1. Principal's News - Week 5, Term 4 2023

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Kia Ora, Wow we are halfway through the term and only 45 more sleeps until Santa comes.  We have a massive amount to cover between now and the end of school.

Teacher Only Day

School will be closed for instruction next Friday 17th November.  We are having training on the New Curriculum and other mandatory training from the Ministry of Education.

Athletic Sports

We had a great day of competition and fun when competing with Te Pakihi o Maru last Tuesday.  The weather allowed us to get all the events and activities covered.  Our juniors were hosted by Te Pakihi o Maru and we had the senior events here at St Joseph's.

We had a host of parents, ex-pupils and whanau supporting us in running the events.  A very big thank you to them for helping the day run so smoothly.  A very large thank you to Paula Brien for organising the day and preparing the event for the students.  It is very much appreciated from the staff, children and community.  

The North Otago Athletics will be held on Monday 20th November at Centennial Park starting at 4.00 pm.  As St Joseph's and Te Pakihi o Maru schools are combined into a school zone, we will send the top 2 qualifiers for the field events and the top 3 qualifiers for the track events to these sports.  Children who have qualified will be given a notice today and permission slips need to be handed back to the office by this Monday 13th November.

The senior athletic trophy presentations will be awarded at assembly on Friday 1st December starting at 2.30 pm.

Year 7 /8 Camp

The year 7 and 8 pupils, Nicola Winders and myself will be away on school camp from Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th November.  We will be having the group up in Peel Forest with outdoor challenges and experiences.

God Bless

Allan Mitchell

Acting Principal