Regional Chess Competition - Friday 8th of May

If your Year 7 or 8 child / children are interested in competing in the Regional Primary Chess Competition please complete the permissions form on Skool Loop or email lisa@stpatricksgm.school.nz by Thursday 30th of April.

This competition is being held at Greymouth High School on 8.45am to 2.30pm.

We require assistance with transport to and from this event.  Please indicate on Skool Loop if you are able to assist with transport on this day.

There is a cost of $15.00 to enter per player.  This is required to be paid before the competition.  Please make payment to St Patrick’s School 12-3168-0043139-02 and use your child's name as the reference. 

The games will be as follows:

Format: Seven round Swiss (everybody plays seven games)

Time Control: 15 minutes per player.

West Coast Junior Regional Chess Competition

open to Year 1 - 6 students

Thursday 7th of May 2026 

If your Year 1-6 child / children are interested in competing in the Regional Primary Chess Competition please complete the permissions form on Skool Loop or email lisa@stpatricksgm.school.nz by Thursday 30th of April.

This competition is being held at Grey Main School, Time: 9:00am - 2:15pm.

There is a cost of $15.00 to enter per player.  This is required to be paid before the competition.  Please make payment to St Patrick’s School 12-3168-0043139-02 and use CHESS and your child's name as the reference. 

We require transport for this event. Please indicate on the Skool Loop permission if you are able to assist.

The games will be as follows:

Format: Seven round Swiss (everybody plays seven games)

Time Control: 15 minutes per player.

Divisions: Rookies (have not attended a Chess Power tournament before) and Junior.

Dear Students, Parents and Caregivers

St Patrick's senior Cross Country (for Year 4 - 8 Students) is being held at Anzac Park on Thursday 7th of May 2026 (Postponement day is Friday 8th of May).

Year 4 - 6 Students will be transported to and from the park by bus.  The bus will be leaving school at 10.00am, returning to school by 12.45pm.  Our Year 7 & 8 students will be walking down and returning by bus. Students will be running in year groups, at the following (approximate) times:

10.30am - Year 7 & 8 race

11.00am - Year 6 race

11.30am - Year 4 race 

12.00pm Year 5 race                                                   

Students will need to wear their sports uniform and need a full water bottle and a warm jacket and a change of footwear if the ground is wet.

The postponement date for this event is Friday 8th of May.  We will advise by 8.00am via our Facebook page and Skool Loop should we need to postpone on the day.Please complete the permission form on Skool Loop by Tuesday 25th of April 2023.

We require several helpers to run this event, marshalling at certain points around the track.  If you are able to assist for the afternoon, please email lisa@stpatricksgm.school.nz, or advise this on the Skool Loop permission form.

Parents are most welcome to attend and support our students, although we ask that you do not drive into the grounds as the netball court car park is involved in our cross country course. Limited parking is available on Cowper Street and Turumaha Street.

For students who were advised by email of their qualification to the Grey District Athletics to be held on Tuesday 21st April, the Skool Loop permission form needs to be completed if you wish to attend. Please complete this by 8.00am tomorrow morning if you have not done so already.  

Nga mihi

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