Year 3 Wearable Arts

Last Friday, after more than a term of preparation, Year 3 students performed their World of Wearable Arts show to an audience of students, parents, and teachers. The theme was ‘Magical Mystery Garden’; the costumes included an eco-friendly wheelbarrow, princesses, dragons, a hedgehog, sausage dog, a bird, a unicorn, and even a child-sized flower! The Junior Department would like to thank Helen King for supporting the children in this highly creative and visually exciting project.

Mathematics

Cong (Zilong) Chen (Year 8) has achieved High Distinction with a perfect score in the Australian Mathematics CAT Competition. The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition gives students the opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills through algorithmic thinking. The competition incorporates unique ‘three-stage tasks’ that encourage students to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity.

Winter Sports Exchange

On Wednesday, the Preparatory School welcomed Rangi Ruru Girls’ School to the campus for the annual winter sports exchange. Despite the sunshine, it was a chilly afternoon, however supporters and students were buoyed by the quality of performance on display and the wonderful sportsmanship demonstrated. Thank you to all of the players and coaches for their efforts during the course of the afternoon and the fantastic support of the community and Preparatory School students. See the results below.

Football:

• St Andrew’s College won 1–0 vs Rangi Ruru

Netball:

• St Andrew’s College A won 36–11 vs Rangi Ruru Kahurangi
• St Andrew’s College B won 17–9 vs Rangi Ruru Karaka
• St Andrew’s College C won 17–7 vs Rangi Ruru Koura
• St Andrew’s College D won 17–7 vs Rangi Ruru Whero

Hockey:

• St Andrew’s College Preparatory A won 8–2 vs Rangi Ruru
• St Andrew’s College Preparatory B lost 2–5 vs Rangi Ruru

StAC Ag Show

The annual StAC Ag show will be held on Wednesday 25 September. Pre-school, Preparatory and Secondary School students can enter a number of fun events such as baking, art, flower arrangements and lego creations, with placings from first to third place receiving a ribbon. They can also submit a video of a furry or feather pet to be judged or a lamb for the handling and turnout classes.

More information regarding timing and entering will be made available at the start of Term 3.

At this stage in the planning, we are looking for members of our StAC agricultural community who may wish to donate a small prize/prizes for the different classes. This could be a gift voucher or a physical prize associated with your business, such as colouring in pencils, soft toys, lolly bags, animal products etc. This event will mainly be for our Pre-school and Preparatory School, so the younger members of our College. 

Please contact teacher Natasha Cloughley on NCY@stac.school.nz for further information.

Pipe Band Umbrella Fundraiser

Are you a proud supporter of St Andrew’s College? Whether you’re cheering on the Pipe Band or braving the elements at a sports event, our St Andrew’s College branded Blunt Metro Umbrella is your perfect companion. The St Andrew’s College Pipe Band has teamed up with Blunt Umbrellas to bring you this stylish St Andrew's College-branded, Blunt Metro Umbrella in our iconic navy blue. At just $139, it’s the same price as Blunt’s limited edition Metro umbrellas. Every purchase directly contributes to supporting the St Andrew’s College Pipe Band. Funds raised will help us purchase new equipment and cover expenses for the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships in 2025 (Invercargill) and our next World Championship trip to Scotland!

Collection Information:

• Pick up: purchase the umbrella online and then visit the College Shop – Thistles to pick it up;
• In-person: Buy directly from the College Shop – Thistles.

PURCHASE ONLINE HERE >