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Thanks to the efforts of Dr Laux and the kind donations of Bunnings, Sancta Maria College received a selection of plants to present to the future butterfly residents of our butterfly garden.

The trip began when the group met early in the morning at Auckland Airport. The group consisted of seventeen students accompanied by Mrs Amber Stevens, Mr Ben Bacon and Mr Omar Tamayo. Each one of them yearning to get out of the cold winter of Auckland to the eternally warm summer paradise that is Samoa. As the flight neared its end, with child-like wonder in their eyes, the students peeped out to find angelic blue waters sprinkled with lush green islands. All the burdens, stress and worries accumulated from the past term began to melt away as Samoa unveiled itself and wrapped them in a blanket of warmth. Nothing could prepare the group for the remarkable things they were about to witness.

An inspiring and uplifting gathering of young Maori girls, committee members, volunteers and Police mentors gathered for an afternoon tea as apart of the Te Te Huringa o Te Tai Nga Wahine programme.

As part of the Year 13 PE Studies course, Mrs. Heffernan, Mrs Holmes, Mr Bacon and Mr Camp took two Year 13 classes to Tongariro National Park. The two classes completed many activities where they were assessed on risk, in being able to apply safety management skills in the outdoors as part of their NCEA Level 3 course. The week consisted of blue skies, sunny weather and snow – students and teachers all returning with happy smiles.

Year 11 student, fifteen-year-old Letisia Fifita, is to be commended for making it into the Auckland U16 Touch Rugby team. For Letisia, touch is in her genes! It runs in her family with her brother playing and her dad being an amazing coach! That is why seven years ago when Letisia picked up the ball, she fell in love with the sport.

Although there are some wins and some losses, we are proud of the Sancta Maria teams because they always try their hardest. Goals scored followed by loud applause from the supporters. 8C played two games this Saturday, winning both.

Sancta Maria netball club faced some difficult games this weekend with teams achieving mixed results at Howick Pakuranga netball club (HPNC). All teams gave their all but some opponents were more difficult than anticipated! Great levels of teamwork, support, encouragement and enthusiasm were shown out on the court with the girls working together against tough opposition.

Our Year 7 and 8 Senators Miniball team (bottom left) continued to dominate the B Grade winning the Grand Final 42-7 against Fighting Fantails Red. There were also wins for the Spartans (main photo) in A Grade as they defeated OJC Hustle 35-18 and the Panthers in C Grade who beat MHJC Celtics 39-13. Our Year 7/8 Girls the ‘Pumas’, had a big 59-6 win over MHJC Dreams in the Miniball C Grade. A convincing win also for our Under 15 Girls football team, 8-3 over Mission Heights.

For some lucky Year 12 and 13 students, a supplementary communications and confidence course was available over the last three days. This highly engaging course, which was worth 9 NCEA credits, aimed to give the students an opportunity to overcome shyness and build confidence. All three days were action packed, with the students being kept busy with practical assessments based on listening, teamwork and presentation skills.