Parenting Teens

I recommend this evening to all parents. Nathan Mikaere- Wallis is an informative and well educated speaker with a wealth of knowledge to share.

Visiting a Space station.

I was fortunate to visit the Space station in Rata today. I was most impressed by the multitude of facts about space that the children in Rata shared with me too.

Sand Art

It was great to see a couple of children from Totara this week with their Sand Art depicting scenes from the Bible. A great effort Tessa and Jacob! I even managed to guess one of the Bible references.

Catholic Schools day

What a wonderful way to celebrate Catholic Schools day - after having our school Mass on Sunday we travelled to Hanmer Springs to celebrate being part of the St Patrick's community. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day and fabulous parent helpers who appeared to have as much fun as the children. Thanks to the Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Grant which funded our excursion.

Retelling stories

Rata are working on the skill of retelling stories. Today I had the pleasure of hearing "I know that" retold by Wilhemina and Gemma. Well done girls! A great effort with wonderful expression and fabulous puppets.

Anointing Mass

The Kapahaka group, choir and violin group all performed for parishioners after the Anointing Mass this morning. It was great to see them sharing their talents with the community. After morning tea, Mrs James and Rimu also entertained. Thanks to Mrs Cullen- Reid, Mr Brownbrooke, Miss Sutherland and Mrs James for supporting all the children involved.

Christmas is coming

Thanks to all the wonderful children and parents who took part in the Kaiapoi Santa parade on Saturday. Special thanks to Angela Grundy, Charmaine Etwell and the rest of the PTA for organising an awesome float.