Important Notice regarding events in Christchurch
/Kia ora St Anthony's School whānau
I write with reference to the school’s response to Friday’s events in Christchurch. I know that you will all stand with me in sending our prayers and condolences to all those who have been affected by this terrible act of violence, those who have lost loved ones, those who are injured or those whose whānau are injured. We also send our heartfelt gratitude to the emergency and support services who will be working tirelessly with the victims and their families over this terrible time.
I would also like to acknowledge the work of my principal, teacher and support staff colleagues in Christchurch, who once again, stood staunchly alongside their precious students in a time of extreme fear. Many of them will be working with the victims and families of victims once their children return to school. Some of them will have colleagues working with them whose families have been directly affected by this tragedy. Kia kaha to all those people.
Whilst we hope and pray that this event in Christchurch is an isolated occurrence, I would like to inform you a little more about our school’s already established lockdown procedures. Should the school ever be placed into lockdown, we will endeavour to communicate with you via text and email to ensure you are informed of the ongoing situation. We will communicate directly with staff to keep them apprised of the situation and also liaise directly with the Police. In the case of a lockdown lasting longer than a few minutes, we have buckets in the classrooms, which will enable children to go to the toilet if needed. We also have access to water.
We ask that parents DO NOT come to school in a lockdown situation, as this can place you in danger, and we are unable to let you into any part of the school. Staff and children can only be released by myself or Denise Johnson, our DP.
I have received messages from parents requesting advice around conversations with children about what has happened. Please see the links below to articles that may help you with keeping your conversations developmentally appropriate. I will be working to ensure that the staff feel equipped to deal sensitively with any questions or concerns that may arise.
On Monday, some New Zealand schools are holding assemblies and liturgies to remember the victims of the attack. We will be having a School Liturgy at 9am in Tui classroom and whānau are invited to attend. I thank Francesca von Lanthen, our DRS for planning our short time of prayer and reflection together.
Finally, as a school, we will be contacting our local mosque in Kilbirnie to express our solidarity and sorrow with them. As a faith community, it is important that we come together with our fellow New Zealanders in their and our time of need.
In the meantime, we pray.…
Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
.... and for the injured and those who are affected in a myriad of other ways....
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
With God’s blessings; Mā te Atua koe e tiaki
Jennifer Ioannou
PRINCIPAL
2019 BAZAAR - THANK YOU!
/Fabulous photos of our AMAZING day on Sunday 17 February!
Thank you to everyone who organised the event, helped out on the day and supported our School & Parish. Without you all, our 2019 Bazaar wouldn't have been such a success!!
Thank you Beatrice Foschetti for the excellent photography!
Announcement: *2019 Bazaar Raffle Prize Winners*
/Congratulations to the winners of our 2019 Bazaar Raffle Prizes.
1st prize - Michelle Quirke
2nd prize - John Spillane
3rd prize - John O'Brien
4th prize - Maria Yiannoutsos
5th prize - Dale Renouf
Thanks to everyone who bought tickets to support our School and Parish! Thank you to our wonderful sponsors for the amazing prizes - we couldn’t have done it without you!
Welcome to 2019!
/The School Office will be open from 31 January 2019 9am - 3pm.
School starts back on Monday 4 February at 8.45am.
To make going Back to School easy for you we have teamed up with OfficeMax MySchool to have our class stationery list requirements loaded on to myschool.co.nz
Follow this link... https://www.myschool.co.nz/stants
Simply select your child's year level and follow the instructions on the website.
You can order the stationery required online or by downloading the lists & shopping around. Please have all stationery at school on the first day back.
St Anthony's Bazaar - 17 February 2019 11am-2pm
/ST ANTHONY'S SCHOOL AND PARISH BAZAAR 2019
Our primary school has a roll of 130 pupils drawn mainly from the small communities of Seatoun and Strathmore in Wellington. Every second year, our school and parish community hold our extremely successful Bazaar.
Our biennial St Anthony’s Bazaar is on Sunday 17 February from 11am-2pm
This year’s funds will go towards a new playground area and vital educational resources. A proportion will go to important parish activities such as building maintenance ensuring that the older generation have a welcoming place to socialise and to be a part of our vibrant community.
Facebook and Instagram Pages
If you are on Facebook, please 'like' @StAnthonysBazaar2019 and share the page with others, or if you're on Instagram, please 'follow' @stanthonysbazaar
See you on Sunday 17 February!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
/St Anthony's School is now Closed for 2018.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year!
Thank you all so much for your support during 2018. All the very best to those families leaving our school and to our 2018 Graduating Year 8’s.
Tü Mana Tü Kaha Tü Tangata
The School Office will be open from 31 January 2019 9am - 3pm.
School starts back on Monday 4 February 2019.
To make going Back to School easy for you we have teamed up with OfficeMax MySchool to have our class stationery list requirements loaded on to myschool.co.nz
Follow this link... https://www.myschool.co.nz/stants
Simply select your child's year level and follow the instructions on the website.
You can order the stationery required online or by downloading the lists & shopping around. Please have all stationery at school on the first day back.
See you in 2019!