Kia ora whānau, Manu Kōrero - St Albans School
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Phone: 355 9132 #0 Office
Absences: 027 750 3559 (text only)
office@stalbans.school.nz
www.stalbans.school.nz
24 September 2020
Kia ora whānau,
Manu Kōrero
Thanks to the move to Alert Level 1 Te Tikanga Rua Reo were able to host their Manu
Kōrero event with whānau in attendance. Manu Kōrero is a Māori speech competition
that encourages fluency in Te Reo Māori. I was incredibly impressed by the tamariki’s
bravery as they stepped up and impressed us with their kōrero. Five-year-olds to eleven-
year-olds, those new to our kura and those new to our bi-lingual programme shared their
manu kōrero, with everyone giving it their best. Tau kē ngā tamariki!
Thank you to Matua Mikaere and Te Arani Huia for the unenviable task of being judges. I
also want to acknowledge our kaiako and whānau for their support of our young tamariki.
Looking Ahead to 2021
As a school, we are beginning our planning for the 2021 school year. I am working with the
Leadership Team to gain an accurate picture of what class compositions look like for 2021.
If you have children turning five next year who will be joining our school but you have not
yet officially enrolled, we would appreciate you completing an online enrolment via our
website www.stalbans.school.nz
Equally, we appreciate that from time to time whānau move away, or parents make
different choices about their child’s education, so if you know that your child(ren) will not
be returning to us in 2021, we would appreciate the advanced notice via email to
office@stalbans.school.nz I know it seems early, but this information significantly impacts
staffing, class compositions and organisation of the wider school.
A Few Reminders
• Get your summer uniform items and school hat or cap ready for next term. If we get
weather like we’ve had this week, safety in the sun will be a real priority.
• Our swimming pool will reopen for the summer season after Show Weekend. We will
let you know how to enter the ballot for a pool key next term.
• Don’t forget - school finishes for the term at 3pm on Friday 25th September. Term 4
starts Monday 12th October.
And Finally…
As this is the last newsletter for the term; I think it is timely for a bit of gratitude, and
some thank you’s! Term 3 has been another tricky one as we have worked to navigate our
Level 2 restrictions. This has meant a lot of re-organised and cancelled events that have
been beyond our control. Thank you all for your ongoing support of the school and our
staff as we have worked through these. It’s never easy to let our children down by
Whiria te tangata. Weave the people together.
cancelling events that they have worked hard towards and are looking forward to, but it is
made easier knowing we have a school whānau who are supporting us.
Finally, a huge thank you to the staff and students at our school for the flexibility,
resilience, hard work and determination that they are throwing at 2020! It’s certainly a
‘character building’ year to date, but hopefully, the return to Alert Level 1 this week will
give us a little return to normality over the holidays.
Have a wonderful two weeks together, stay safe, and let’s work together to remain at
Alert Level 1.
Ngā mihi, Ginnie and the team
Message from the Board of Trustees
• Thank you to the entire school community for your support over another term of
Alert Level changes. Thanks to the combined efforts of our school staff, whānau
and tamariki, the small changes to routine have been seamless.
• We are pleased to say that a new cooling system will be going into the school hall
over the break, just in time for the warmer weather. This will make this a much more
pleasant space over the summer months for the classes who are currently in there,
and in future for any school assemblies and events in the hall.
• Enjoy your term break and please make the most of our school site and the fantastic
new playground - it is ours to enjoy! If you do see any suspicious activity on the
school grounds, please immediately call our security company, Code 9 on 03 374
3424. Thank you for your help in keeping our school site
safe and free of vandalism.
Out of School Experiences & Achievements
Eva from K21 competed in the Cheerbrandz Spring Carnival
this past weekend. Her Cheer Team the Allstar Pride
Sassykatz came first place in the Junior Level 2 division and
also placed Grandchamps across the whole level.
NEW PUPIL - We welcome Siosifa who has joined our school.
SCHOOL NOTICES
Mufti Day Friday 25th September – This will be a fun way to
end the term, but also an opportunity to gather goods for
the student leaders’ chosen charity, the City Mission. We ask
that students bring some form of non-perishable item to
school if they are able to. This can include; canned goods,
cereal, toothpaste, soap and sanitary items.
Book Character Day - Due to popular demand, we will be
holding a Book Character day on Friday 30th October.
Tamariki are invited to come along dressed as a character
from a book. There will be prizes for the most creative
costumes. You might like to start planning over the holidays!
Whiria te tangata. Weave the people together.
Tournament of Minds – ToM is a problem
solving programme for teams of students.
These students work together to solve a
demanding, open ended long term challenge
over a 6 week period. Due to the Covid -19
this year the teams were required to video
their final presentations instead of
performing live to a panel of judges.
Congratulations to all 3 teams who had to
work collaboratively within competition and
time restraints to write a script, design
costumes and props and develop a
presentation. Meet the St Albans TOM teams for 2020:
Team 1: Zena, Evie, Violet, Amelia, Hannah, Monty, Clark
Team 2: Archie, Dylan, Rosie, Clara, Olivia, Alexus, Olivia W
Team 3: Bella, Audrey, Ollie, Zoe, Eva, Haleigh, Millie P
Absent from photo: Rosie and Millie
A special congratulations to Team 2 who were awarded Distinction and Team 3 who
were awarded Honours.
School Donation Prize Draw – As a little thank you we like to give something back with a
prize draw each term for the families that have paid the school donation. Congratulations
to the Abeygunawardana family and the Hutchinson family who have won this term’s
prize draw.
Basketball Finals - Congratulations to 'The Mighty St Albans Oaks' who are in the
basketball finals this afternoon at 5.30pm at Bishopdale Stadium. We welcome any
supporters to cheer us along. GOOOOOOOOO St Albans!
PTA NEWS
§ Sausage Sizzle - Our weekly Friday sausage sizzle will resume in Term 4. Remember all
orders must now be placed online via ezlunch (as with Subway orders). We need the
help of volunteers to make this happen so please email
ptachairperson@stalbans.school.nz if you are interested.
§ Oak Leaf Café - Will be open in Term 4 from 8.30 - 9am every school day for coffees
and kids’ steamers. Please remember that kid’s drinks must be ordered before
8.50am so they can finish their drinks before school begins.
§ PTA Meeting - We would love to have you join us at our monthly meetings. Please
contact ptasecretary@stalbans.school.nz for more information.
We hope you all have a lovely relaxing holiday break and look forward to seeing everyone
in Term 4 !
2020 General Election – The St Albans School hall will be used as a polling place for early
voting on Saturday 10th October and on election day, Saturday 17th October.
Whiria te tangata. Weave the people together.
Traffic Update from Fulton Hogan
§ Permanent closure of Forfar Street at
Warrington Street intersection from
Wednesday 30th September
§ Forfar Street will be closed temporarily at
the Westminster intersection from
Wednesday next week for approx. 3 weeks
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Moving around St Albans Actively - St Albans
Residents are working with the University of
Canterbury researching how local residents use
and think we can develop our streets to
encourage active transport choices. Included in the survey are questions about our
perceptions of safety and accessibility within the community. Please support this piece of
local research work by completing the survey. Here is the survey
link: https://app.maptionnaire.com/en/9308/ Participants can go into the draw to win a
$50 Countdown voucher. Contact SARA on 021 914 563 or sara@stalbans.gen.nz for more
information or help to complete the survey.
Riccarton Junior Cricket Club 2020/21 – Great club based at St Albans School. Looking for
boys and girls in Year 1-3 to have fun, play cricket, learn new skills and make friends. Play
is on Saturday mornings starting 17th October with some Friday evenings. $65 per player
for the season. Player top and cap provided. To register go to
https://registrations.crichq.com/register/99452 or for more information contact
deborahgrangernz@gmail.com or 021 689 597. Registration payment can be made to
Riccarton Cricket Club: 03-1585-0043237-00 with player’s name as reference.
School Holiday Art & Writing Camps – These will be held at St Margaret’s College from 5 -
7 October. For more information go to www.drawlikeanartist.com or
www.writelikeanauthor.com
Disclaimer: St Albans School does not necessarily support or endorse any of the services advertised in this newsletter.
Whiria te tangata. Weave the people together.
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