to head into the holidays with helpful words from Fr Mathew to help guide us in following the message of the Gospel Reading of the day – Matthew 9:9-13, The Calling of Matthew.
Fr Mathew helped us to understand that Jesus was always on the move! He was even out walking when he came across Matthew sitting at his office table, collecting taxes. Jesus invited Matthew to walk with him, to leave behind his sinfulness and to be on this journey together to heaven. Just as Jesus invited Matthew to walk with him, Jesus also invites us to walk with him – to be on the journey with him. We too can be like Matthew, the tax collector by striving to live out the teachings of Jesus.
Fr Mathew asked the children (and the adults!) to continue to journey and to walk with Jesus over the school holiday break when we’re with our family and friends, by saying and doing good things, by being helpful, by being kind and blessing people by saying ‘God Bless you!”
We pray that our families will see, hear and notice each of us taking up Jesus’ invitation as Matthew, the tax collector did, by responding to Jesus’ call to follow and be on the journey with Him!
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou Mrs Silva, Pompallier Whānau staff and students, and all our students who prepared and led ministries in our school Mass this afternoon.
Mahi Tahi Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
Thank you to the many families who attended the scheduled Mahi Tahi, Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. These were a great opportunity for you to meet with your child’s kaitiaki/teacher. The Conferences are a valuable time for you to discuss your child’s mid-year progress and achievement in reading, writing, and maths, as well as their progress in meeting learning goals, and to share their learning and reflections from their Concept/Science and Arts learning.
If you were not able to attend the Mahi Tahi Conferences this week, please make contact with the school office or directly with your child’s Learning Community teachers so we can arrange for times for this to happen early in Term 3.
Holiday Programmes
sKids Holiday Programme
Please find attached the link to the sKids Winter July Holiday Programme to be held in Taamaua/school hall throughout the school holiday period. Click on the link to access the information. sKids-Holy-Trinity_WinterJuly2024HolidayProgramme (1)
Sustainable Papakura Holiday Programme
These July School Holidays we have a series of four exciting workshops planned for the tamariki of Papakura and surrounding areas.
The programme is as follows:
July 9th – Pencil Holder and Decoupage Jars
July 11th – Basic Crochet and Cross Stitch Bookmarks
July 16th – Manu Tī / Kite Making
July 18th – T-Shirt Bags and Tetra Pak Bird Feeders
July is Plastic Free month and we have planned our workshops to not only be crafty and creative, but also sustainable, practical and waste
minimal with common household items.
We are also hosting a collaboration between the Beautification Trust and Sustainable Papakura series of workshops learning about how we can
support the Papakura community to become PEST-FREE. Click on the link for information. Pest Free Papakura (1) (1)
Catholic Diocese of Auckland Annual Reports
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Catholic Diocese – Job Vacancies
Job Vacancy 1 – Administration to the Leader Pastoral Services Group
The Catholic Diocese of Auckland is seeking a methodical, cheerful, dedicated, and highly efficient person for the role of Administration Assistant to the Leader PSG to provide administration and operational support. This is a part-time role of 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility of hours between 9.30am and 3.30pm.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, along with proficient IT competency in Word, Excel, Free Source Design e.g. Canva and knowledge of websites (WordPress), Facebook. Can work under own initiative be creative and have a can-do approach to work and is efficient, accurate and organised.
For more details, and a full position description, please visit the Diocesan website https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
Applications close on 23 July 2024.
Job Vacancy 2 – Marriage and Family Life – Administration Assistant
Marriage & Family Life are seeking an exceptional hardworking administrative assistant to join their team of marriage educators. This is a Part – time role of 16 hours, working 4 hours a day 10am -2pm Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri every week (with some evening and weekend work in venues) at the Pompallier Diocesan Centre in Saint Mary’s Bay.
For full details and requirements please visit the Diocesan website www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz, under Diocesan Services and Staff vacancies.
Closing date 23 July 2024
School Enrolments
It is really important that we know of all younger brothers and sisters that are commencing schooling with us in 2025. If you have little ones at home, please contact the school office to make a time to meet with Miss Lindstrom so they can be assured of a placement at Holy Trinity School for when they are ready to start in 2025.
School enrolments for 2025 CLOSE by 31st August 2024 and
placements for 2025 will be confirmed by 30th September 2024.
Complaints Policy and Procedures
It is always good practice each year to inform parents and community of the appropriate channel to share concerns or worries. Schools are required to have a Complaints Policy in place. The purpose is to provide clear guidelines for the school community in raising and resolving concerns and complaints.
These procedures enable us to:
- maintain the best learning environment for our students
- resolve matters of concern early, if possible
- respond to feedback and concerns constructively
- deal with complaints fairly, effectively, and promptly
- take into account individual circumstances
- maintain confidentiality
- preserve school/community relationships and communication
- monitor and record complaints and concerns about student safety.
Most complaints can be resolved informally by discussions with the people concerned.
- Discuss the issue with the right person.
- Work towards a resolution.
School policies and procedures are held online with SchoolDocs. Access to this information is shared with you at each student enrolment interview. Please click on the link for our school’s Complaints process Concerns Complaints Flowchart (24)
School Term Dates for 2024
Term One 11 weeks Thursday 1st February – Friday 12th April
Term Two 10 weeks Monday 29th April – Friday 5th July
Term Three 10 weeks Monday 22nd July – Friday 27th September
Term Four 9 weeks Monday 14th October – Tuesday 17th December
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2024 :
Term 1 – Week 2 Tuesday 6th February Waitangi Day
Term 1 – Week 9/Week 10 Friday 29th March to Tuesday 2nd April EASTER
Term 2 – Week 6 Monday 3rd June King’s Birthday
Term 2 – Week 9 Friday 28th June Matariki
Term 4 – Week 3 Monday 28th October Labour Day
Upcoming School Events
Term 2 Concludes at 2:50pm
Friday 5th July
Term 3 Commences at 8:50am
Monday 22nd July
School Whakatau for New Families and Gathering Liturgy led by RE Team Leaders
Monday 22nd July @ 8:50am in Taamaua/school hall
Grandparents Liturgy
Friday 26th July @ afternoon in Taamaua/school hall – further information to follow
