St. Theresa's Parents and Friends
Mission Statement
Our aim is to support the school's mission of excellence in lifelong learning and an ongoing relationship with Christ, through fundraising and fostering the well-being of our school families within our Christian community.
2010 Office Holders
Chairperson: Doris Scott-Rodriguez
Secretary: Mellissa Bagley
Head of Pastoral Care: Shona Hockings
Head of Social Occasions: Karla Gilliland
Head of Fundraising: Sharon Williamson
Board of Trustees Rep. Michelle Barber
Staff Rep. Trish Fitzsimons
Principal Zita Smith
To contact any of the above office holders please e-mail the school office
office@st-theresas.school.nz
The Parents and Friends Committee is made up of volunteer parents from within the school community; a representative from the teaching staff and a representative from the Board of Trustees.
All parents and friends of St. Theresa's are able to join us and we actively encourage you to do so.
We are a fun group of parents who wish to:
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month in the school staffroom.
The latest minutes can be found on our Minutes page:
Please click on this link to find out more about Parents and Friend's Agreed Fundraising Approach: PF Fundraising Approach.pdf
Help St Theresa's Parents and Friends fundraise by:
Choosing Identity Direct Labels:
Clothing labels and personalised goodies are all available at http://www.identitydirect.co.nz. The website has a wide range of labels and personalised merchandise including: personalised quilts, clocks, books (your child and his/her friends go on an adventure with Santa, dinosaurs, fairies etc), bags, pencil cases, stationery, pillowcases etc. Character goods include: Disney princess and Disney fairies, Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Wiggles etc.Ordering is easy, simply order online. All orders that include our organisation code 23818 will earn St Theresa's 20% cash back on the products you order.
Taking Part in Surveys with Buzz:
Buzz.ThePeople is an online research panel of New Zealanders. There are already over 20,000 people on the panel who have agreed to take part in the occasional survey by email. If you sign up to become a member of the panel, participate in online surveys, Buzz will donate a minimum of $1 to St Theresa's for every research survey you do. And there are bonuses for you too with lots of prizes, including a draw each year for a new car. Buzz generally only sends you 1-2 surveys per month and they are generally quite short (only around 10 minutes or less), purely optional and often very topical. Surveys over the past year have included: unsolicited marketing of credit, smacking, and around Easter a survey about attitudes to God and religion. Some of these surveys are for programmes such as Close Up and Campbell Live so your opinions can help shape their stories.
To sign-up is very easy…just go to http://www.buzzthepeople.co.nz. You'll get the option to read more about what's involved before signing up. As part of signing up you need to nominate St Theresa's for your rewards. Rest assured it is easy, interesting, and you won't get bombarded with emails, I know as I've been a member for a year or so. People who sign-up can opt off the panel at any time.
