QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
"There will be a short newsletter next Thursday for things that may come up in the next week".
Birthday Greetings for December and January
Ellie C, Chris G, Maria H, Henry H, Chelsea & Ricky K, Hila'atu L, Roger L, Soa M, Anashae M, Theo M and Tryphena C.
Buses - Next Week
All country buses will be running at the normal times in the morning but will be 20 -30 minutes earlier in the afternoon. Next Friday, the buses will only run in the morning and we ask for all families to collect their children from school that day.
Christmas and Holiday Mass Times
Please refer to the Mass timetable and Mass expectations on another page in the blog.
Christmas Rotations
On Tuesday students wear school uniforms but may add something Christmasy. It may be a badge, headband, ribbon etc. House Captains are running Christmas rotations and thought it would be great to add something special for the last rotation.
Contact Details
If you are moving addresses in the holidays or your contact details change including emergency contacts, please email the office at office@stjoseph.school.nz
Farewell to the Following Families
We farewell the following families who leave St Joseph's for high school. We thank them for their contributions to our school and wish them all the best. Good luck in all your endeavours.
- Chen, Fraser, Kilgour, Mafi, Melecio, Morondoz and Roberts,
Helpers
We thank all our parents, family and friends who have helped during the year with our class and school activities. We always appreciate any help you give to the school.
Lost Property
There is a large number of items in the lost property area, please come and check if they belong to your children. All leftover items will either be donated to the uniform shop or given away.
Road Patrol
Our road patrollers were acknowledged at assembly today for their duty this year.
School Stationery
All class stationery lists will be sent out next week and will be on the website for 2023. If you purchase your child's stationery from OfficeMax online at: myschool.co.nz you will be able to purchase at their very low Back to School discount prices which are available until the end of February.
Alternatively, you can purchase packs online from www.paperplus.co.nz/back-to-school or in-store at Paper Plus. If you already have certain parts of the stationery list, contact Paper Plus Oamaru who will organise a custom pack for you.
Both companies enable parents to purchase their children's stationery at lower prices and both companies will make a donation to St Joseph's.
Speech and Drama
After school Speech and Drama Classes will be available from Term 1 2023 on-site at school. Michele Fatafehi will be teaching classes aimed at 5-13 year olds. These classes will teach students to speak more confidently, communicate more effectively, improve their listening skills and use their imagination! All skills gained are lifelong and are transferable into everyday life. The classes are structured using Speech NZ’s syllabus with the opportunity to do exams and competitions but these are not compulsory.
There will be limited spaces in the classes so for further information or if you would like to enrol please contact Michele at: pamnorm@outlook.com
There will be limited spaces in the classes so for further information or if you would like to enrol please contact Michele at: pamnorm@outlook.com
Sport Coaches and Managers
Thank you, thank you, thank you, words cannot describe how much you are appreciated for giving up your time in coaching and managing our sports teams. You are all superb and magnificent people who ensure that our children are able to play a sport. If you have managed a team and your name is not mentioned, please accept our apologies and we thank you very much for your time.
Basketball - Rjay Neeri and Judith Leo
Futsal - Rory McGeown, Andy Bradley, Natasha Lindsay and Sacha Curle
Miniball - Victoria Forrest, Toby Lucas and Adele Whiston
Rugby - Jason and Victoria Forrest
Touch - Lee Woodhouse, Adele Whiston, Victoria & Jason Forrest, Teagan O'Connell, Jessica Mohenoa, Katiana Taiti and Rebecca Laming.
School Sports Certificates
Children who played a sport for St Joseph's received their sports team certificates for Fair Play and Most Valuable at assembly this afternoon. Some of the sports codes did not present their certificates to the players at the end of the season and were given directly to school while some codes had no certificates so our school acknowledged these players. Coaches nominated the children for these awards. As some codes did not include the 'Most Improved', we opted with the Fair Play and Most Valuable. (Although a couple of codes did Most Improved).
Photos of the group award will be on our school's Facebook page.
Basketball
Fair Play - Tendayi R
Most Improved - James L
Most Valuable - Lincoln M
Futsal
Yr 1/2 - Fair Play - James A
- Most Valuable - Ian Rosas R
Yr 3/4 - Fair Play - William A
- Most Valuable - Alexander R
Yr 5/6 - Fair Play - Tendayi R
- Most Valuable - Emily M
Yr 7/8 - Fair Play - David K
- Most Valuable - Emily C
Miniball
Yr 3/4 - Fair Play - Zachary C
Most Valuable - Hunter F
Yr 5/6 - Fair Play - Manu A
Most Valuable - Sephrin S
Netball
Yr 2/3/4 - Fair Play - Maria H
Most Valuable - Taylor D
Intermediate - Most Improved - Sephrin S
- Most Valuable - King M and Patricia M
Rugby
5/6 yrs - Fair Play - Jayden H
- Most Valuable - Carter F
Touch
Yr 1/2 - Fair Play - Clare L
- Most Valuable - Carter F
Yr 3/4 - Fair Play - William A
Most Valuable - Hunter F
Yr 5/6 Ferns - Fair Play - Luke L
- Most Valuable - Zachary C
Yr 5/6 Broncos - Fair Play - Milah A
- Most Valuable - Luke B
Yr 7/8 - Fair Play - Analiese W
- Most Valuable - Daniel W
Swimming Lessons
The confirmed school swimming lessons for the whole school for next year are as follows:
Lessons for Yrs 1-8
Week 1 - Thursday 2nd February - 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.00 pm
Week 1 - Friday 3rd February - 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.00 pm
Week 2 - Tuesday 7th February - 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.00 pm
Week 2 - Wednesday 8th February - 1.00 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.00 pm
Week 3 - Tuesday 14th February - 9.30 am, 10.00 am and 10.30 am
Week 3 - Friday 17th February - 9.30 am, 10.00 am and 10.30 am
Senior School Swimming Sports
Week 5 - Tuesday 28th February from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
We require parent helpers to help walk the children down to the pool. If you can help, please contact the office. Further information will come out in January as we have swimming in our first week back at school.
Technology Dates for 2023
These classes are held on Fridays at St Kevin's College and will start early in term 1.
Community Notices
- Sat 17 DecCome to a FREE Christmas Concert at Basilica followed by afternoon tea. Melbourne Grammar School Choir.Donations gratefully received for the Gumboot fund. Queries to Nicola Mountain 021 659 757. Please see page 5 of this week’s Oamaru Mail.thanks, NIcolaHappy Christmas
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