(Please note: There appears to have been a technical glitch with our website, as the 6pm “Principal’s Message” that should’ve gone out yesterday apparently didn’t reach everyone. Apologies if you didn’t receive the email alert on Friday; or if you’re receiving a second alert today. Thank you!)

Dear Parents

We have had a great week with all the children back at school. It is lovely to see the children catching up with each other after the Christmas break.

This weekend and early into next week, we have been told that we are to experience Cyclone Gabrielle. We are being asked to prepare for possible flooding and power outages, along with strong winds. All schools in Auckland will be directed by the Ministry of Education as to whether or not they need to close. As we experienced last week, schools will be notified by the Ministry of Education; and in turn schools will notify their families. Please monitor your emails.

If you were unable to meet your child’s teacher last week, please feel free to catch up with them either before or after school for five minutes. It is great for teachers to be able to meet the parents of their students. This is the foundation for teachers and parents together supporting the child’s learning through the year.

The school website is the main source of information for our school. Each week, on a Friday, there will be a Principal Message. You will receive an email at 6pm on a Friday night notifying you that it has been posted on the school website. There will occasionally be school notices for all parents posted on the website. Again you will receive a notification at 6pm. Home Groups and Teams will send out communications that are specific to them via our student management system Etap. They come directly to the email address we have on the system for parents.

We appreciate hearing compliments and concerns directly. Your child’s teacher is in the best position to discuss any concerns you may have as they are with your children daily. If you have any school wide, concerns please feel free to get in touch with me. 

I wish you all a safe weekend.

Ka manaakitia e te Atua

Alister Bridgman

Tumuaki

principal@sj.school.nz

The Principal’s Message will cover the following topics:

• Learning Pods
• Welcome
• Outreach to Our School Community: Mufti Day
• School Picnic February 24th
• Last Chance for Sports Registrations
• A “Thank You” From Starship
• sKids After School Care
• Community Notices

Team Kiwi 

Kiwi Learning Pod

HG 15 – Mrs Cate Dunne, HG 16 – Miss Natasha Luxford / Mrs Susanna Nicolic, HG 17 – Ms Riok Kang, HG 18 – Mrs Debbie Pratt / Mrs Rebekah Saxon

Team Kea

Kea Learning Pod

HG 12 – Mrs Jean Linehan, HG 13 – Miss Annette Woodhead / Mrs Shona Douthwaite, HG 14 – Mrs Martinique Anthony

Team Kakapo

Kakapo Learning Pod 1

HG 6 – Mrs Inge Pienaar, HG 7 – Miss Sophie Fleming, HG 8 – Ms Carol Braithwaite,

Kakapo Learning Pod 2

HG 9 – Mrs Meidy Lambert, HG 10 – Miss Niamh O’Reilly, HG 11 – Miss Michelle McEwan

Team Kakariki

Kakariki Learning Pod 1

HG 1 – Mrs Ingrid Young, HG 2 – Mr Stephen Rae

Kakariki Learning Pod 2

HG 3 – Miss Nellie Chapman, HG 4 – Ms Laura Bateman / Mrs Francisca Knottenbelt, HG 5 – Mr Peter O’Connor

We extend a warm welcome to:

Gracia, Phaelyn, Sebastian, Jaden, Daniello, Sophia, Ninoshka, Marcus, Lachlan, Cassey, Toby, Agnes, Rosie, Keira, Leo, Maria, Ah-In, Isabella, William, Ava, Korah, Grace, Dani, Peter, Hailey, Kendra, Harry, Alex and Jack.

These are new students who joined our school community this week. It is wonderful to have them and their families join us.

We know they will enjoy their time at St Joseph’s.

We would also like to welcome Sophie Fleming and Nellie Chapman to our teaching staff.

We will be welcoming our new students and staff at Friday school prayers next week.

Over the last couple of weeks we have experienced some significant weather and seen on the news the major earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

On Friday, 24th February, we will be having a Mufti Day to raise funds for both these causes.

Catholic Care is raising donations for People of Auckland impacted by the floods and Caritas NZ is organising funds from NZ to support the people of Turkey and Syria.

We would appreciate your generous support of both these organisations.

Sports Registrations for Term 1, 2023

Welcome back to Term 1 2023. We invite your teams to register to play the following sports for St Joseph’s Primary School in Term 1 (there will be more sports on offer; however, this will be a little later on in the term due to start dates e.g. netball & hockey).

This is your LAST chance to register.

– Junior Breakers Year 1/2 Basketball
Location: 7 Atlas Place, Mairangi Bay
Day: Wednesday
Game Times: Tip off varies, 3.45 – 6.45pm
Season Dates: 22 February – 5 July
Game Duration: 35 min
FEES: $104.00 per player (based on a team of 7)

– Junior Breakers Year 3/4 Basketball
Location:7 Atlas Place, Mairangi Bay
Day: Monday
Game Times: Tip off varies, 3.45 – 6.45pm
Season Dates: 20 February – 3 July
Game Duration: 35 min
FEES: $120 per player (based on a team of 7)

– Newbies Splash Polo Years 2-3
Location: Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
Day: Sunday
Game Times: Varies, 1:00pm-6:00pm
Season Dates: 19 February – 26 March
Game Duration: 20 min (2 x 8 min halves)
FEES: $60 per player (based on 8 in a team)

– Flippa ball Years 4-6
Location: AUT Millennium, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
Day: Sunday
Game Times: Varies, 1:00pm-6:00pm
Season Dates: 19 February – 26 March
Game Duration: 20 min (2 x 8 min halves)
FEES: $80 per player (based on 8 in a team) including 3 training sessions per term

– Year 2-4 & Yr 5/6 North Harbour Basketball
COMPETITION DETAILS:
Location: North Shore Events Centre, Silverfield and Argus Pl, Glenfield and AUT Akoranga Drive.
Day: Tuesday
Game Times: Varies, 4.10pm -7.55pm
Season Dates: 1 March – 7 June
Game Duration: 20 min
FEES: $90 per player (based on 7 in a team)

If interested:
– Please go to www.sj.school.nz
– scroll down to the link to SCHOOL/SPORTS PAYMENTS
– this will take you to Enrolmy
– Login/create a login (if you haven’t already got one)
– Click “See School Activities”
– When you click “Book Activity” if you have already registered your child for an activity through your enrolmy login, please just select the box of the child you are wanting to enrol.
– Please consider your child’s schedule carefully before booking. Any refunds will be charged a $5 administration fee unless they can be transferred to another activity.

Any questions please email sports@sj.school.nz

At the end of last year, Team Kakariki held a Market Day, raising a substantial amount of money donated to worthy causes. Part of that money went to Starship Hospital and this letter of thanks was recently received by the school:

St Joseph’s Catholic School Starship Donation

You’re invited to drop by and meet new owners Tess & Jeff Tecson at

sKids St Joseph’s Takapuna.

Please check out the latest community notices that are on our school website.