1. Acting Principal's News Week 8 Term 3 3021

Nau mai, haere mai, kotou katoa. Welcome back everyone. Over the week from returning to school from Alert Level 3, students have been enjoying each other's company and settling back into learning routines. It has been appreciated that parents are wearing masks and signing in if visiting onsite. 

Teachers have been busy accommodating and prioritising learning needed for the remaining weeks of term in a condensed time frame. This means, the Singing Cup and House Choirs will now be modified and postponed until Term 4, as there are no singing guidelines under Delta Alert Level 2. We are, however, excited to be holding the school Cross Country event next Friday September 24 from 11.45 am at the racecourse. 

Our school focus on Science remains on top and learners are thinking like scientists and being able to follow scientific processes in gathering and interpreting data and back up with evidence, using scientific language and being excited about results priming curiosity along the way. This learning will develop into inquiry work which could lead to an informed and scientific approach to a school-wide planting project in term 4.

Mrs Miislioi's class has been investigating science experiments of changing colours of flowers. Learners from looking closely at the flowers have hypothesised that the hollow stems act like straws and draw up the dye into their petals. Flowers with woody stems on the other hand, are not able to do this so well and the flower colour remains unchanged.

Here are some photos of students enjoying each other's company in the playground over a break time.

Some photos of learners in action this week.

Our Principal Mrs Frances Rees Update

Good news is that Mrs Frances Rees is well on the way to recovery after her surgery which was done on the day we went into the swift lock down. Teachers are now in training in being able to keep up with Mrs Frances Rees when she gets back with a brand new hip. 

Mrs Frances Rees will return in the last couple of days of this term in helping to prepare for term 4. 

Cross Country 

Please support us in our main community event this term with the Cross Country being rescheduled for next Friday,  24th September from 11.45 am. Please find details in an email sent from the office on Tuesday. 

Note Teacher Only Days

The school will be closed on the following days:

• Monday 1st November 
• Tuesday 30th November (new one) - this is for professional development in planning for 2022 and completing our school wide inquiry around learning engagement. 

Manaaki te Atua,
God Bless

Nicola Winders

Acting Principal

2. Special Character Week 8 Term 3 2021

Kiaora Whanau,Malo e Lelei 

School Mass: 

On Thursday the 12th August, Ruma Takahe-Year 7/8 presented the gospel. Due to NZ nationally going to Lockdown Level 4 the school was closed and there was no mass in Week 4. This week's gospel presentation will be Ruma Hoiho- Year 5/6. Due to restrictions of numbers during Level 2 to only 50, we are having school mass via zoom. Next week's gospel presentation will be Ruma Kakapo. Malo 'Aupito

Mass Facts

The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrant blesses and praises God for these gifts and places them on the altar. In addition to the bread and wine, monetary gifts for the support of the Church and the care of the poor may be brought forward. 

The Eucharistic Prayer-After the gifts and altar are prepared, the Eucharistic Prayer begins. This prayer of thanksgiving is the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this prayer, the priest acts in the person of Christ as head of his body, the Church. He gathers not only the bread and the wine, but the substance of our lives and joins them to Christ's perfect sacrifice, offering them to the Father.

First Holy Communion: 

On Sunday the 22nd of August, it was planned to have our First Holy Communion for our Sacramental children. An email from Adrienne went out to all parents stating that Holy Communion is deferred as it was unlikely that we will be at Level 1 on Sunday. As soon as we return to Level 1 we will select a date and let parents and children know. Please take care.

Faith Facts: 13^th – 17^th September

12th- 18th Social Justice Week

13th September to 19th September (13-19 Mahuru) Maori Language Week 

13th St John of Chrysostom

14th Feast of the Holy Cross

15th Our Lady of Sorrows

16th St Cornelius and Cyprian.

Social Justice Week 2021 runs from September 12-18 and will highlight the Beatitudes with the theme of encounter and community.

All-powerful God. Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.  

More on the Beatitudes- Pope Francis said just as Christian saints have done so throughout the ages, Christ's followers today are called "to confront the troubles and anxieties of our age with the spirit and love of Jesus." New situations require new energy and a new commitment, he said, and then he offered an additional six beatitudes for modern Christians. Here is the first one...

"Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils inflicted on them by others and forgive them for their heart.

Three more Beatitudes for the modern Christian, given for us by Pope Francis...

"Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness."

"Blessed are those who see God in every person and strive to make others also discover him."

"Blessed are those who protect and care for our common home."

Kia Kaha

Malo Aupito

God Bless

Tua Misiloi (Co DRS)

3. School Notices - Week 8, Term 3 2021

 QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

Birthday Greetings

James L and Isla A

Congratulations

Goes to Charlie, Daniel, Eva and Warren who got selected for the U12 North Otago Touch Rugby team last Friday.  This team will compete in tournaments against teams from Otago.  Well done to you all.

Cross Country

A notice went home this week regarding our school cross country next Friday at the Oamaru Race Course.  Please note the later start time of 11.45 am.  If you can help in any way, please contact Mrs Brien.  A copy of the notice is on another page in the blog.

Food Festival

As per previous email notifications, the St Joseph's Food Fair which was meant to be held on Sunday 26th September has been cancelled this year due to Covid Level 2 regulations.

Junior School Swimming

A swimming notice has gone out to all junior school families regarding their child's swimming lessons starting next Tuesday. We require more adults to walk with the children to and from school so we have the correct adult to child ratio when walking to the pool. A copy of the notice is on another page in the blog along with the swimming groups.  Please let Mrs Brien know if you can help.

Please note if your child has a cold, they will not be allowed to swim under present Covid Level 2 guidelines.

Reminders

Friday 17th - Subway lunches

                   - Yr 7 & 8 Technology

Sunday 19th - Hungry Horse Cafe

Monday 20th - permission slips due back for summer sports

Tuesday 21st - junior swimming lessons

Wednesday 22nd - junior swimming lessons

Thursday 23rd - junior swimming lessons

Friday 24th - school cross country

                    - Technology for Yr 7 & 8

Subway Lunches

There will be subway lunches for tomorrow but there will be none on Friday 24th September as we are away from school during lunch and they cannot be delivered.  It will resume again on Friday 1st October.

Summer Sports Notices

Thank you to the families who have returned/emailed their confirmation/permission forms for Futsal and Touch Rugby.  Summer sports notices have been handed out to your children and also emailed out to everyone.

Touch

We have put the list of touch teams from term 1 on another page in the blog and added the new children to these teams.  We still require families from term 1 to confirm if they are playing.

The Yr 1/2/3 teams have had an influx of new players wanting to play next term, however we have not received confirmation back from some term 1 players.  We need to know if your children are playing again as we can make another Yr 1/2/3 team.  We do not want to be in the position of creating another team and term 1 players have opt-out which would have created room for these new players. Please let us know by next Monday 20th September.

Futsal

We require an adult for each team to be on the sideline to manage the team and substitute the players on and off the court.  You do not need to know the rules for Futsal as you will pick these up as the game progresses. The guidelines on how to play Futsal will be given to each player once the team is registered.

Yr 1 & 2 - we have enough players for this team  (9) - Aachoo, Carter, Hunter, Emere, Manase, Gavin, Evan, Jane and Ares.

Yr 3 & 4 - we currently have 5 players and need another 1 more player

Yr 5 & 6 - we currently have 4 players and need another 3 more players

Yr 7 & 8 - we currently have 3 players and need another 4 more players

Further information will be sent out later.

Welcome

We warmly welcome Arianna, Ezmeralda and Allison who started in our junior school recently.

Winter Sports Uniforms and Gear Bags

We would like all clean winter sports uniforms and gear bags to be returned to the office asap.

Community Notices

• OSCAR @ Fenwick is taking bookings for our Before and After School Programme. Before School care opens at 7:20am and After School care closes at 6pm. We pickup and drop off to all Oamaru area schools. Contact Jessica Shaw on 0211565871 or book directly at https://enrolmy.com/oscar--fenwick
  
  The Waitaki Out of School Care and Recreation Trust (OSCAR @ Fenwick) is looking for committee members. We meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm and childcare is provided. Please contact Jessica on 0211565871 if you are interested in contributing to the future of our great programme. 

4. Touch Rugby Teams

 TOUCH TEAMS -  TERM 4 2021

The highlighted names are the new players and players confirmed from term 1.

Yrs 1/2/3  Mixed Tigers	Yrs 1/2/3 Mixed Broncos	Yr 4/5/6 Mixed Rockets	Yr 4/5/6  Mixed Ferns	Yr 4/5/6  Boys Pumas	Yr 7/8  Social Dynamos
James A  William A Manaia D  Taylor D Hunter F  Olivia G Mark L Gavin P Dihviyn S Evan S Carter F Tala T Jane V	Zachary C Emma H  Jayden H Eric J Emere K Taera K Arian L Roger L Isla A Aachoo D Annabel G Reynaldo M Lydia M Angelina P	Manu A Mele A Eva F Milly F Soane M Fe’ofa’aki T Cooper v R Liam L	Milah A  Pippa C Ellie C Lewis G James L Luke L Theo M Siale T Analiese W	Charlie B Luke B Marconi H Blake M Warren P Vilivea T Daniel W Iverson WT Clarence C	Isaiah C Lachlan K Marc M King M Mazvita R Kacymea T Kenton T
13	14	8	9	9	7
Coach: Victoria Forrest	Coach: Liz Koni	Coach: Max Fatafehi	Coach: Adele Whiston	Coach: Lee Woodhouse	Coach: Saluni P (Kenton’s brother)

5. Junior School Swimming Notice and Groups

 2021 Swimming Groups and Times for Yrs 1-3  

Hi Everyone

The junior school begin their annual swimming lessons next Tuesday and they have 6 sessions over the two weeks.  As we are currently in Covid Level 2 and the number of people allowed in the Aquatic Centre is 50, it means we will be sending 3 groups of children down to the pool.

The Yr 3 class will be going as one group and Mrs Brookes and Mrs Misiloi’s classes will be split into two groups as some of them are in specific literacy groups near that time.

The swimming times are 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.00 pm for all 6 sessions.  The dates are:

Week 9 - Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd September

Week 10 - Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th  September

**  We require parents, caregivers and/or grandparents to accompany the children to and from the swimming pool for their swimming lessons so there is a ratio of two staff members and 2 adults with each class.  Please let Mrs Brien know asap if you can help by emailing sport@stjoseph.school.nz or reply back to this office email.

**  The Aquatic Centre has given me a list of children who have lessons and which level they are at.  On the first day, there will be some children who need to be assessed and put in their correct groups for the next lesson.

** Please ensure the children bring their swimming togs, towels and goggles on the swimming days.

**  Children who have a cold are not allowed to swim as per Covid Level 2 guidelines.

**  Children are to wear their PE gear to school on swimming days. Their PE days will be their swimming days. 

**  Swimming is a part of our curriculum and we expect all children to take part in the lessons unless there is a medical reason, in which we require a note.

** The children will have their lunch before they go to their lessons.

This is the timetable for each year group and we require adult walkers with each group.

12.25 pm - Mrs Misiloi’s group - leave school and swim at 1.00 pm

12.55 pm - Mrs Brookes’ group - leave school and swim at 1.30 pm

1.25 pm - Miss Sollano’s class - leave school and swim at 2.00 pm

A list of names and times is on the back of this page.

Any queries, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Paula Brien Sports Coordinator

2021 Junior Swimming Groups

Swim Time	Mrs Misiloi's Group
1.00 pm	Bennyson	Ryan
	Chen	Amy
leave school	Cogle	Phoebe
at 12.25 pm	Darling	Manaia
	Fogarty	Lucy
	Forrest	Hunter
	Hafoka	Maria
	Hu	Jayden
	Jing	Ellie
	John	Eric
	Koni	Emere
	Kumar	Jasvee
	Laming	Mark
	Martin	Lydia
	Mino Zubiri	Eva
	Oakes	Manase
	Pardede	Angelina
	Soane	Evan
	Taiti	Talaialo
	Vaitohi	Jane
	Wong	Ares
	-21

Swim Time	Mrs Brookes' Group
1.30 pm	Allardice	James
	Bird	Mary
leave school	Chen	Allison
at 12.55 pm	Clark	Nilah
	Dhanarasi	Aachoo
	Forrest	Carter
	Hall	Henry
	Leo	Zion
	Lopez Campbell	Arianna
	Lopez Campbell	Ezmeralda
	Ma	Ailin
	Marasigan	Asher
	Mascarenhas	Charles
	Perera	Gavin
	Robb	Honey Belle
	Rosas Riquelme	Ian
	Yu	Lucas
	-17

Swim Time	Miss Sollano's Class
2.00 pm	Allardice	William
	Anderson	Isla
leave school	Castro	Zachary
at 1.25 pm	Darling	Taylor
	Geypen	Olivia
	Gillan	Annabel
	Hausia	Nehusita
	Hausia	Seslia
	Hu	Emma
	Koay	Ricky
	Koni	Taera
	Lascalea	Arian
	Luo	Roger
	Marasigan	Reynaldo
	Mascarenhas	Celina
	McGeown	Emily
	Meikle	Anashae
	Roa	Alexander
	Soane	Dihviyn
	Taafaki	Elleanna
	-20