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LOVE - aroha ai... LEARN - ako ai... GROW - tipu ai

Principal's Welcome

I warmly welcome you to St Gerard's school in Alexandra, Central Otago.

St Gerard's is a state integrated school for girls and boys up to Year 8 offering an education with special Catholic Character. The special Catholic Character of our school follows the education philosophy of Catherine McAuley as gifted to us by the Sisters of Mercy.
As a school community we are committed to educating our students through our vision of Love (aroha ai), Learn (ako ai) and Grow (tipu ai).
Our greatest asset is our people - He waka eke noa - a canoe which we are all in together - no exception.

Julie Flannery
Principal

What's happening at St Gerard's School?

Upcoming Events in July

Fri 31

Teacher only day school closed

31 Jul 2026

Latest Notices

Waikerikeri Note Home W2 T3 2026

26 Jul 2026

Note Home Here

Haehaeata weekly notices & homework

26 Jul 2026

Thanks everyone for a beaut restart to school last week, it was a very positive way to kick off a new term with lots of great learning going on and kindness being shown. One student shared during class prayer that they are thankful for school being a place where they feel welcome and safe. I loved hearing that, and I would hope that everyone would feel the same way! Here’s our plans for the upcoming week…

Rāhina/Monday 27th July

9:00am Monday morning prayer.

10:30am Castlewood reading. Feel free to bring a favourite book from home to share with a resident.

2:20pm Production singing practice begins

Rātū/Tues 28th July

-Miss Passmore in Haehaeata from morning tea onwards (Mr Yeoman release time & guitar/band groups)

Rāapa/Wed 29th July

-Miss Passmore in Haehaeata from morning tea onwards (Mr Yeoman release time & kapa haka)

2:20pm Kapa haka.

Rāpare/Thurs 30th July

-Normal day

Rāmere/Fri 31st July

-Teacher Only Day: All staff are attending professional development in teaching maths and implementing the new curriculum.

Homework

-Spelling & Reading: All students will have word lists to test, and sentences to read each night to support our daily learning in class.

-Maths: This week our homework supports our learning around converting percentages into fractions, and simplifying fractions. We also continue to practice our times tables.

Feel free to email me if you ever have any concerns or questions. I really appreciate the time you put in to supporting your children - it's a team effort!

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

Mr Yeoman

Manuherekia weekly notice T3 Wk 2 27/07- 31 /07/2026

26 Jul 2026

Kia ora,

Please see the attached weekly notice. Enjoy the sunshine today.

See you all tomorrow when we start the week with leading whole-school prayer at 9 am in the Church.

Manuherekia-weekly-notice-T3-Wk-2-2707-31-072026.pdf

Kawaraua Week 2

24 Jul 2026

Kawarau-W2.pdf

Mata-Au Term 3 Week 2