4. Diary Dates - Week 2, Term 2 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

Friday 15                           -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm

Monday 18                        -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                          -  Monday night cricket starts for Girls Smash & Boys Bash at 4.00 pm *

                                          -  Parent meeting for EOTC for all Yr 6/7/8 parents at 6.30 pm *

Tuesday 19                        -  Touch Rugby starts

Wednesday 20                   -  Cricket Shield boys tournament – note new date *

Thursday 21                      -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                          -  Parish School Mass at 9.15 am

                                          -  Yr 7 ECB’s and Young Vinnies

                                          -  Terrific Thursdays at 2.15 pm *

Friday 22                           -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm

Monday 25                        -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                                 

Wednesday 27                   -  Goal Setting meetings from 3.15 pm

Thursday 28                      -  Parish School Mass at 9.15 am

                                          -  Terrific Thursdays at 2.15 pm *

Friday 29                           -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm *

MARCH

Sunday 3                           -  Commitment Sunday *

Monday 4                          -  Vision screening for Yr 7’s *

                                          -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 at St Kevin’s College

                                          -  Goal Setting Meetings from 3.15 pm

Tuesday 5                          -  Commissioning Mass at 5.00 pm

Wednesday 6                     -  Senior school swimming sports

Thursday 7                        -  School Mass at 9.15 am *

                                          -  Yr 7 ECB and Young Vinnies *

Monday 11                        -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8

Tuesday 12                        -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

                                          -  HPV vaccination for Yr 8

Wednesday 13                   -  North Otago Swimming sports

Thursday 14                      -  Home and School AGM at 7.00 pm *

Friday 15                           -  Rippa Rugby tournament for Yrs 4-8 *

Monday 18                        -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8

Tuesday 19                        -  St Joseph’s Day

                                          -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

                                          -  Board of  Trustees meeting at 6.00 pm

Wednesday 20                   -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Thursday 21                      -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Saturday 23                       -  St Joseph’s Home & School Mud Run

Sunday 24                         -  First Reconciliation Mass – note new date

Monday 25                        -  Otago Anniversary Day  holiday – school closed

Tuesday 26                        -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Wednesday 27                   -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

APRIL

Monday 1                          -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8

Monday 8                          -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8

Friday 12                           -  Term 1 finishes

Monday 29                        -  Term 2 starts in your winter uniform

JUNE

Monday 3                          -  Queens Birthday holiday – school closed

JULY

Friday 5                             -  Term 2 finishes

Monday 22                        -  Term 3 starts

SEPTEMBER

Friday 27                           -  Term 3 finishes

OCTOBER

Monday 14                        -  Term 4 starts

Monday 28                        -  Labour Day holiday – school closed

1. Principal's News Term 1 Week 1 2019

Our 2019 IT team: Bronson, Maddox and Anthony

Welcome to the 2019 school year.  We have got off to a calm and settled start.  Classes are working hard on class agreements and establishing routines and expectations for working together.  The seniors are enjoying swimming.





We welcome new entrants: Ricky Koay, Mia Ridgway and Jimmy Zeng, year 1 Zachary Castro, Year 5 King Melecio and Year 6 Isaiah Castro.

STEWARDSHIP IN OUR EUCHARISTIC COMMUNITY - Curriculum Overview for 2019

We are tying our curriculum context for 2019 in with Pope Francis's teaching on the environment in Laudato Si.  We are an Enviroschool and we will all be learning a lot more about sustainable living.  For us this means living in harmony with God's creation.

Our specific targets for 2019 are developing oral language in order to support literacy and using maths in authentic problem-solving contexts.  All of our teachers attended training during the holidays in developing oral language to support reading comprehension.

Oral Language professional development = our staff are second row from the right, 2nd and 3rd table back

We welcome Stephen Ross and Jacki James onto the staff as fixed term part time teachers providing leadership release.



Goal Setting Meetings
It is important to us to know your thoughts and aspirations around your children's learning.  Next week we will be sending out two or three questions for you to answer regarding your child's learning and interests.  This will help us form goals for your child.  Please reply.

Goal setting meetings are Wednesday 27 February or Monday 4 March.  We need all families to attend these meetings.  Please book your time at: School Interviews using the code q46qy.

Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) Consultation
Our year 6, 7 and 8 parents have been sent a survey regarding expectations and hopes for EOTC.  So far we have had helpful and supportive responses.  We will be having a parent meeting regarding this on Monday 18th February at 6.30pm in the school hall.  We urge all parents of year 6-8 students to attend and also welcome parents of younger children.  Our teachers put an immense amount of work into preparing school camps and we want to have an open discussion with you to ensure we get the best options for your children.

Uniform Review
The results for this came from 72 families:

Option 1 keep it the same = 34%

Option 2 keep it the same with tartan skorts/culottes - 12 = 17%

Option 3 keep it the same with tartan skorts/culottes and polo shirts for boys and girls - 17 = 23%

Option 4 unisex uniform, same all year round, same for PE = 26%

At this point we have shared that we are keeping it the same.  The Board is returning to it in our next meeting to see if we need to delve further into defining parent wishes around the skorts/culottes option.

Tomorrow's Schools Review

You may be aware that there is presently nationwide consultation happening around how schools are run.  If you would like to give your own feedback into this consultation, there are options available at this link:  Tomorrow's Schools Review.  I've done the survey and I will also make a submission.  The survey takes about 20 minutes although you can skip sections of it.

Board election information
This is a board election year.  The board does very important work behind the scenes in a school.  A good board is a blessing to a staff and particularly the principal.  I am pleased to say that we have a very good board who, like our staff, go above and beyond in executing their duties.  I hope that we continue to get people nominated who are prepared to serve the whole school community.

If you are considering standing for election as a board member, there are some information resources here, and here, which may help you.

God bless and aroha,
Lorraine Frances-Rees
Principal

2. Special Character Week 1 2019

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Waitangi Day, the day which marks Aotearoa’s foundation as a bicultural nation.  It commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Maori chiefs of New Zealand with the British Crown on February 6th 1840.  
The Catholic faith was brought to New Zealand by Jean Baptiste Pompallier SM, a bishop from Lyons, France in 1838, before the treaty was signed. Pompallier celebrated the first Mass in New Zealand on 13 January 1838 at the home of Thomas and Mary Poynton at Totara Point.  Bishop Pompallier was appointed the first Bishop of Auckland in 1848, a post which he held until 1869.  He died in Puteaux, France in 1871.  In 2002 his remains were returned to New Zealand and buried under the altar of St Mary’s Church, Motuti.

“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”  (St Therese of Lisieux - Manuscripts Autobiographiques , C 25r)

St Therese of Lisieux

Carmelite nun.

1873 - 1897

God Bless

Tua Misiloi

Co DRS

3. School Notices - Week 1, Term 1 2019

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

Altar Servers
Saturday 9th February - Nye Jones-Hogan and Lilly Kelcher
Sunday 10th February - Serah Staju and Hana Davies

Birthday Greetings to:
Levi Heffernan and Tama Roberts

2018 End of Year Prize giving
Congratulations to the following recipients who received trophies at our End of Year Mass last year.

Yr 8 Awards
Dux 2018 - Sebastian Spillane
General Excellence Boys - Samuel Plieger
General Excellence Girls - Hannah Miller
Conduct & Diligence - Levi Crowder
Citizenship - Maximus Fatafehi
Special Character - Anika Winders
Sports Boys - Sebastian Spillane
Sports Girls - Elenoa Asi
Star Application Award - Morgan Baillie
Trudy Johnston Memorial - Andrew Sinclair
Filipino Excellence Cup - Aedrick Perez
Pasifika Excellence Award - Eleni Hausia

Just Like Jesus Awards for Yrs 1-7
Yr 1 - Hila'atu Leo
Yr 2 - Millie Fogarty
Yr 3 - Joaquin Perez
Yr 4 - Elias Fraser
Yr 5 - Paige Strachan
Yr 6 - Ziah Rollan
Yr 7 - Henry Robinson

Blog
All the school newsletter is on the blog via our website.  It should all be displayed starting with the Principal's News and finishing with the Diary Dates.

Change of Contact Details
If you have changed your address/telephone numbers etc during the holidays, please let the office know as a contact list will be sent out in the next couple of weeks to confirm your details.

Cricket Draw - Friday 8th February
All games to start at 4.00 pm.  These games replace the Thursday night format.
Intermediate A grade - Albion/St Joseph's v Valley Gold at SKC 2
Intermediate B grade - St Joseph's v Albion at SKC Artificial 1 (closest one to Redcastle Rd)

Giant Leaps Speech and Drama
Enrolments are now being taken for classes held at school for term 1.  Contact www.giantleaps.nz or phone 0800 4 SPEECH for further information.

Goal Setting Meetings 
These meetings will be held on Wednesday 27th February and Monday 4th March in the school hall.  To book an interview time go to www.school.interviews.co.nz and enter the code q46qy or contact the office and they can book a time for you.

Medicine
Each time a child brings antibiotics to school, they have to fill out a Medicine Authority Form and give the antibiotics to the office who will administer the medicine to the child and complete the form. A copy of the form will be sent home to parents each day child has antibiotics.

Out of School Sports
Archery - St Kevin's are organising archery on a Thursday afternoon from 3.30 pm and would be suitable for Yr 7 & 8 students.  Please contact Sarah Clapperton the Sports Coordinator at St Kevin's for more information.

Basketball - Southern Classic 3 x 3 - male and female U13, U15, U17, U19 and Open.  3x3 half court basketball.  Costs $10 per person and 3-5 people in one team.  Time is from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.  Held at the Waitaki Rec Centre this Saturday 9th February. For more information email operations@otago.basketball

Scholastic Book Club Orders
Book club orders are being sent home with children today and the closing date for orders is Thursday 14th February.

Subway 
There will be no subway lunches tomorrow and they will resume again on Friday 15th February.  Subway costs $6.00 for a bun or wrap, bag of sliced apple and a cookie.

Summer Sports

A notice has gone home today with your children regarding Touch Rugby and Cricket.  Permission slips have to be returned by Monday 11th February as entries will be sent away on Wednesday 13th February.  Touch Rugby starts on Tuesday 19th February. Teams will not be entered unless there is a coach/manager for each team.  A copy of the notice is on another page in the blog. You can email your replies for cricket and touch rugby to sport@stjoseph.school.nz

Swimming
The senior students have swimming next Monday and Wednesday and we need another couple of parents to help walk the students to and from the pool especially for the 1.00 and 2.00 pm swim slots.  Please let Mrs Brien know if you can help.

Winter Sports Enrolments
A form will be available within the next couple of weeks for you to sign your child up for winter sports.  This year we would like all sport fees to be paid before they play and suggest you set up an automatic payment before the season commences.

World Day of Prayer
This prayer day is on Friday 1st March at the Orwell Street Chapel in Oamaru.  There will be shared finger food from 6.15 pm in the hall and the Ecumenical Service will commence at 7.00 pm in the chapel.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

Waitaki Newcomers Network
Welcome to town.  If you are new to our community, sign up at www.newcomers.co.nz and receive lots of information, opportunities to meet others and assistance if you require it.  Contact Christine on 027 242 8643 or 434 7544 for more information.

Community Notices

• North Otago Junior Hockey Development Officer
  Part time role (Approximately 0.4 of a job) with some flexibility of hours.
  This role involves working with kids in primary schools, with classroom teachers present. Full training and support is given. You need to be organised, a great communicator with kids and adults and have some understanding of kids development. This role is for school hours, as you will be working with classes in schools, plus for 15 weeks you will be working Wednesday afternoons from after school until around 7pm. There is opportunity for other hours outside this in weekends or school holidays but that is up to the applicant. Therefore this would suit someone with school aged kids with some out of school hours support.
  Applications close Sunday 17^th February. See North Otago Hockey website, https://www.sporty.co.nz/northotagohockey , for more application information.
  
  
  
  
  Administrator for the North Otago Hockey Assn.
  Part time position (Approximately 0.3 of a job) with flexible hours.
  This job involves corresponding, organising, applying for funds, minute taking, account management and other administration tasks. This is a home based job although office space is available if needed. We imagine that this role could be for school hours only, if that is all the time you have, and a few hours on some evenings. There is also one meeting a month to take minutes for. However these hours are completely flexible so long as the work is done. A laptop and phone are provided for the role. You do not need to know much about hockey at all, just be a great administrator and an eager learner.
  Applications close Sunday 17^th February. See North Otago Hockey website, https://www.sporty.co.nz/northotagohockey , for more application information.
  
  
• Columba Scout Group - scout groups provide safe and nurturing environments for children to have fun and develop their creativity through games, arts and crafts, challenges, indoor and outdoor activities and so much more.  Monday afternoons: Keas for 5-8 years from 4.15 to 5.15 pm.  Monday nights: Cubs for 8-11 years from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. This is situated at the Columba Scout Den located at Awamoa Park on Holmes Hill.  For further information contact Mary-Jane on 022 300 9690.
• St Patrick's Keas and Cubs - will be starting on Monday 11th February at the Fleet Street Den.  Keas for years 1-3 from 4.45 to 5.45 pm and Cubs for years 3-6 from 6.00 to 7.30 pm.  For more information contact Kirsten on 020 4021 18387 or Beryl on 027 294 9812.
• 2019 Cycle Skills Fun Day - held on Saturday 16th February from 12.30 to 3.30 pm at Takaro Park, Severn Street, Oamaru.  Registrations from 12.30 until 1.30 pm.  Free BBQ from 12.30.  This is a free event for children aged 4-12 years.  Try riding heritage cycles, be amazed by balloon magic, practice safe cycling on the excellent skills course and win some great prizes.
• St Pats Invercargill 75th Jubilee - For more information and registrations about this reunion, please click this link Hope the year has started well for you. Below is a link for the St Pats reunion. 
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZLtKlQrRgkWQYLAuC6Dh0fA50LOOvKva6UI9h6MiF4CyzfQ/viewform   Registrations close 22nd February.
• Youthtown - are holding archery classes every Monday from 18th February to 18th March at Awamoa Park from 3.30 to 4.30 pm.  This is for Yr 7 & 8's only.  Costs $75.
• Mini Movers - Fundamentals classes for 3 & 4 year olds - held at the Waitaki Rec Centre on Fridays from 9.00 to 10.00 am starting Friday 8th February.  These classes cover a range of skills including running, jumping, throwing, striking and balance in a fun environment utilising lots of great equipment. Costs $36 for 6 sessions.
• Fun and Fitness for Primary School kids - held at the Waitaki Rec Centre on Fridays from 4.00 to 4.45 pm starting 8th March.  Cost is $36 for 6 sessions.  The workouts develop balance, accuracy, fitness and strength, encourage teamwork and lots of fun.
• Mixed Summer Basketball League - a mixed social grade competition held on Wednesday evenings starting 20th February.  It is for players aged 13 years and over and there are to be 2 females on the court at any one time. Subs can be made anytime through the game.  Each game consists of 4 x 10 minute quarters and each team is required to do bench duty.  Costs $1$180 per team and entries close Friday 15th February.  Go to http://www.sporty.co.nz/waitakicrc/Summer-League-Basketball/Registration-2

4. Sports - Summer Sports Notice

Summer Sports Notice – Term 1 2019

COMMITMENT

When you sign up to play a team sport, you are committed to that team to play each week unless you let the coach know prior. When you do not turn up for your game or you arrive late, you are letting your team down so please ensure you arrive on time.  Once teams are finalised a team contact list will be emailed to each family to ensure everyone is contactable.  If your child needs a ride to the grounds, please contact someone on your list.

PERMISSION SLIPS

All permission slips are due back by Monday 11^th February. These can be returned either by email or hard copy.

CRICKET

Club Cricket – starts this Friday 8^th February and is played with the hard ball.  If you are interested in playing hard ball cricket in the intermediate grade, please let me know.  Teams carry on from term 4.

Girls Smash Cricket – this is a free competition for girls from years 3-8 and starts on Monday 18^th February and goes to Monday 25^th March. No experience necessary.  Teams are 6 a side.  Games start at 4.00 pm at Centennial Park.

Superstar Cricket – this is a free fast paced soft ball game for primary school cricketers for years 3-6 and starts on Monday 18^th February and goes to Monday 25^th March. Teams are 6 a side.  Games start at 4.00 pm at Centennial Park.

TOUCH RUGBY

·         Dates - the new touch rugby season starts on Tuesday 19^th February and the last round is on Tuesday 2^nd April. Touch is played on Tuesday afternoons at Whitestone Contracting Stadium.

·         Times - games are played at 4.00 pm, 4.30 pm, 5.00 pm or 5.30 pm.

·    Teams - are registered in term 1 and the same teams carry over to term 4 as it is run as one competition.  Players stay in the same teams for both terms.

·         Fees - the cost for the whole year is $20 per person.

·         Teams - are made up of mixed year 1-3 and mixed year 4-6. 

·         Yr 7 & 8 - this season they are trialling ‘competitive’ and ‘social’ grades for the year 7-8 grade only.  Year 7-8 competitive teams are to be single sex teams while year 7-8 social teams are to be mixed (minimum of 2 girls and 2 boys on the field at all times).  North Otago  Touch are trialling the competitive sessions to give players with ambitions to play at representative level the opportunity to play at a higher level among like-minded players in single gender teams as this is the format for most representative teams. The competitive sections will only go ahead if there are 4 teams entered in this section from all the schools. These games will be played at 4.00 pm, 4.30 pm or 5.00 pm.

·         Players are to wear their PE uniform and sport shoes.

·         Coaches – are required for each team.  Please let me know if you are available to help.  A set of rules will be given to you if you require it. We can only field teams with coaches.

·      Cancellation – if games are cancelled due to weather, you will be notified either by email, Facebook or go to the North Otago Touch Rugby Facebook page.

·        Please fill in the permission slips and return to Mrs Brien by Monday 11^th February as teams have to be registered by Wednesday 13^th February and late entries may not be accepted. 

·         Teams can only be registered if they have a coach.

If you have any questions please contact me via the school office or by email at sport@stjoseph.school.nz 

Thanks

Paula Brien, Sports Coordinator – St Joseph’s

_____________________________________________________________________________

Permission Slips for Touch Rugby and Cricket 2019

Touch Rugby

I give permission for ________________________________________________________ to participate in the 2019 touch rugby season.

Year Level of Child: _____________________________

Yr 7/8  - please circle one                  social grade          or         competitive

I am willing to coach/manage a team     yes  /  no

********************************************************************************

Cricket

I give permission for ________________________________________________________ to participate in one of the following cricket grades.

Year Level of Child: _____________________________

Please circle one if you are interested:    Club Cricket              Girls Smash           Superstar Cricket

Signed: _______________________________________________________________________

5. Diary Dates - Week 1, Term 1 2019

* Means new entry or date

FEBRUARY 2019

Friday 8                       -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm *

                                    -  Cricket starts for Intermediate Grade *

Monday 11                  -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

Tuesday 12                  -  Board of Trustee meeting at 6.00 pm *

Wednesday 13             - Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

Thursday 14                -  School Mass at 9.15 am *

                                    -  HPV Education for Yr 8 at 11.00 am *

                                    -  Scholastic Book Club Orders due back today *

Friday 15                     -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm *

Monday 18                  -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                    -  Cricket Shield boys tournament

Tuesday 19                  -  Touch Rugby starts *

Thursday 21                -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                    -  Parish School Mass at 9.15 am *

                                    -  Yr 7 ECB’s and Young Vinnies *

Friday 22                     -  Celebration assembly at 2.30 pm *

Monday 25                  -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 4-8

                                    -  Monday night cricket starts

Wednesday 27             -  Goal Setting meetings from 3.15 pm *

Thursday 28                -  Parish School Mass at 9.15 am *

MARCH

Monday 4                    -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 at St Kevin’s College *

                                    -  Goal Setting Meetings from 3.15 pm *

Tuesday 5                   -  Commissioning Mass at 5.00 pm *

Wednesday 6              -  Senior school swimming sports

Monday 11                 -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 *

Tuesday 12                 -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

                                   -  HPV vaccination for Yr 8 *

Wednesday 13            -  North Otago Swimming sports

Monday 18                 -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 *

Tuesday 19                 -  St Joseph’s Day

                                   -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

                                   -  Board of  Trustees meeting at 6.00 pm *

Wednesday 20            -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Thursday 21               -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Saturday 23                -  St Joseph’s Home & School Mud Run

Sunday 24                  -  First Reconciliation Mass – note new date *

Monday 25                 -  Otago Anniversary Day  holiday – school closed

Tuesday 26                 -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

Wednesday 27            -  Swimming lessons for Yrs 1-3

APRIL

Monday 1                    -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 *

Monday 8                    -  Technology for Yr 7 & 8 *

Friday 12                     -  Term 1 finishes

Monday 29                  -  Term 2 starts in your winter uniform

JUNE

Monday 3                    -  Queens Birthday holiday – school closed

JULY

Friday 5                       -  Term 2 finishes

Monday 22                  -  Term 3 starts 

SEPTEMBER

Friday 27                     -  Term 3 finishes

OCTOBER

Monday 14                  -  Term 4 starts

Monday 28                  -  Labour Day holiday – school closed