Matariki is a celebration of the incoming Māori new year, celebrated across Aotearoa, and is a time of reflection and celebration. On the final day of term two, Sancta Maria College celebrated Matariki by participating in a whole school liturgy and numerous enjoyable, hands-on activities and performances. To begin the morning, all students headed to […]
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Connecting with nature is one of the best things we can do to help improve wellbeing and mood – combine this with pausing and taking a moment to notice what surrounds you, particularly birdlife, and you have a recipe for success. The school enjoyed a presentation in assembly on Tuesday, 27 June on how we
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On Friday 16 June 2023, Year 12 and 13 Design, painting, and sculpture students had a visually intense experience at the ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Curated from the collections of Tate (UK) ‘Light from Tate: 1700s to Now’ features nearly 100 artworks by celebrated artists across the
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Three members of the Auckland Phiharmonia Orchestra came into our school over the weekend of 24 & 25 June 2023 to give our Symphonia players a mentoring session, helping them prepare their repertoire for the KBB Festival in August. Thank you to Katherine Hebley (cello), Ainsley Murray (violin) and Charmaine Keay (violin) who helped make
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God has blessed 2023 with many opportunities this year. As we passed the halfway point, we took a big step in having our Pasifika cultural heritage thrive within our school community – making Sancta Maria College a school environment where Pasifika nationalities are welcomed, involved and at peace. On Wednesday evening, 31 May 2023, we
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The goal of Pink Shirt Day is to promote compassion, respect, and inclusivity while also raising awareness of the damaging effects of bullying. It’s a day when our entire community comes together to stand up against bullying. Everyone in school had the opportunity to make a stand against bullying by wearing something pink with the
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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On Friday 21 May, our Year Nine Te Reo Māori class went to watch ‘The Way of The Rakura’ (a Parihaka musical). It is based on a true story of what happened under Mount Taranaki in the period before, during and after the invasion of Parihaka. Presented by the Toitoi Theatre Company in Auckland’s Bruce
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It is Samoan Language week from Sunday 28 May through to Friday 3 June 2023. Join us for a week of celebrations – see the timetable of events below. In addition, join our Fono Wednesday evening, 31 May, from 5.30-7.30pm in the school’s auditorium. The evening will provide an opportunity to introduce key staff, share
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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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