Sunday's parable is the only parable of Jesus in which the central figure is named. It is not the rich man but Lazarus, the poor man, who is named and therefore given an identity and significance. Christ's eyes gaze upon the neglected and abandoned. It stands to reason that our eyes enlightened by Christ are focused here as well.
The meaning of the name Lazarus is 'God helps'. It is to people such as Lazarus who are welcomed and invited into the kingdom of God. In what ways do we need God's help?
Although Lazarus is described as being covered with sores, the rich man has the greater disease, blindness to this poor man at his gate. He fails to acknowledge Lazarus and cannot see beyond his world of comfort, fine clothes and fine dining. May our eyes be outward looking and our hearts moved and open to the needs of those who are vulnerable around us.
God’s blessings on us all as we come to the end of the term.
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents
Week 10 and we have completed a full term of 10 weeks with so much to celebrate.
Our staff and students have all been working hard to ensure everyone has made positive gains in all areas of their learning. We have been working to encourage students to take ownership of their own hauora - wellbeing. Students are developing an understanding of their own needs physically, spiritually, socially and emotionally.
There has also been an emphasis on engagement and attendance and we are pleased to say that across the school we have had 87% attendance school wide. While this is good we will still be contacting individual students whose attendance is causing concerns as they are having spasmodic unexplained absences. While we are very aware of sickness, students should be attending 90% - 95% each term. A 10% absence is 5 days which equates to a whole week off school and daily lateness and early finishes are also recorded on our electronic rolls which are calculated as absences as well. This is why it is important to instill in your children the importance of punctuality and timekeeping as this reflects one's ability to self manage as future adults.
Nga manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa
Julie Paul
Principal
End of Term 3
School closes on Friday, 30 September at 2.50pm and reopens on Monday, 17 October at 8.45am.
The school offices will be open in the second week on Wednesday12th to Friday 14th between 9.30am and 2pm. Uniforms will be available by appointment only.
May you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday, taking time to recharge and relax.
Congratulations to you all on your achievements throughout Term 3 and we look forward to further celebrations and successes in the final term of 2022.
St Anne’s Shield and the Gymnastic Competition on Tuesday, 27 September
At last we will be able to compete for the Saint Anne’s Shield with all our neighbouring Catholic Schools. We are all looking forward to this as it has been cancelled for the last three years because of the measle outbreak and then Covid 19. The games will all take place at Bruce Pullman Park starting at 9.30am and finishing about 2pm. We wish all competitors well and hope they will enjoy the games.
We also wish our gymnasts well as they participate in the Papatoetoe Gymnastic Competition that will be held at Gym City, Great South Rd, Papatoetoe.
Year 8 Ski Camp - Education Outside the Classroom (ETOC)
On Tuesday, after the St Anne’s Tournament, the Year 8 girls will depart for their final school camp. They will travel to Tongariro Holiday Park and the next day they will head for Mt Ruapehu for their ski experience. After ski lessons they will have the opportunity to practise their skiing for the afternoon. The following morning they’ll be going White Water Rafting and on Friday morning they will visit the Waitomo Caves before travelling back to Auckland.
This is a once in a lifetime experience for some of our students and I hope they will really enjoy and learn from this experience. Special thanks to Mr Ginders, Mrs Ryan, Mrs Kelly and the parents, Mr Brbich, Mr Cowan and Mrs Dinesh who will be accompanying the students on this trip.
How to Order Class Photos
PhotoLife visited our school recently and photographed each class. By the end of this term PhotoLife will email parents a Key Code. Parents will be able to go to the PhotoLife website and enter the Key Code. The photo of the class will be available for parents to view. If you wish to order a photo, this is done online and paid electronically.
If parents do not have an email address, they may phone PhotoLife on 09 262 1040 and arrange to view and/or order their child’s class photograph. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office on 09 2788224 Extn 206.
Attendance Dues
Please ensure that you are up to date with your Attendance Dues and that your automatic payments continue so that you can pay the current year's Attendance Dues by the end of the school year.
If you are having trouble paying your Attendance Dues, the Auckland Common Fund have funds that you can apply for to help pay them. If you need anymore information about this process or have any questions about Attendance Dues please phone Helen Peri to make an appointment or email her at accounts@hcsp.nz.
We have been asked to follow up with any families who are in arrears by the Auckland Common Fund Limited who collect the attendance dues.
Principal Awards
Room 1
Room 4 Rico-Alexander Uini-Mealamu, Ezra Brbich
Room 5 ‘Elisapeta Sole, Malakhy Fepulea’i
Arohanui
Room 1A Kayden-Drew Masoe , Slade Critchon
Room 2 Edwina Michael, Roman Matai
Room 3 Mary Baba, Lucas Taito
Aroha
Room 4A
Room 9
Room 10 Adelina Tauga, Unique Va’afusu
Te Matauranga
Room 11 Sioeli Samiu, Saili Matu
Room 12 Abel Patea, Tara Sanday
Room 13 Pariz Kelly, Khloe Iefata-Ngapoko
Tumanako
Room 14 Reign Pakipaki, Meron Qoja
Room 15 Finau Kautai, Landen Luamanuvae
Room 16 Breeyah Tupe-Faleali’i, Andrew Hirmiz
Manaakitanga
Room 18 Saniyah Buksh, Lochlan Te’o
Room 19 Koko Fiaola, Roma Ofamo’oni
Room 20 Ruben Rudolph-Kalolo, Valenisia Matu
Atawhai
Room 17 Cooper Puru, Hevani Moeakiola
Room 21 Tessa Kay, Bowen Manarangi-Trott
Room 22 Award given by R4 for being the best buddy class!
Rangimarie
Room 6 Tiane Coward-Maloni
Room 7 Aysha Feata, Brianna Akaroa
Room 8 Giovanna Lemalu, Luisa Moa
