St Kevin's College News and Reminders Term 1 Week 2
Kia ora whānau and friends of St Kevin's College,
This week at SKC, several of our students have been competing in the 2024 NZ Rowing Champs finals held at Lake Karapiro. Tuesday night, we had our meet the staff evening, Wednesday, we had our Dominican Excellence awards ceremony, followed by an Ash Wednesday liturgy. Finally, we finished off the week with School Athletics Day, what a cracker of a day.
This week at SKC
Introducing our SKC Top 6 for 2024
Left to right:
Lachlan McEwan (Deputy Head Boy), Bridie McGeown (Head Girl), Bailie Lynch (Deputy Head Girl), Jacob Harrison (Head Boy), Drewbert Monoy (Deputy Head Boy Special Character), Cheska Tion (Deputy Head Girl Special Character).
School Notices
- This is a friendly reminder that if students have appointments during the day parents and caregivers must let the office know beforehand. 03 437 1665 or 021 437 176.
- Also, students in Years 9-12 are not permitted to leave the school grounds during intervals and lunch breaks.
Te Ngakau Nui Meeting
Te Ngakau Nui is holding a Meeting on Tuesday 20th of February, at 7 pm in the Staffroom at SKC.
All new parents/caregivers are welcome to attend.
Agenda - Fundraising ideas for 2024
For more information, please email Sam Growcott tengakaunui@stkevins.school.nz
School Magazines
There is still a significant number of 2022 & 2023 School Magazines waiting to be collected from the school office.
If you have already paid for either of these yearbooks and have yet to receive them, please remind your child to pick them up from the office during break times or before/after school hours.
School Events
Coming up this term
Monday 19th February - School Photos
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th February - Edmund Rice Leadership Weekend
Wednesday 28th - 29th February - St Thomas exchange
Sunday 3rd - 4th March - Taieri exchange
Tuesday 5th March - Year 9 retreat
Wednesday 6th March - WBHS exchange
Friday 8th March - Swimming Sports Day
Sunday 10th - 11th March - Roncalli exchange
Tuesday 12th March - SADD group meeting
Monday 1st April - Smallbore Postal Shoot
Sunday 7th - 8th April - Senior Quads Gore
Sports
Coming up this term
Thursday 22nd February - Aoraki Tennis
Friday 23rd - 25th February - SISS Volleyball
Wednesday 28th February - 3000m afterschool
Friday 1st March - Aoraki Senior Touch
Friday 1st - 3rd March - SISS Rowing
Tuesday 5th March - Aoraki Senior Girls Volleyball
Wednesday 6th March - Aoraki Equestrian
Thursday 7th March - Aoraki Senior Boys Volleyball
Saturday 16th - 17th March - SISS Touch
Monday 18th - 23rd March - Maadi Cup
Friday 22nd - 24th March - SISS Mountain Biking
Friday 5th - 7th April - SISS Athletics
Art and Cultural Events
Thursday 29th February - Year 11 Art trip
Thursday 28th March - Sponsor a child mufti day
Public Holidays
Monday 25th March - Otago Anniversary
Friday 29th March - Good Friday
Sunday 31st March - Easter Sunday
Monday 1st April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 2nd April - Easter Tuesday
Fundraising Events
Hungry Horse Cafe - Te Tgakau Nui (SKC Home and School) Fundraiser
Hungry Horse - a cafe run at the Oamaru Race Course
We need helpers for the Hungry Horse on the following dates:
Wednesday 6th March 12 pm -7:30 pm
Sunday 24th March 10 am -6 pm.
Students are welcome to help for Service Hours.
If you can provide support please let Sam Growcott know -0212931158 or email tengakaunui@stkevins.school.nz.
Request to hold a Fundraising Event
If you wish to hold a fundraising event for school sports or recreational activities please follow the appropriate channels by completing this form.
Community Events/Notices
2024 Chinese New Year Celebration
The Oamaru Chinese Association is hosting a community potluck event to celebrate the Chinese New Year, specifically the Year of the Dragon.
Families of the staff and students in your school interested in learning more about this festival or celebrating this occasion are invited to participate in the festivities.
Date: 17th of Feb 2024, Saturday
Time: 6 pm
Venue: Fenwick School Hall at 25 Arun Street, Oamaru
Please bring a plate to share at the potluck and enjoy the fun and activities.
Repair Cafes - March
Are you a qualified electrician?
Can you fix bikes, mend clothes, sharpen tools, fix jewellery or do general repairs on woodwork, furniture or other household items?
Or are you just passionate about the right to repair and would like to help at a great community connection event?
To register your interest, email:
Musac Edge portal and app guide
We have an updated guide on how to use the Edge caregiver portal/app that allows you to view school information about your child(ren), and to pay school bills online if your school supports this. The portal & app gives you quick and easy access to the information for the children in your care and can receive announcements and notifications from the school. Please view the guide here
Got any News to Share?
We love celebrating our students' success. Photos are always a bonus; please email these as Facebook messenger compresses the quality!
Please let me know via email any relevant news we could share - srees@stkevins.school.nz
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Have a great weekend!
Ngā mihi
Shane Rees
Communications and Events