Term 4 Week 1
Principal's Message
Language Groups
Twice a week Mrs Harper runs two language groups with children from Rooms 1 and 2. In the last week of Term 3 they had a treat and focussed on the language associated with baking.
St Bernard's Church Legacy
Following the sale of St Bernard's Church, a scholarship fund was created from the investment of proceeds from the sale. Scholarships are awarded to ensure access to Catholic secondary education for Year 8 pupils at St Bernard's School. The scholarships are allocated to cover payments of college dues for the first year. During Term 4, nominations made by the School principal will be accepted for 2026.
Swimming Lessons
Today we will be starting swimming sessions.
Children are to come to school in their PE gear each Monday of term.
Please make sure your child has their swimming clothes, a towel and goggles. Please place these in a separate bag and make sure the bag is big enough to hold their towel, school uniform and shoes. Children will not shower unless parents advise us of a medical reason for them to need to do so.
If you wish to join us at the pool we will be there at about 1.20pm. There will not be room for extra adults on the bus, sorry.
2026
I now have details for where all children will be attending school in 2026. I am going to contact principals this week to start arranging some school visits.
Congratulations to Mr Small who has a new teaching position for 2026 at St Patrick's Primary Sghool in Kilbirnie.
Faith News
Wednesday Mass
Please come and join Room 1 for Mass this Wednesday morning at 9am in Room 3.
Parish Newsletter
This week’s Parish newsletter is available here
Swimming Lessons Term 4
All children will be taking part in our swimming programme during Term 4. Lessons will be on Mondays.
Children will travel by bus to the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre at 1pm. Parents and caregivers of younger children are welcome to join us at the pool and assist with changing.
Please ensue all items of your child's clothing and footwear are clearly named. Children must remove all their belongings from the changing rooms during lessons, check that the bag your child will take to swimming is large enough for them to fit all their clothes, footwear and towel into while they are swimming.
Children are to wear their P.E uniform on swimming days.
Sun Hats Term 4
A reminder we are a sun smart school, so all children must have a school sunhat at school each day in Term 4 regardless of the weather.
Brooklyn Library Visits
This term we will resume our termly visits to Brooklyn Library. If your child wishes to borrow a book during the visit they need to bring their personal library card with them. We will return books on the next visit if they are brought back in time. Books not brought on the day of the visit will need to be returned by yourselves. If you would like to leave your child's card in the classroom between visits then teachers will find a safe place to keep them.
Room 1: 09 October 20 November
Room 2: 16 October 06 November
Room 4: 23 October 13 November
Absences
If your child is sick or unable to attend school for all or part of the day, please either send a notification via the school app (skool loop), email the school office on office@stbernards.school.nz or phone 3899377 by 9.00 a.m. so that your child's absence can be accounted for.
Children who are late need to report to the office in case they have been marked absent by the teacher who takes the roll first thing in the morning.
If an absence is planned for a special reason, a note or telephone call to the school in advance is appreciated. In cases of prolonged absence, e.g. a family trip, a written note is required.