Dear Parents,

Next week sees our Parish Saints day. St Joseph’s day is Tuesday, 19th March. Pope Pius IX declared Joseph both a patron and protector of the church. As a school we celebrate St Joseph, patron saint of the worker, on the 1st of May. Teams will be having liturgies over the coming week celebrating St Joseph.

Thank you to all the parents who have put their child’s name forward for the parish Good Friday liturgy of the Stations of the Cross. We have a significant number of children participating in this very special liturgy. We are unable to take any more, however families are welcome to attend the liturgy at our church on Friday, 29th March, at 10am.

The day before, Thursday, 28th March, the school will be putting on its Stations of the Cross liturgy in our school hall. This will begin at 2pm. All whanau are welcome to join the children and staff.

While we appreciate that families like to get away early for long weekends, we ask that you consider keeping your child at school till 2.50 pm on Thursday the 28th March in order they can participate in this liturgy.

If you are intending to travel on Thursday please keep your child at home and notify the school on the school app of their absence due to ‘holiday’.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Take care,

Alister Bridgman
Tumuaki

• Welcome
• Sacramental Registration
• Waterwise Instructor’s Course – Last Few Days to Register
• Netball – Terms 2 & 3
• PTFA Fundraiser – Hot Cross Buns
• Friends of St Joseph’s PTFA
• Colour Fun Run 2024
• Year 5 & 6 Cricket Tournament
• Kakapo Team Planting
• Shore-to-Shore Fun Run/Walk
• Community Notices

A very warm welcome to our new entrants to joined us this week:

Abraham, Benedict, Daniel, HongYoon Ivania, Merissa and Suzanne 

Sacramental Registration Forms have been sent home to all students in Year 4. If you have a Year 5 or 6 student requiring a registration form please see the school office.

Pupuke Schools Waterwise Instructors Course 2024

Waterwise is a sailing programme that we offer to our Year 5/6 students. The sessions take place on Lake Pupuke in Terms 1 and 4 each year, and it is an excellent programme which teaches water safety, kayaking and sailing skills. 

We have been fortunate to have a group of parents that have helped out with this programme for the past few years. Their children have now moved on to intermediate school and in order for this programme to go ahead, we require some new parents/caregivers/adults to train as Waterwise Instructors.

Course dates:

• Thursday 21 March – 4pm – 8pm (Theory session 1)
• Monday 25 March – 4pm – 8pm (Practical sailing session – how to rig, sail and capsize an optimist – bring togs/towel/wetsuit + Theory session 2)
• Wednesday 27 March – 4pm – 8pm (Practical session + Theory session 3)
• Thursday 4 April – 4pm – 8pm (Practical sailing session + final Theory session)
• Sunday 7 April – 8.30am – Noon (Practical sailing session)

Plus one more date 4 – 8pm in the week of 8 – 11 April (TBC)

**Trainees are expected to attend all sessions.

If you are interested in attending this course, please email peteroc@sj.school.nz

We invite your teams to register to play Netball for St Joseph’s Primary School in Terms 2 & 3.
Reminder – Registrations close at 9 am on Thursday 28 March 2024.

– Netball – Year 1
Location: Netball North Harbour – Northcote Road
Day: Monday
Game Times: Varies, either 4:00pm-4:40pm
Season Dates: 13 May to 12 August
Game Duration: 15 min skill session then game of 2 x 8 min halves
FEES: $78 per player (based on 6 in a team)

– Netball – Year 2
Location: Netball North Harbour – Northcote Road
Day: Monday
Game Times: Varies, either 4:00pm-4:40pm
Season Dates: 13 May to 12 August
Game Duration: 15 min skill session then game of 2 x 8 min halves
FEES: $78 per player (based on 6 in a team)

– Netball – Year 3
Location: Netball North Harbour – Northcote Road
Day: Monday
Game Times: Varies, either 4:00pm-4:40pm
Season Dates: 13 May to 26 August
Game Duration: 4 x 10 min quarters
FEES: $78 per player (based on 7 in a team)

– Netball – Year 4
Location: Netball North Harbour – Northcote Road
Day: Monday
Game Times: Varies, either 4:00pm-4:40pm
Season Dates: 6 May to 26 August (Save day 2 September)
Game Duration: 4 x 10 min quarters
FEES: $85 per player (based on 8 in a team)

– Netball – Years 5 & 6
Location: Netball North Harbour – Northcote Road
Day: Wednesday
Game Times: Varies, either 4:00pm-4:40pm
Season Dates: 8 May to 28 August (Save day 4 September)
Game Duration: game of 4 x 15 min quarters
FEES: $85 per player (based on 8 in a team)

PLEASE NOTE: The registration fees DO NOT include umpire costs of $10 each week. Once the team has been confirmed these fees will need to be organised by the parents and paid weekly to the umpire.

Become a friend of the St Joseph’s PTFA by joining our community WhatsApp group. This platform offers an opportunity for individuals to volunteer and contribute to PTFA school initiatives on a flexible basis, allowing you to support our efforts without the need for any formal commitment. The WhatsApp group will be used as a platform for us to share opportunities for volunteering for school events and initiatives throughout the year.

Your support is essential to our ability to successfully run fun community events throughout the school year, such as the Colour Fun Run, the Matariki Disco, and many other activities in support of our Tamariki. We really appreciate your involvement and assistance in ensuring the success of these initiatives. Click on the link below to take you directly to the WhatsApp group to join.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/JlV61GflC6ZBUOo2IrV806

The Year 5/6 Boys Super 8 Tournament was held at Takapuna Cricket Club earlier this week. Well done to the lads who represented St Joseph’s – you did the school proud.

The tamariki in Team Kakapo have been learning about Katiakitanga (stewardship) as part of our RE learning through Caritas. We put this learning into action by learning about plants, growing them and taking care of them. Mrs McEwan (Miss Mcewan’s mum) helped the tamariki to each grow their own pea plant and we have been helping Mr Kelly to grow vegetables for our school’s vegetable garden. We will be taking turns throughout the term to look after our vegetable garden – we are looking forward to seeing all of our plants grow!

Harcourts Cooper and Co Shore to Shore is North Shore’s favourite 5km fun run/ walk, with approximately 5,000 participants entering every year.

The event starts at Takapuna Grammar School, heads along both the picturesque Takapuna and Milford beaches and ends at Milford Reserve and brings together the North Shore community to support local schools by providing them with an opportunity to raise funds for much-needed sports gear.

A great opportunity for Friends, Parents, Aunties, Uncles and Grandparents to get together, dress up, and join us for the fun!

2024 promises to be another great event with plenty of awesome costumes and spot prizes up for grabs!!

Registration process…

• Click this link to get onto the website

• Scroll down, make your selection, add to cart and confirm by proceeding to checkout. Add details for yourself, your family or your group and agree to the Shore to Shore 2024 Entry Terms and Conditions

• Check your Email for the order confirmation

• Your race packs will be sent to your school in the week of the event

• Turn up on the day and have fun!!!

Further information and FAQ’s can be found on the Harcourts Cooper & Co Shore to Shore website.

Please check out the latest community notices  which you can find on our school website.