Principal's Comment

Kia ora Kevinians and supporters of the College

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Confucius Institute's Mandarin Language Speech Competition in Dunedin. St Kevin's students took out the top places in the local event and our language assistant Ms Bing was awarded a teaching commendation from the Institute. Professor Hong Hu from the Institute presented the awards.

As Nepal recoils from yet another earthquake this week, our Prayer Flag fundraiser takes on even more significance. At assembly, Georgia Haggerty and Mrs Eatherley displayed the current string of flags and reported on house placings. Thanks to Mrs Eatherley for coordinating this student initiative. We hope to extend the project to the local parish later in the month.

Also at assembly I took the opportunity to emphasise to students the importance of attendance, following on from last weeks blog. Developing the self management skills to be on time and ready for learning is a life skill and the number one priority for any prospective employee.

The cast and crew of our upcoming musical, Beauty and the Beast, have been hard at work learning lines, dance moves and songs. I am pleased to report that from my observations this week, we are in for another stunning production. Tickets are now on sale from the school office, so please spread the good word in our wider community to make sure we have packed houses.

Finally, students will be required to attend school at the usual time of 8.50am on Thursdays from now on. Regrettably, I have had to revoked the later start because of my concern over the conduct of a small number of students. Reverting to our previous arrangements will give caregivers and me as Principal the surety we all expect at this time.

God Bless you all
Paul Olsen, Principal