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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

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Notices

Latest Notices

Kopuwai - Term 4, Week 5 Good evening, everyone, What's on this week:- Monday: Whole-school prayers  Tuesday: Ezra from...
9 Nov 2026

Good evening, everyone,

What's on this week:-

Monday: Whole-school prayers 

Tuesday: Ezra from the Dance Curriculum, 1.00-1.30 pm. Please have children wear sports uniforms.

Wednesday: Normal day

Thursday: Normal day

Friday: Mrs Stratford is teaching.

Homework - Everybody has a new roll and read, spelling lists and maths for the week. 

Have a great week

Neroli 

 

No Guitar tomorrow No guitar tomorrow. It will start again next week. Thank you
9 Nov 2026

No guitar tomorrow.

It will start again next week.

Thank you

Term 4 Week 5           Oteake Rm 4  Years 3 & 4  Kia ora Oteake families, Sorry for another changing of the guard...
9 Nov 2026

Kia ora Oteake families,

Sorry for another changing of the guard in Oteake but the little troopers are taking it all in their stride.

We welcome Abby Washington to our class as your ‘go to’ teacher until the end of the year.  Wonderful Miss Weers continues teaching alongside her until Friday 11th December and Miss Passmore and I are on call. We both have surgery dates for this week.


*Singing Eisteddfod-Class sharing during Week 7 (beginning 23rd November) and the School Eisteddfod Assembly is Week 8 Thursday 3rd December.

Some important info and the marking guide has gone home with your child today.

*Dance class tomorrow (wear Sports uniform).

*H/W this week- spelling words, sentence reading and basic facts.

(a few of the children have talked about the help you are giving at home with Maths and are making good connections with what is happening at school-great job)

   Kind regards,   Anne

 

Musical ticket payments Hello, If you still owe money for your musical tickets...
9 Nov 2026

Hello, If you still owe money for your musical tickets can you please pop in and pay or let me know if you would like these put on your school account. Many thanks.

Haehaeata weekly notices Kia ora koutou and welcome to the fifth week of...
9 Nov 2026

Kia ora koutou and welcome to the fifth week of this term. Last week was huge, and as you all witnessed the school Spring Chicken production was a great success. Thank you to everyone for the effort you put into costumes and supporting your kids, and huge congratulations to all the students for a performance to be proud of. The whole show was fantastic and I thought our two class dances were amazing!

This week is a much more normal sort of week, here’s how it’s looking…


Rāhina/Monday 9th Nov

10:30am Castlewood visit. Come prepared with a favourite book to read.


Rātū/Tues 10th Nov

-Mr Yeoman deputy principal release time. Miss Andrews in Haehaeata.


Rāapa/Wed 11th Nov

Normal day.

2:20pm kapa haka practices resume.


Rāpare/Thurs 12th Nov

-Normal day


Rāmere/Fri 13th Nov

-All staff on release for maths professional development day. Mrs Beilby in Haehaeata.


Homework


-Normal spelling homework.


-Maths homework is an activity to consolidate the learning we’ve been doing in class with algebra, as well as some times tables practice.


Thanks everyone, have a good week. Kia pai to wiki!


Mr Yeoman

 

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