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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 June

Fri 5

Teacher only day school closed

5 Jun 2026

Thu 11

CO Rippa - TBC

11 Jun 2026

Fri 12

PPT CO Rippa - TBC

12 Jun 2026

Tue 16

Skating

16 Jun 2026

Wed 17

Dunstan Zone Swimming Sports - TBC

17 Jun 2026

Tue 23

Skating

23 Jun 2026

Thu 25

Skating

25 Jun 2026

Fri 26

CO Swimming Sports - Qtwn?

26 Jun 2026

Latest Notices

Haehaeata weekly notices
1 Jun 2026

Tēnā koutou kātoa. It’s been lovely to enjoy an extra day off this weekend, I hope everyone has been able to make the most of it in some way! The week ahead is going to feel very short, with teacher-only day coming up on Friday. Have a great week everyone, here’s the plans…


Rāhina/Monday 1st June

Kings Birthday weekend public holiday


Rātū/Tues 2nd June

-Miss Passmore in Haehaeata from morning tea onwards(Mr Yeoman release time & guitar lessons).


Rāapa/Wed 3rd June

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

2:20pm Kapa haka.


Rāpare/Thurs 4th June

Afternoon pinecone collecting on Boot Hill. The whole school are doing this in house groups, as part of our focus on Catholic Social Teaching. These pinecones will be available for free for those in our community who are in need.


Rāmere/Fri 5th June

-Teacher only day, all teachers taking part in professional development with the new maths curriculum.


Homework

-Spelling: All students will have the regular spelling list and sentences to practice each night in support of the concept they are working on in class.


-Eisteddfod poetry: All students were given instructions for this last week and should be getting prepared. There is a sign up sheet on the door of our classroom storeroom. These will be heard in class on Mon 22nd and Tues 23rd of June. Please make contact with me early if you need any support  with this or have any questions.


No maths homework this week given the short week and the eisteddfod poetry practice.


If you have any issues or questions, I am more than happy to arrange a phone call or a face-to-face meeting. A reminder that staff will not be communicating using their own cell phones; please email me.

 

Ngā mihi maioha


Mr Yeoman

 

Wai Note Home Week 6 Term 2 2026
Kopuwai - Term 2, Week 7
1 Jun 2026

Good evening everyone,

I hope you have all had a lovely long weekend.

This week is very short, as school is closed on Friday for a Teacher's Only Day.

I have CRT on Thursday, so Mrs Wright will be teaching that day. There will be PMP in the morning, and then the whole school will walk over to Boot Hill to collect pine cones in the afternoon. These will be bagged up and offered to members of our Parish Community. Please wear sports uniform.

From tomorrow, all children are to wear the full Winter uniform, please.

I believe most children have already chosen a poem for the Eisteddfod's in week 10. Remember to introduce yourself, tell us the name of your poem, and why you chose it.  

Making Table Recycling - we are very low on supplies, so we would love any bottle tops, lids, small boxes, yoghurt containers, string, wool, etc.

Homework- This week will be a short week for learning your spelling words, but we will aim for Spelling tests on Thursday anyway. Most children are doing very well with these, achieving 100% most weeks. Great work on the basic facts, too. Remember, we want to have instant recall of these, rather than using your fingers. 

Thanks for your support

Neroli


  

Kawarau week 7
31 May 2026

Kawarau-W6-3.pdf

Mata-au Week 7
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