Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Dr Townsley led our Easter Eucharist service yesterday and collected gold coin donations for Anglican Family Care.  Following on from that, the students took part in an Easter themed window chalk art competition.  Along with the beautiful artwork on the Chapel windows, the quad looks bright and cheerful.  The window chalk art winners will be announced during the Week 11 Arts Assembly. These school activities all help to bring us together as a community to reflect on an important time in the liturgical calendar.

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Dear Parents and Caregivers,

A  very big thank you to everyone who helped and/or attended the fair on Saturday, what a fantastic turnout for a really great event.  The PFA focus is now on the Luxury Raffle and selling tickets and retaining ticket butts and money.

By now all families will have received a raffle book, boarders’ books were posted home on March 2, and day girls were handed out to the elder sibling on March 7. If you haven’t seen your book please ask your daughter if it’s in her bag or locker.

Due to the value of prizes this raffle is licensed through the Department of Internal Affairs therefore we must comply to the Gambling Act 2003. We are required by law to cancel the raffle if any SOLD ticket butts, are not returned, it is vital that families return the books, whether they are sold or not, to school, on or before APRIL 9. The raffle will be drawn on April 13.

We still have 63 books to distribute. Any families who think they can sell more can you please contact Donna Madigan at school.

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Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Mrs Barron has been trialing a St Hilda’s Instagram account recently.  Download the app for free, follow @sthildascollegiate – and there you are! Lots of photos of everyday and casual magic moments that occur when you least expect them. We will still use Facebook for our school events, celebrations and news, and will keep Instagram for our magic moments – informal fun, and a window to the joy of learning.  If you are not sure how to get onto Instagram, or how it works – ask your daughter!! You don’t have to post anything yourself, just follow us!!

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Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As you can see in the above poster, there is a lot happening next week as we draw closer to the school fair.  There is no mufti day on Wednesday, this will be held on Friday instead and we ask that students bring home made baking, sweets, chutneys, jams or preserves for the cake stall.

Tickets for the luxury raffle have been sent out and we appreciate your support in selling these.  More books are available from the student office if you are able to sell more.

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Dear Parents and Caregivers,

An important reminder that school is closed on Monday for a Teacher Only Day – an Otago wide ‘Jumbo Day’ is being held for all secondary school teachers across the region to undertake professional development.

We are thrilled to be let you know that three of our staff have been asked or selected to take part in international conferences this year.  We are very excited for them, and very proud, that their expertise and knowledge is being valued by an international community of educators, and that what we are doing at St Hilda’s is of interest to other schools, and our staff are seen as leaders in their fields of expertise.

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