3. School Notices - Week 4, Term 1 2019

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

Altar Servers
Saturday 2nd March - Serah Staju, Sami Asi, Annalise Kilgour and Mariah Cunningham
Sunday 3rd March - Ivy-Belle & Molly-May Mestrom

Birthday Greetings to:
Sephrin Staju and Nehusita & Sesilia Hausia

Ash Wednesday
We will hold a whole school liturgy for Ash Wednesday at 2.15pm on Wednesday 6th March in the Basilica, parents are warmly welcomed to join us.

2019 School Leaders
We apologise for the delay in mentioning the Yr 8 leaders for 2019 in the school newsletter as we were waiting for their badges to arrive so a photo could accompany their name.  When the badges arrive we will get a photo of the students with them.

Head Boy and Head Girl - Liam Cameron and Bridie McGeown
Head Boy and Head Girl Special Character - Henry Robinson and Hana Davies
Guzman House Captains - Nye Jones-Hogan and Kristiana Whiston
Guzman Cultural Leader - Summer Moriarty
Lima House Captains - Magnus Heaphy and Zara Davies
Lima Cultural Leader - Mya Lindsay
Siena House Captains - Levi Heffernan and Morgan Williams
Siena Cultural Leader - Siaosi Asi
Activity Leaders - Troy Chikowore, Cooper Jones, Jada-Rose Keno and Cody Marshall
Environment Leader - Molly-May Mestrom
JJ Role Model team - Mia Cant, Jordyn Shaw and Ofa Tokai
Technology Leaders - Bronson Bartlett, Anthony Chen and Maddox Lough
School Council Leaders - Annalise Kilgour, Cassidy Rawson and Adriana Wylie-Taukolo
School Librarians - Payton Bartley and Paolo Mordeno

Cricket Draw - Friday 1st March at 4.00 pm

Intermediate A - St Joseph's/Albion v Valley Gold at Weston Park 1

Intermediate B - St Joseph's v Kurow at Duntroon Domain

Drop n Drive Zone
Each day our caretaker Mr Bob Jelgersma is on duty at the Drop n Drive zone ensuring that vehicles are using it correctly and ensuring child safety.

Information Forms
Thank you to the families who have returned their information forms. There are still 40 odd families who have not returned their forms which are needed to update your information in case of emergency, junior swimming, winter sports etc.  Please complete them asap.

Lost
Freya Spooner has lost her named brand new polar fleece.  Please check your child's fleece to see if they have the correct one.

Reminders
Friday 1 - vision screening for all yr 7 students
              - Cricket for intermediate teams
Sunday 3 - Commitment Mass at 9.30 am
Monday 4 - Technology for Yr 7 & 8 students at SKC
                 - Goal setting meetings
                 - Girls Smash and Boys Bash cricket
Tuesday 5 - Commissioning Mass at 5.00 pm
                 - Touch rugby
Wednesday 6 - Senior school swimming sports
                      - Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 2.15 pm in the Basilica

Rippa Rugby Tournament
On Friday 15th March, we are looking at entering teams in the annual Rippa Rugby tournament held at Whitestone Contracting Stadium. Teams will be made up of Yr 4/5, Yr 6 and Yr 7/8 mixed players.  Children who play touch rugby will be given first preference for this tournament.  A notice will come home tomorrow regarding this.

Swimming
Juniors
The junior swimming lessons start on Tuesday 12th March.  There are a few families who need to send their swimming notices back so we can organise times and groups for the children as the format may change this year due to the groups and numbers.

Seniors - please see the swimming notice regarding the sports on another page in the blog.  A hard copy will also come home tomorrow.

Technology
A reminder that technology for Yr 7 & 8 starts on Monday 4th March.  The children need to be collected from St Kevin's College at 3.20 pm.

Touch Rugby
All teams and coaches have now been finalised.  Each touch team have their own touch rugby ball to play the game with and/or practice.  Contact details have been given to coaches and parents so if your child cannot play or is running late to a game, please contact your coach.
This Tuesday, our school is on duty which involves setting up the fields before 4.00 pm and ringing the buzzer for start and finish times.  We would like as many people as possible to help set the fields up.  We only have to do this duty once or twice a term.  Please be at the fields at 3.30 pm.
The touch draw will be emailed out to you or it can be found by going to the North Otago Junior Touch Rugby Facebook page.   

Welcome
We warmly welcome William Allardice to our new entrants class this week.

Winter Sports

If your child is interested in playing a winter sports for St Joseph's school this year, please click the link to enrol your children or contact Mrs Brien to enter your child into a team.  Click this link for the Winter Sports enrolment.    2019 WINTER SPORTS ENROLMENTS

Yellow Rose Day - Friday 8th March 2019
Zonta Oamaru invites you to nominate a local woman to receive a yellow rose on the 8th March as a thank you for going beyond the call of duty, making the day lighter and brighter for others.  Give someone special a special thank you.  Nomination forms are available from the school office and be returned to Westpac Bank Oamaru and Southern Wide Real Estate or emailed to Oamaru@zonta.org.nz

Community Notices 

• Youthtown Adventurers Workshop - for years 5-8 from Wednesday 6th to 27th March from 3.45 to 5.15 pm at Awamoa Park.  Costs $60 per child which includes equipment and snacks.  Find us on facebook youthtown oamaru or enquiries to Outdoors.Oamaru@youthtown.org.nz
• Zirka Circus - is coming to Oamaru on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th March at Awamoa Park.  A flyer will come home with your child tomorrow.