Paleontologist teachers from the Auckland Museum’s education team came to our school where they taught the Year 7s about paleontology. The students first had to understand what Paleontology was, which was cleverly portrayed to them by the team. The team provided the Year 7s with an informative talk, interactive questions, and engaging artifacts for observation […]
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I am loved, so I should love! Do you feel loved? If not, the Year 11 Retreat is perfect for you. On 28 April, our Year 11s experienced a life-changing retreat. They spent the day surrounded by the love and support of their fellow peers. The day was spent exploring five stations, each of which
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Four of our 2019 leavers recently graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Nursing. Our Healthcare system will be in a better place with their skills and care. All four have jobs lined up… Emma Watkins – Kids First Emergency Dept (Middlemore Hospital) Charlotte Little – Middlemore Plastics Ward Brianna Kelly – Kids First Surgical
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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.
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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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