St Leo's Catholic School, Devonport

This week we have been doing the Keeping Ourselves safe programme with the police.
A big thank you to Constable Murray Fenton for coming in and helping with this programme.
The children have learned a lot about safety in many different forms.

We are nearly half way through the term already.
On Wednesday Jayce and Aria accompanied Ms Chandra to the caring mass where they were honoured with Caring Awards.
These awards are presented by Bishop Steve Lowe to acknowledge students who have demonstrated outstanding care, compassion, and commitment to their community. Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, the Caring Awards celebrate "faith in
action" and acknowledge young people who actively step up to support those in need.
St Catherine class have been studying poetry and Roald Dahl books.
Playtime has seen many sports being played - soccer and basketball have been the favourite sports this week.

It's that time of the year again. Our ultra fun quiz night fundraiser.

See attached poster for details of how to get your tickets. Get a group of 6 together and come and have a great night and help raise money for the school.

Despite the chilly start to our mornings we have had a wonderful week.
Our music lessons and choir resumed with the wonderful Dominic.
Today we had the North Harbour people in doing Cycling Skills with our year 5 children.
Tonight is our school disco. Watch this space for photos next week.

Only a few hours left to get your dumplings order in.

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We continued with the Wool in Schools programme this week.
On Thursday the whole school went down to the Resource Recovery Centre and took part in the Noughty Wasters Makerspace Programme. The children learned about the zero waste philosophy and sustainable practices to prevent and reduce waste. They had a great time creating things out of "waste." Thank you to the parents and grandparents that made this trip possible.
Today we attended midday Mass and then had a sausage sizzle lunch.

Only 3 days left if you would like to order dumplings.

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We hit the ground running this term with a whole school trip to The Depot to see the wonderful Matariki art work. On Friday our Kapa Haka group entertained the residence of the William Sanders Village.
We also have the Wool for Schools container here and the children have enjoyed exploring that and learning about the different types of wool and their uses.

What a lovely visit from the tamariki of St Leo's Primary School today.
Ngahiwi, Natanahira and I are very fond of St Leo's. We volunteer there often and always enjoy the warm wairua of this small but vibrant kura in our hāpori.
Once again, our talented artists have shared their mahi, inspiring our local tamariki through creativity, mātauranga,and aroha💖. It's always a joy to see young minds connecting with Matariki and the stories behind the artworks.
Vimi, thank you for always bringing the tamariki to experience the Matariki exhibition and all the beautiful mahi on display.
A heartfelt thank you also to Katie and Lily for your ongoing tautoko. Depot Artspace is such a beautiful whare that continues to bring our community together through art, culture, and connection.
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

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