Acting Principal's Message 

Dear Families,

 

I am excited to share that I have been appointed as the new Principal at St Mary's Primary School in Hastings. I will begin there at the start of 2025, so you are stuck with me until then! 

I will be sad to leave this beautiful school and community, it has been the happiest time in my career being part of such a wonderful culture of staff, students and families and something I will always treasure. Thank you for welcoming me and allowing me to be part of the community here, it may have been only two years but it has been an amazing experience.

 

Please note our next School Closure Day is Friday 22nd November 

All staff will participate in a First Aid refresher course and planning day for 2025.

There will be no out of school hours care on this day.

 

Year 6 End of Year Key Graduation Timetable 

Year 6 families please take note of the key dates and events as scheduled for the final weeks of Term 4.  

 

Friday 6th December 

Year 6 Fun Day Celebration! 

Our Year 6 students will have a fun day out at Zone Bowling Centre, Clayton. 

  

Thursday 12th December - 6.00pm-7.30pm

Graduation Mass & Year 6 Presentations 

Our Year 6 families are invited to the Year 6 Graduation Mass on Thursday 12th December.  

 

Friday13th December 

End of Year School Assembly -  9.00am - 10.30am 

 Our Year 6 students will lead the final assembly for the 2024 School Year and will          present their traditional Graduation dance routine to the school. The Year 6's will also        present their Advent liturgy.

 The 2025 Leaders will be announced.

 We will make all formal presentations to our Year 6 students and recognise                            those families who conclude their association with St Andrew’s School.  

 

Year 6 Family Lunch 12.00pm - 1.00pm 

Following on from the final Year 6 assembly, we invite all Year 6 students and parents, to gather in the hall for an End of Year 6 Family Lunch. (Full details in regards to the lunch will be distributed to families)

 

Tuesday 17th December 

End of School Year Mass 9.00am

 

Year 6 Graduation Guard of Honour - 12.45pm - 1.00pm

We invite all community members to gather at the front of the school as we celebrate the traditional Year 6 Graduate Guard of Honour.   Year 6 children will be cheered through a student guard of honour, recognising their time at our school and their new 2025 journeys. 

 

1.00pm - End of 2024 School Year for all classes.  

 

 

At no time should parents be driving into the school grounds to drop their children off.  The safety of all children and families must be our priority and we ALL need to do the right thing.

 

 

Zooper Dooper Friday

With Term 4 warning up we welcome back our Friday Zooper Dooper sales! 

Children are invited to bring 50 cents to school to purchase a Zooper Dooper on a Friday.

We thank our Year 6 children for volunteering their time to support the sales of the Zooper Doopers.   All profits raised from the sales will go to our Kadasig fundraising efforts. 

 

 

 

The next Working Bee date is Saturday 30th November

Due to the postponement of our last Working Bee, we will hold it on Saturday November 30th. 

 

 

Students not returning in 2025

We believe a few students currently in Year 1-5 who are moving area and will not be attending St. Andrew's in 2025. If you have not informed us please ring and email the school immediately as it effects our planning and enrolment numbers.

 

2025 Prep Enrolments

HAVE YOU ENROLLED YOUR CHILD FOR PREP 2025? 

If you have a child ready for Prep 2025, we encourage you to please put in an enrolment form as soon as possible. This will help us with organisation purposes. To access an enrolment form:

  • Visit the enrolment section of our school website and download an enrolment form 

2024 School Calendar 

The 2024 School Calendar is available on the School Website. It can be found mid-way down on the front page under the heading ‘WHAT’S ON’.   We will endeavour, where possible, to remain true to the dates on the 2024 calendar. We recommend that parents regularly visit the school website to see updates on all school events.

 

 

Mrs Nicole Black

(Acting Principal)