3. School Notices - Week 11, Term 1 2017

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

Altar Servers
Holy Saturday - Elenoa Asi, Samuel Plieger and Kristiana Whiston
Easter Sunday - Molly-May Mestrom, Jonathan & Daniel Jorgensen and Arthur Cartlidge

Saturday 22nd April - Indya Cunningham, Bronson Bartlett, Molly Whittaker and Anika Winders
Sunday 23rd April - Hana & Zara Davies, Seth Bartley, Morgan Baillie and Jada-Rose Keno
Saturday 29th April - Paddy & Sebastian Spillane, Joshua Criddle and Nye Jones-Hogan
Sunday 30th April - Libby Seddon and Ben Taufa

Absences
If your child arrives at school after 9.00 am, can they please come to the office and let us know when they have arrived so we can mark them off the roll.  Thank you.

Birthday Greetings to:
Andrew Sinclair, Molly-May Mestrom, Daniel Woodhouse, Molly McGeown, Lewis Gough, Hana & Zara Davies, Sandrene Mordeno, Yi Qun Zhong, Matthew Woodhouse, Milly Fogarty and Cooper van Rooy.

Caregiver Contact list and Education Outside the Classroom Form
It is important that we receive the information on these forms, please complete them and hand them into the office as soon as possible.  Every family should have received them.

Caritas Challenge
Thank you to our Yr 8 leaders who organised the Caritas Challenge last Friday and we raised $200 towards their appeal.  They experienced three things: Move It (finding out what it is like in other places to have to carry water a long way); Live It (making a shelter out of cardboard boxes) and Make It (making basic food).




Easter Mass Times
The Easter Mass times at St Patrick's Basilica are:
Holy Thursday - 7.00 pm
Good Friday - 3.00 pm
Holy Saturday - 5.00 pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday - 9.30 am

Holy Week Celebrations
Yesterday the Yr 5 children presented 'The Washing of the Feet' and 'The Last Supper' and the Yr 6 children sang, danced and played musical instruments for their Easter Song. Today the Yr 8 children represented 'Walking of the Cross' in the school hall at 2.30 pm. It was a lovely way of celebrating Holy Week.  Please click to the link to look at the photos.  Holy Week Celebrations


Home & School Raffle Results
Congratulations to the Home and School for organising a great Easter Holiday Raffle which raised over $3000.  Thank you to everyone who donated items, bought the raffle tickets and sold tickets at the supermarkets, your help was very much appreciated.  The raffle winners are:

1st - Money Tree - Cant Family
2nd - Trailer Load of Wood - Eva Fatafehi
3rd - Easter Hamper - Josh Criddle
4th - Easter Basket - Pat
5th - Easter Games and Treats - Marie McLay
6th - Colouring Books and Pencils - Noeline Bean
7th - Wazooka Water Pistol - Carol Hanson
8th - Bird Feeder - Grandad on the Boat
9th - Hat & Books - Riley Tuffley
10th - Bird Feeder - Peter Cameron
11th - Easter Treats - Katrina Miller
12th - Bird Feeder - Kay Johnston
13th - The Jungle Book - Quinn
14th - The Spiderman Chair - Zhong Family
15th - Colouring Books - Katie McKeown
















Lost
Chloe Bartley has lost her named school jersey.  There is a large number of items in the lost property area so please check to see if any items belong to you.

St Kevin's College Open Day
St Kevin's is holding an Open Day and Evening on Thursday 11th May.  The Principal will welcome you at 1.00 pm and 7.00 pm.  Letters have been sent to all St Joseph's Yr 6,7 & 8 students from St Kevin's.

Small Sticks Hockey
Lynne Parkhill from North Otago Hockey has been coaching our students hockey skills during the last two weeks in which they learnt to control their hockey sticks and dribble the balls to each other. Everyone enjoyed the sessions and came away learning new skills.  Please click the link to look at the photos.  Small Sticks Hockey



Swim Dates - Juniors
Next term, children from Yrs 1-3 will commence 10 swimming lessons in the afternoon between 1.30 and 2.30 pm.  The first dates are confirmed with the other 4 still to be announced.
Monday 12th June, Tuesday 13th June, Wednesday 14th June, Monday 19th June, Wednesday 21st June, Thursday 22nd June

WINTER SPORTS
Sports Uniforms
These have been handed out to the children and if your child did not receive one, please email Miss Pope on sport@stjoseph.school.nz  Coaches gear bags are in the process of being handed out and will be given to you at the beginning of next term.

Netball

• There will be a practice for the St Joseph's Ferns (Yr 5) team at 3.30 pm at St Kevin's courts on Monday 1st May.  Any queries, please contact the coaches Tivinia Misiloi on 021 0263 5053 or Jessie Conlan on 022 326 5026.

Football

• Both teams have been amended with changes to the coach and practices
• FOOTBALL 2017 (amended 13-4-17)          

St Joseph’s All Whites Primary Grade Heath Cartlidge Holly Cartlidge Hunter Gough Liam Lindsay Samuel McEvoy Rolfe Patalbo Ethan Rathgen Reuben Simpson Freya Spooner Daniel Woodhouse (10)	St Joseph’s Beanotown United Intermediate Grade Bronson Bartlett Arthur Cartlidge Hana Davies Zara Davies Lisiate Hausia Cooper Jones Annalise Kilgour Paolo Mordeno Zyanya Pe Tavis Simpson Sunny Tian Riley Tuffley (12)
Numbers on field : 5	Numbers on field :  9
Coaches: Maree/Andrew Simpson Contact Parent Rep:  Ralph Davies	Coach: Ralph Davies Contact Parent Rep:  Ralph Davies
Practices: Wednesdays from 3.15 pm at St Joseph’s	Practices: Wednesdays from 3.15 pm at St Joseph’s
First Practice: Starts Wednesday 12th April	First Practice: Starts Wednesday 12th April

Hockey

• As St Joseph's does not have enough players for own teams this hockey season, North Otago Hockey have kindly put us with other teams for the competition.
• Practice days are still to be advised for all teams
• The draw is posted each week on the North Otago Hockey Facebook page, so parents are advised to follow this page as it also has any cancellations.
• The draw will also be on our school news blog and noticeboard

HOCKEY 2017

Magic Sticks Combined with Maheno   Yr ¾	Speedy Sticks  combined with Ardgowan   Yr 5/6	Turbo Sticks Combined with Glenavy   Yr 7/8
Jonathan Paton Mia Robinson Rajbir Singh (Yr 2)	Mia  Cant Troy Chikowore Jacob Robinson	Joshua Criddle Taine Dyson Jack Paton Zyanya Pe Kristiana Whiston (Yr 6)
Coach:  TBA Practice:  TBA	Coach:  Jo Cant Practice:  TBA	Coach:  TBA Practice:  TBA
Game:  Wednesdays	Game:  Wednesdays	Game:   Tuesdays
Teacher Rep:  Miss Mulholland Parent Rep:  Jo Cant

Miniball
The Rebels and Thunder team lists have been amended.  Thank you to Jacob Fowler who has offered to coach the Thunder team.

MINIBALL TEAMS 2017

(amended 13-4-17)

St Joseph’s Breakers Bronson Bartlett Liam Cameron Levi Heffernan Cooper Jones Cody Marshall Jacob Robinson Nye Jones-Hogan Sam Asi (8)	St Joseph’s Rebels Jada-Rose Keno Ofa Tokai Annalise Kilgour Hannah  Fowler Eva Keno Ashlyn Marshall Alexie Phillips (7)	St Joseph’s Thunder Yr 5/4/3 Lewis Gough Lochlan McLaren Thomas Miller Jonathan Paton Hamish Fowler Hunter Gough Rolfe Patalbo (7)
Players in a team:   5	Players in a team: 5	Players in a team: 5
Coaches:  Claire/Glynn Cameron	Coach: Tracy Marshall Manager:  Megan Phillips	Coach:  Jacob Fowler
Practices:  The first four Sundays from 3.00 – 4.00 pm at the Waitaki Rec Centre till further notice	Practices:  The first four Sundays from 3.00 to 4.00 pm at the Waitaki Rec Centre till further notice	Practices: The first four Sundays from 3.00 to 4.00 pm at the Waitaki Rec Centre till further notice
First Practice: Sunday 30th April at 3.00 pm	First Practice:  Sunday 30th April at 3.00 pm	First Practice:  Sunday 30th April at 3.00 pm

Rugby

• We are still looking for another person to co-coach the 5 year old Rippa Rugby team.  Please email Justin Fowler on jfowler@stkevins.school.nz   if you can help.
• Practices for the Rippa Teams are still to be advised
• Competition starts on Saturday 6th May
• Socks can be bought at the Uniform Shop
• On Thursday the 20th and 27th April, North Otago Junior Rugby will be running skills sessions for all kids interested through the 9/10 and 11/12 year old age groups.  Please only these age groups.  This will be very similar to last year and will run from 10.00 am to around 12.00 pm and it will be held at the park behind the grandstand.  Dependent on numbers there will be different rotations for the kids to work around from basic run, catch, pass through to the tackle and good cleanout techniques.
• North Otago Rugby Skills Smart will now be held on Saturday 29th April at 10.00 am at the park.

  RUGBY NAMES 2017

5 YEAR OLDS Rippa	6 YEAR OLDS Rippa	7/8 YEAR OLDS Small Blacks
Cameron Aston ® Clarence Coscos Marconi Hausia ® Lucas Kofoed ® Blake Meek ® Kaveinga Taufa Fitu Tuuefiafi ® Lewis Geypen	Warren Pardede Stirling Heffernan ® Jonathan Miller ® Anioso Tuakoi Iverson Wylie-Taukolo ® Jack Bradley Kacymea Tahitu'a Vilivea Tahitu'a Fe ‘Ofa’ Aki  Tahitu'a	Lusi Asi ® James Bremner ® Hamish Fowler ® Elias Fraser ® David Kilgour ® Thomas Miller ® William Pardede Ally-May Rawson ® Sione Tuuefiafi ® Michael Woodhouse ® Kenton Tokai
Coach:  William Kofoed to co-coach Practice:  TBA	Coach:  David Taukolo Practice:  TBA	Coach:  Lee Woodhouse Practice: Monday 3.30 pm at St Kevin’s
Game:  Saturdays Parent Rep:  Justin Fowler Teacher Rep:  Mrs Jones-Hogan	Game:  Saturdays Parent Rep:  Justin Fowler Teacher Rep:  Mrs Jones-Hogan	Game:  Saturdays Parent Rep:  Justin Fowler Teacher Rep:  Mrs Jones-Hogan

9/10 YEAR OLDS Junior Blacks	11/12 YEAR OLDS Super Blacks
Sam Asi ® Morgan Baillie ® Liam Cameron ® Troy Chikowore Neight Fraser ® Lewis Gough ® Jack Hayman Magnus Heaphy ® Levi Heffernan ® Nye Jones-Hogan ® Cody Marshall ® Patrick Spillane ® Sebastian Spillane ® BenTaufa ® Hunter Rzepecky  - Pembroke	Hotili Asi ® Conavar Brown ® Levi Crowder ® Max Fatafehi ® Campbell Fowler ® Corbin Fraser ® Sam Keno – OIS – ® Sam McCarthy – Papakaio ® Harvey Dundass – Papakaio ® Logan Howell – Glenavy ® Hayley Fong – Papakaio ® Matthew Woodhouse
Coach:  Glynn Cameron Practice: Thursday 3.30pm at St Kevin’s	Coaches:  Dan Keno & Justin Fowler Practice: Monday 3.30 pm at St Kevin’s
Game:  Saturdays	Game:  Saturdays

Community Notices

• Sport Otago strives to help coaches across the region improve their skills and knowledge and from April to June we are presenting our next series of coaching seminars.  These are all generic courses suitable for any sport; they are not skill specific.  They are open to coaches of all levels of experience and are valuable to both the novice and experienced coach.  - see the attached flyer to the email for further information.
• Benders Shout Highlanders v Stomers rugby game - kids under the age of 13 get free entry to this game on April 28th with a paying adult.
• Waitaki Boys High School Community Assn is hosting Jake Bailey on 15th May in the school auditorium where he shares his inspirational journey overcoming cancer. Tickets cost $15.00 and includes supper and can be purchase from Oamaru Paper Plus or WBHS office.  Further information is attached on the email.
• Check out the Forrester Gallery and Oamaru Library for holiday programmes

HAVE A LOVELY EASTER AND RESTFUL HOLIDAY