Kaitiakitanga in action – Six of our students spent over an hour with Pragna Patel from Ōtara Waterways and Lake Trust, one sunny May day after school, to rid our school grounds of the noxious Moth plant and pods. Pragna, the Flatbush Community Co-ordinator from Ōtara Waterways and Lake trust also managed to talk with […]
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Congratulations to several Sancta Maria College senior Vinnie’s leaders who were commissioned on Saturday 27 May 2023, at St Patrick’s Cathedral, with several other Catholic schools in our community.
Young Vinnie’s are commissioned in a lovely ceremony Read More »
It is Samoan Language week from Sunday 28 May through to Friday 3 June 2023. Join us for a week of celebrations – see the timetable of events below. In addition, join our Fono Wednesday evening, 31 May, from 5.30-7.30pm in the school’s auditorium. The evening will provide an opportunity to introduce key staff, share
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My first Orienteering Rogaine on Tuesday 16 May was pure mud and fun! Starting with a 1.5km uphill walk to the starting point. Once there, we found out that there were thirty controls in total each worth 30, 40 or 50 points depending on how hard they were to get to, and we would have
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The year 12 retreat was held on Friday (19 May 2023) in the school’s auditorium with the theme of ‘servant leadership’. It was a great experience to grow our faith and learn more about working together and leadership. There were five sessions, 35 minutes each with every homeroom rotating around each session. Following that, we
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On behalf of our Sancta Maria Kapa Haka, I would like to thank everyone involved for allowing us to attend Division Three at this year’s Polyfest Māori Stage, which was held in March, this year. It was such a privilege to experience the many schools displaying their blood, sweat and tears they have put into performing in
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On Friday, 24 March 2023, the Year 9s had their retreat in the school auditorium. The retreat was led by NET (National Evangelization Team), an organisation with teams of young Catholics spread across New Zealand and Australia that help students connect with God. Along with the NET team, the Year 9s were accompanied by their
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Polyfest is an annual festival held at the Manukau Sports Bowl and is a loved and anticipated event by the Polynesian community. A group of Sancta Maria College students were lucky enough to embark on the first official trip to Polyfest this year. The trip’s aim was to give the students an opportunity to explore
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Join us next week, from 29 May – 4 June 2023 for our school’s annual Enviro Week. Check out our planned activities: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Banner Making – Year 13 students and primary school students. Science Roadshow – Years 7 to 10 Encouraging students into science to make a difference to
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We have a fantastic raffle for the production fundraiser and tickets are still available until Thursday 1 June, when we will draw this raffle. Tickets are $5 for 1, $10 for 2 and a discounted $12 for 3. Tickets can be purchased at the school cashier’s office until close of day on Wednesday 31 May
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