Kia ora e te whānau
The school year has started smoothly, and it is fantastic to see our students return and the school come to life. A special welcome to all our new students who have joined the St Peter’s College whānau and to their parents as well. We also welcomed into our community three new staff members who will take up various roles within the College this year.
Term One as always is full of events and I would encourage you to look to the school calendar and also the newsletter for the various events coming up. 2025 was a great year for house competitions and building school spirit and I hope that 2026 will build on that and we have an even more dynamic and energetic house competition.
I am aware that for our community Field Days is an important date on the calendar. Given the changes to attendance requirements that were put into place by the Ministry of Education last year, we have made the decision to keep the school open for the duration of Field Days. There will be an early finish, at 2pm on Wednesday 11th of February, so that we can support our students to be able to attend Field Days while keeping within the attendance guidelines that we are required to operate under.
As many of you will be aware we are celebrating Miss Scorgie’s 50 years of teaching at St Peter’s College on March 28th. Tickets are now on sale for this event from the school office. I would encourage you to get in early to purchase these tickets for what will be a fantastic evening. It is very rare for a teacher to complete 50 years of teaching service and even rarer for someone to do that in one school. There are limited tickets so get in quickly.
As we prepare to celebrate Waitangi Day, I hope this affords everyone the opportunity to reflect on the many blessings we have living in this great country. As a Catholic school we are proud also of the legacy that Bishop Pompallier has made on our country when he insisted on the addition of the fourth article of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This article as you will all be aware ensured that all religions and traditional Māori beliefs would be protected and respected in our country. Something that was not common at that time in history and so we owe a significant debt of gratitude for the wisdom of the man from Lyon.
Finally, I want to say thank you for continuing to support our college as we strive to provide a catholic education for our students that prepares them to engage with the world in a positive and constructive manner.
Charity fulfills the law
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