24 Aug 2026

Congratulations to Tish Corder, Jade Quill and Sam Sole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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23 Aug 2026

Note Home Week 6 T3 2026

23 Aug 2026

Dunstan Zone Cross Country 2026

Monday 31st August

(postponement day Tuesday 1st September)

The Dunstan Zone cross country is coming up soon and after a successful run at our school cross country the following children have qualified:

Year 5 = Miller Alley, Eli, Potter, Arthur Driesen, Charlotte Copeland, Piper Fox, Lucy Lake

Year 6 = Tarn Yeoman, Deason Cowley, Hudson Lloyd, Delta Sim, Eva Bedford, Orla Galbraith

Year 7 = Martha Anderson, Lucy Smith, Caitlyn Brown

Year 8 = Curtiss Sim, Walter Driesen, Annabelle Breen, Sofie Baxter, Kato Breuk

 

Please read all the important information below, complete the form at the link here asap. This event is on Mon 31st which is immediately following Friday's teacher only day - so we need to be very well organised please.

When - Monday 31st August. Students come to school at normal time.

9:45am  Leave from the church car park  

10:30am  Registration

10:45am  Briefing for Marshals 

10:55am  Briefing for all competitors

11:05am  Walk the track (All participants and marshals) 

 

11:40am  Year 5 Girls    11:50am  Year 5 Boys 

12:00noon  Year 6 Girls    12:10pm  Year 6 Boys 

12:20pm  Year 7 Girls    12:40pm   Year 7 Boys 

12:50pm  Year 8 Girls    1:00pm   Year 8 Boys 

1:15pm   Announcement of results  2:00 aprox Return to school

Location - McArthur Ridge, off Springvale Road (look out for the Dunstan Zone Tear-drop Flag)

Approx. 3km up McArthur Road, to the end of the tar seal and continue on the gravel road until you see the Dunstan Zone flag on your left.

Course - All year group races are separate. The course includes hills, and running amongst grapevines and open terrain. Year 5 and 6 approx. 1.8km. Year 7 and 8 approx. 2.5km

Extra info

- Students will run in their PE uniform. If they have a tracksuit or school sports hoodie they should wear that as well as extra warm clothes and solid running shoes with good grip.

-Bring snacks, lunch and water bottle.

We need to provide two course marshalls to help on the day and we will need parents to help with transport. Please fill out the google form asap.

If you have any questions please contact Mr Yeoman - ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz 

 

23 Aug 2026

Kia ora, 

Thank you so much to everyone who has returned their netball uniforms! We are still waiting on a few, so if you still have a uniform at home, could you please drop it off to Kawarau sometime this week?

I hope you all had a fantastic season! A huge thank you to all of our amazing coaches and managers for all of your hard work, time and support throughout the season. It has been greatly appreciated!

Kind regards, 

Phillippa 

23 Aug 2026

Good evening everyone,

I've just been in to check on Stormy and he is doing very well. He is eating, drinking and doing everything as he should be!

We have a busy and shorter week ahead.

Here is what is happening in our classroom and school:

Monday: 9am Morning Prayer – all are welcome to join us. In the afternoon, the whole school will walk down to Alexandra Primary School to watch our Kapa Haka group and two rock bands perform.
Tuesday: Normal school day.
Wednesday: School Mass at 9.00am – all are welcome. From 10.30–11.30am, Kopuwai and Mata-Au will visit the Rest Homes. Mrs Stratford will be teaching Kopuwai from 11.45am–3.00pm.
Thursday: PMP, so sports uniform please.
Friday: School closed as teachers will be attending the Catholic Teachers' Gathering.

Homework
As this is Week 6, it is a good time to start talking with your child about a topic for their Speech Eisteddfod. The speeches will be presented in class during Week 9, so there is plenty of time to choose a topic, gather ideas and begin preparing.

Please continue to encourage your child to:

-Practise their spelling words each night. It is fantastic to see the children who are putting in the effort and achieving such great results in our Friday tests.
-Work on their basic facts throughout the week.

Keep warm and have a great week. 

Neroli