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I acknowledge the staff for the energy and expertise they have given to the children’s learning and development during this term. They are hard-working and consistently deliver quality learning experiences to the children.
It has been an action-packed 10 weeks. I think it is fair to say everyone is tired, although it is a good tiredness, one of satisfaction that comes from effort and focus.
Tomorrow, we have our end of Term 1 Assembly where children will be acknowledged for areas of achievement but also areas of leadership and responsibility. Parents are welcome to attend (11.15am in the Centennial Chapel).
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Term 1 concludes tomorrow at 12.35pm. Please note there will be no After-school Care available.
I wish everyone the very best for the school holidays and of course for Easter and this special time with your family.
Please note, we have a College-wide Staff Professional Development Day on Monday 1 May. The children will start Term 2 on Tuesday 2 May at the normal time.
The children’s Term 1 Goal Setting Reports will be posted to the Community Portal tomorrow.
During the holiday break, the College’s ANZAC Day Chapel Service will held in the Centennial Chapel on Tuesday 25 April, starting at 10.00am.
Some reminders:
Regards
Jonathan Bierwirth
Principal of Preparatory School
Deputy for Rector
On Tuesday morning the Preparatory School celebrated Holy Week with an inaugural student-led service. The nine Year 8 Sacristans retold the Easter story as part of their induction. At the conclusion of the service the Sacristans were recognised individually and awarded their Sacristan badges.
On Thursday 30 March the Canterbury Primary Swimming Sports Day was held at Selwyn Aquatic Centre. Nine students from the Preparatory School qualified to represent our zone.
Well done to Jacob Wang (Year 6), Chloe Wang (Year 5), Yunze Li (Year 6), Hudson Blyde (Year 7), Lauren Exon (Year 8), Anthony Song (Year 8), Cong (Zilong) Chen, Sophie Schouten (Year 8) and Kaia Hartstonge (Year 7) for representing our zone at the Canterbury Championships!
A special congratulations to Kaia Hartstonge for placing third in the Year 7 Girls' freestyle final, and to Anthony Song for placing second in the Year 8 Boys' breaststroke final.
Fantastic effort.
Congratulations to the 20 dancers who took part in the Ballet Academy Performance Awards last Sunday – learning, mastering and performing a new dance before an external examiner (and large audience! ) in just four weeks. The examiner was very pleased with the quality and musicality of the dancers on the stage, and the gorgeous costumes!
The Secondary School Agriculture Student Committee and Fuel the Future Club are running an Agrikids Club for Year 3–8 Preparatory School students. The club will meet Wednesday lunchtime in Weeks 4, 6 and 8 for Term 2 and Term 3.
The Secondary School students will run fun Agriculture/Horticulture based activities during this time, such as making microgreen kits, learning animal anatomy and making edible soil structures. Students also have the opportunity to complete Science Badges (Years 7–10), Science Explorer Badges (Years 4–6) and Science Activity Challenge certificates (Years 3–4). Please email NCY@stac.school.nz if you would like more information regarding the Science Awards.
Kalisa Zhang (Year 8) competed at the Canterbury Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships last weekend in the Stage 4 category. Kalisa placed first in free, hoop, ball, club and first overall.
Starting next term, the College Shop – Thistles, will be open from Monday to Friday during term time only. The opening hours will be 7.45am–9.45am and 12.00pm–4.30pm. On Wednesdays, the Shop will close at 3.30pm due to school finishing at 2.30pm.
Starting this term break, the Shop will only be open on the first two days of Week 1 (Monday and Tuesday), 9.00am–3.00pm, and on the last three days of the last week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday), 9.00am–3.00pm. These holidays the Shop will be on 11, 26, 27 and 28 April only.
Please note, due to differing lengths of the school holidays, the Shop will be open during Week 2 of the Term 2 break and Week 3 of the Term 1 and Term 3 breaks.
A group of students from the Preparatory School will travel to Queensland in the July holidays on a sports tour. The Preparatory School has collaborated with Fairlie Pies to bring an exclusive offer to the families of St Andrew’s College as a fundraiser for the tour.
On Monday 1 May you will receive an email with the link to place your orders. You do not need to travel all the way to Fairlie to get your mouths around these amazing pies and there is no limit on the numbers you can order. This is a heads up, so you don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to bring a taste of Fairlie to your home!
Flavour options available are Creamy Vegetable, Creamy Chicken, Mince, Mince & Cheese, Bacon & Salmon, Steak, Silverside, or Pork Belly.
Be prepared to complete your order on Monday 1 May!
Preparatory School Community Quiz Night at the Elmwood Tavern, Sunday 11 June at 6.00pm – save the date!
More details to come at the start of Term 2!
The online sales for the following 2023 photographs are now available:
Details of how to order the photographs can be found on our website using the button below and you will need to log into StACNet using your St Andrew's College login.
If you have any questions relating to this service, please email photography@stac.school.nz.
ORDER PHOTOGRAPHS ONLINE >The very popular Pipe Band Ceilidh fundraiser (pronounced “kay-lee”) has returned for 2023 and celebrates St Andrew's proud Scottish heritage. Come along to a good old-fashioned Scottish knees-up for a friendly, fun and energetic night of haggis, music, drams and dancing in a relaxed atmosphere. Bring your dancing shoes and wear a touch of tartan!
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate our Scottish heritage and help support the Pipe Band get to Scotland for the World Championships this August this year.
Date: Saturday 27 May, 7.00pm
Venue: St Andrew's College Gym 1
Tickets: $69.00 (drink on arrival and light supper)
