Holy Cross School Papatoetoe

Today our Year 6s visited the Stardome Observatory to learn more about the planets in our Solar System as part of their Science topic this term.

They enjoyed their classroom session, exploring the museum - learning about the different telescopes, and experiencing the planetarium!

Well done to our Intermediate Girls Basketball team who placed 2nd at the South West Zone Competition today! Good effort girls! 🏀 ❤️💙❤️

A wonderful Netball Exchange v Tauranga Intermediate today. This is our third annual exchange and it was our turn to host this year! Both our Year 7 team and our Year 8/AIMS teams had very competitive games with our sisters from Tauranga. We ended our games with lots of shared chats, jokes and kai.
We look forward to travelling to Tauranga next year for the 4th annual exchange!

A reminder that our Talent Quest auditions will take place next week!

If your child/children wish to audition, they will need to complete the entry form (digital Google form or paper copy), which their teacher can help them with. Entries close on Wednesday 17th June at 3pm.

We have four categories students can enter: Dance (Soloist or Group), Instrumental (Soloist or Group), Singing Soloist and Singing Group.

We look forward to seeing all the fantastic performances - so get practising! 🎤🎶

Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on Monday, 22 June and Wednesday, 24 June 2026 from 2 pm - 7 pm on each day. This is an opportunity for parents/caregivers to discuss their child's progress at school, and we encourage all parents/caregivers to make an appointment. Interviews will be held in 15-minute slots with a dinner break for teachers between 5.30 and 6 pm.

To make an appointment, please visit www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and click "Make a Booking." When asked for the code, please enter stcr3

To proceed, you will need to know your child's classroom and their teacher's name.

We look forward to meeting you.

SchoolBookings - Home School Interviews

Congratulations to our Open Boys, Girls & Barbarians Rugby teams who competed today at the Papatoetoe Primary Schools Tournament!

Both our Open Boys & Open Girls teams went undefeated!

Open Boys 1st
Open Girls 1st

Congratulations to our students who competed at the Papatoetoe Primary Schools Winter Sports Tournament yesterday!

We had students from Years 3-6 compete in Netball, Rugby and Soccer.

Results:
Netball
A - 1st
B - 2nd
C - 1st
D - 1st
E - 1st
F - 1st

Rugby
U40’s - 2nd
U50’s - 2nd

Soccer
Boys A - 4th
Boys B - 4th
Girls - 5th

Kia ora e te whānau,
We warmly invite you and your whānau to join us at our upcoming Māori Whānau Hui.
This is a wonderful opportunity to come together, connect, share whakaaro, and discuss the many exciting kaupapa happening within our kura. Your voice and presence are important to us, and we would love to see as many whānau as possible attend.
Please don't let our kids be a barrier to joining us – all tamariki are welcome to come along.
Look forward to spending the evening with you and strengthening the connections between our kura and whānau.
Ngā mihi
Gemz

We were very lucky to have the 2026 Polyfest Champions - Manurewa High School Samoan Group, perform for us this morning.

Their performance was outstanding, entertaining, and a beautiful showcase of Samoan cultural siva 💙❤️

Congratulations to our Year 6, 7 and 8 students who competed in our Samoan Scripture Reading Competition today. It was a gift to hear so many of our students proudly speak their language and represent their Samoan culture 🇼🇸

Year 6
1st Yalayna Falemoe
2nd Jermaine Sanele

Year 7
1st Kamryn Polamalu-Toalima
2nd Nahla Siluuga

Year 8
1st Breeyah Tupe-Faleali’i
2nd Khloe-Naveen Tuimauga