Friday August 1 Teacher Only Day, information re Board Elections

Friday 01 August - Teacher Only Day - School Closed

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Term 3, 2025
Week 3
Friday 01 August - Teacher Only Day - School Closed 

Week 4 - Australian Maths, ICAS Digital tech, ICAS Writing exams
Tuesday 5 August - Perform education show - Maybe a miracle  9am  whole school 
                                      - Pickleball Wellington - Rooms 9 - 13
Wednesday 6 August - Te Reo & Kapa Haka / Year 7&8 Technology
                                             - BOT Meeting - 6pm
Thursday 7 August - Class Mass - 9:00 am / Class liturgies 9-9.45am               
                                         - Pickleball Wgtn - Rooms 9 - 13 - 9am - 12:30pm
Friday 8 August - ALT - Year 7/8 Handball Tournament Qualifying; Akau Tangi
                                  - FWFC DISCO

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School Notices
Teacher Messages
Documents Section
St Ben's Handbook

Widget link
Newsletter
SchoolDocs (Board Policies) 
Account information
Absences notification and rate of absences. 
School Calendar
MyKindo for lunch orders
FWFC Facebook and Instagram

School Board Elections

A reminder that nominations for our upcoming school board election close on 6 August. We have 3 vacancies to fill. For those still thinking about standing, there's some helpful information available here:

Our Presiding Chair, Johanna has shared her experience of being on the St Ben's board:

I've never really seen myself as a committee kind of person. That said, it always felt inevitable I’d end up on one. Growing up, I remember my mum going to board meetings in the evenings and both my parents pitching in to support the school. I just assumed being on a committee or going to working bees was part of being a parent. 

I was initially unsure about the time commitment of being on the board. At the time I was approached to join the board I felt like all I did was look after other people, and work. I feared that saying yes to one more thing or 'giving something back' would mean that there'd be nothing left for me, or I'd let people down by overcommitting. 

But, like most volunteering, you tend to get more out of it than you put in. It's been refreshing to do something quite different from work, family and my own immediate concerns. Since I joined the board I’ve learned a lot about how primary schools run, and the scope school boards have to make decisions on behalf of their school community. I've found the board to be a friendly group of people. I've especially enjoyed working with others I wouldn’t usually cross paths with in my professional life. So far the time commitment has been manageable, mainly because the board works efficiently., especially when everyone contributes and shares the load. Meetings are rarely dull. While they follow the same structure, the discussions are always different because of the mix of issues and the varied perspectives and backgrounds among board members. One thing the board members have in common is to set aside their own children's concerns and consider the school as a whole. 

So if you have few spare hours per month - please consider standing as a parent rep.

If you know all about NZ or are new to the country - we need you! If you're a potter, banker, musician, student, stay-at-home parent, lawyer, policy analyst, comedian or influencer - we need you!  

Your key qualification for standing as a parent rep is being a parent of a St Ben's child (both committee-types and not-really-committee types of people are very welcome). 

FWFC

Kia ora e te whānau ō Hato Penetika,

Friends and Whānau Fundraising Committee 

Kia ora e te whānau,

Friends and Whānau Fundraising Committee (FWFC) update: 

The St Benedict’s School Disco is coming up!! 
When: Friday 8th August 2025Years 0-4: 5.30 - 7pm | Years 5-8: 7.30 - 9pm
Where: The Village Church Hall, Ganges Road, Khandallah
Please RSVP to register details of the children who will be coming to the disco, and let us know how you can help on the night.

Cost
Disco tickets are $10 per child, or $30 total for families with three or more children attending. A ticket includes entry to the disco, pizza, and unlimited water. 
Fizzy drinks, lolly bags, candy floss, popcorn and merchandise will be available to purchase. There will be a face painter at the early session, and an Instax photo booth at the later session.  Everything will be $1 - $4, so bring your gold coins!

So we can plan our catering & merchandise, RSVP & payment is required by Friday 2 August 2025. Please pay into the HOK account (12-3141-0352804-00), referencing your child's/children's name/s and room number/s.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPSYSBS0fm7lTHwmkGyB8cdjLGxzSIUPj9ITzPe8P7MxyZ9Q/viewform 

Please contact Sarah or anything FWFC related: sarah.garty@hotmail.com 

Entertainment Book

Parent Road Patrol Roster

NICHOLSON ROAD
(Mornings and Afternoons)
Parents: Please be present from 8:25am - 9:00am and again from 2:45am - 3:15pm