Fakamālo atu kia te koutou uma,
Tokelau greetings to you all.

We look forward to this week coming as it is Tokelau Language Week and the Tokelau language is beautiful. It has so many similarities to Samoan and Māori. Let’s greet each other with ‘Mālō nī’, and if you can, here’s a few more to try.
Io – Yes
Hēai – No
Fakamolemole – Please
Manuia te pō – Good night
Manuia te taeao – Good morning
Fakafetai – Thank you
Fakamalie atu – Sorry
Tulou – Excuse me
We hope our Liliana, who is of Tokelau descent, enjoys the week most of all.

URGENT NOTICE:
KAPA HAKA PRACTICE TUESDAY AND FRIDAY (LAST TWO PRACTICES BEFORE  THE BIG DAY) / PARAKITIHI MŌ TŪREI ME TE PARAIRE (E RUA E TOE ANA)
TUESDAY: After a walk through of the venue at Parakiore on Sunday with the kapa haka tutors and teachers, we are going to do an extra practice session on Tuesday. The stage is a bit bigger than we expected so we are going to adjust positioning. We will be training at Ngutuawa School (500 metres away) in their hall (due to the weather forecast). Please pack lots of food. It is an important day for all of our group to be there and get the set completely ready. School pick up and drop off is as normal as we will walk down as a group.
FRIDAY: We will do a dress rehearsal at school. Performing in the afternoon.
Photo: Where the students will be performing at Parakiore (by the cafe end).

TE RANGAIHI (ALL WELCOME) / NAU MAI
This Saturday 31 October is the Te Rangaihi Kapa Haka regional competition! We have close to 40 students performing on Saturday. If we qualify, we will head to the North Island next year for Nationals. This is the first time a Catholic school has ever been invited to enter this competition in Christchurch, so we look forward to showing off our skills and faith. We have 100 prioritised seats for the immediate family of performers, but if you are interested in supporting, there are plenty of other seats there and we would love it if you came in support. See if it is something for your child in future years, or just to support those involved, as a family of the school, a board member, community member or as a parishioner. Come and cheer loudly for us.
Come for just us (don’t be late) or stay the whole time.
Venue: Parakiore
Opening/Whakatau: 8.30am
St Anne’s estimated performance time: 11.10am-11.35pm
Prize giving: 5pm

For performers and their families: Saturday, please be at school by 8am.
Girls – hair: half up and half down with the top half being a bun and split down the middle. Slick edges. Can wear earrings appropriate to kapa haka.
Boys-Black short shorts or underwear/skins (for under uniform). Taonga and earrings appropriate to kapa haka.
Bring drink bottles and food for Saturday so you don’t go onto the stage starving!
Any questions: mareta@stannes.co.nz

URGENT TOUCH UPDATE NOTICE
Uniform for years 1/2 team and years 3/4 team. White t-shirts (mainly white). If you can’t source for Tuesday, aim for next week. Years 5/6 – full PE uniform please!!!!
Those who have been around the school for a while know, for outside of school time sports, we run at a first in, first served basis for team entry. It is not who is the best or anything like that. Parents who offer to coach or be on the field help jump up to the top of the list as this is essential for us to run the teams.
Unfortunately, when the forms went out, they came back everywhere (to different teachers instead of the office), and it didn’t have this stated on them, nor the uniform. This is a learning from the organisation and won’t happen again. Next time, notices will come back via the Cookie Monster in the office and will be first in first served. Our year 3/4 team is far too big to continue. We are in discussion with Tamai for an extra team, but if that doesn’t work, here is the list of the first 10 students in (usually 9 but we couldn’t figure out who was the ninth or tenth, we know after and before). We will offer a guaranteed place for 2027 term 1 for those that have missed out or if one more wants to pull out of the team due to the size and we apologise deeply for this mistake. Tamai has confirmed a second team WON’T happen this week but may the next.
Confirmed Year 3/4 team for this week – Parent organiser – Kalisi
Asa Fuataga
Henry Sharp
Lucii Twaddle Best
Hadassah Taefu
Josiah McKay
Sarai Pasefa
Castiel Warihi-Price
Charlei Ifopo
Korinito Saufatu
Joachim Fata
Photo: A photo from term 1.

TE RĀ Ō TE HĀKINAKINA PŌRAKI / CRAZY SPORTS DAY
We did this for years and then with the busyness of school, sometimes missed it. But it was back for 2026 and was great to see so many creative ‘sports’ and to see our mixed age groupings helping each other and getting involved. Thanks to family members who also involved themselves, super cool.
Photos: Sponge obstacle course, Mr Halkett getting wet, sack races, skis (plus 7 more)

PŌWHIRI MŌ KĀ WHĀNAU HŌU / NEW FAMILY WELCOME
Welcome to our new students and families! We hope you enjoyed last week’s welcome and know that now you are part of ‘Our Story’. We appreciate you all staying after the welcome to learn more about the school and ask questions. Great to see so many extended members of families joining in the celebration.  VJ (Samoan speaking), Jarren (Māori speaking) and Tu (Māori, Samoan, and English speaking) all smashing it on the paepae!
Photos: Tu and Jarren on the paepae

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK / ĀKOKA O TE WIKI
Our mathematics legends of the week! This term, our celebrated focus is effort in mathematics in class, and if a senior, at home also (mathletics homework – a ‘gold bar’ a day). Well done to these students for week 1.
Photos: Winners (+Leila who was at the dental van at the time)

YOUTH GROUP / RŌPŪ Ā-TAITAMARIKI
A reminder this happens on a Friday and our students who go, love it. Please consider this for your child.

KĀ HERE / POLICIES
A reminder, if you are interested in our policies and/or would like to take part in our termly reviews, they can be found here. Please follow the link and then have a look around!
He mea maumahara tēnei, mēnā tō hiahia, tirohia kā here, mahia kā arotake hoki. Kai konei kā here. Whāia te honoka, kātahi, tirohia!

UPCOMING EVENTS / KĀ TAIOPEKA E HAERE MAI ANA
If you have any questions, please email or talk to the person whose email address follows the reminder. If there is no email address, it is just something to be aware of.
Mēnā he pātai āhau, īmēra atu te īmēra kua tuhia, kōrerotia ki te takata kua whakaikoatia. Mehemea kāhore he īmēra, he mea hai whakamōhio noa iho.
TERM 4 / WĀHAKA WHĀ (If an event is for your child and you have misplaced the notice, go the the calendar entry on the Skool Loop app for all the information you need for the day)
If you need assistance  with downloading the Skool Loop app please see Shelley in the office.

TERM 4 / WĀHAKA WHĀ
WEEK 3 / WIKI TORU (TOKELAU LANGUAGE WEEK)
Monday 26 October – Labour Day – No school
Tuesday 27 October – Kapa Haka (Last practice the run through with all tutors)
Wednesday 28 October – Kapa Haka (Video watching of run through, transition practice)
Thursday 29 October – Kapa Haka (transition practice)
Friday 30 October – Kapa Haka Dress Rehearsal
Saturday 31 October – Te Ranga Ihi Kapa Haka Competition – Parakiore 11.05am mareta@stannes.co.nz
Sunday 1 November – Samoan Mass 12.30pm @ St Anne’s Church (Please support this if you are able) ateliana@stannes.co.nz
WEEK 4 / WIKI WHĀ
Monday 2 November – 6pm – Whānau Hui @ Rooms 7/8 (for families with students of Māori descent) principal@stannes.co.nz
Tuesday 3 November – Athletics zones palo@stannes.co.nz
Tuesday 3 November – Pacific Educators Fono (most pacific staff away at this) principal@stannes.co.nz
Wednesday 4 November – Reo Moana – bilingual education PLD (3 staff away) principal@stannes.co.nz
Friday 6 November – Principals of bilingual schools visit St Annes principal@stannes.co.nz
Friday 6 November – School Photos shelley@stannes.co.nz
WEEK 5 / WIKI RIMA
Friday 13 November – Show Day – No school
WEEK 6 / WIKI ONO (FILIPINO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WEEK)
Wednesday 18 November – Blessed to be Bilingual PLD day at St Anne’s (lots of visitors) principal@stannes.co.nz
Thursday 19 November – Aspiring principals programme at school principal@stannes.co.nz
Friday 20 November – Filipino Feast Day (Dance, food etc.) principal@stannes.co.nz and mareta@stannes.co.nz
Sunday 22 November – School Mass 6pm @ the Pro Cathedral. This is our once a term school mass. Apologies it is not at our local church and is a bit further away, but unfortunately St Annes doesn’t offer a Māori Mass. Our children will be assisting the running of this mass. This mass is compulsory for all rooms as a show of support. josh@stannes.co.nz or principal@stannes.co.nz
WEEK 7 / WIKI WHITU (SOLOMON ISLANDS LANGUAGE WEEK)
Tuesday 24 November – Blake visit
Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 – NZPPA (NZ Pasifika Principals Association) visit to Christchurch (Dallas away)
Friday 27 November – CCPPA (Canterbury Catholic Primary Principals) AGM (Dallas away)
WEEK 8 / WIKI WARU
Sunday 6 December – Samoan Mass 12.30pm @ St Anne’s Church (This is our termly school mass for this term, compulsory attendance for our current Samoan unit (Rooms 5/6 – Fetū Pupula and Fetū Ta’ita’i) and students in years 1 and 2 who are intending on being in it) ateliana@stannes.co.nz
WEEK 9 / WIKI IWA
Tuesday 8 December – Leavers Dinner 5pm to 7pm @Winnie Bagoes palo@stannes.co.nz mareta@stannes.co.nz daniel@stannes.co.nz
Wednesday 9 December – at Catholic Cathedral College – Doors open 5pm, start 5.30pm sharp josh@stannes.co.nz
Friday 11 December – Leavers’ Mass 11am (TBC) josh@stannes.co.nz
Friday 11 December – Last Day – Finish 12pm

Te Atua te aro’a ‘ē kia manuia,
Dallas Wichman
Tumuaki / Principal / Pū ‘Āpi’i Ma’ata