Kia Ora Whanau

Welcome to the end of the first term. It was wonderful that so many of you could come to ‘Sharing the Learning’ earlier this week. You will have seen all the wonderful learning your child has achieved through the term. It is great to be able to hear them personally share about their learning. At the end of next term you will have the opportunity to meet their teacher and you will also receive a written progress report. 

Thank you to those families who have indicated they would like to participate in the Takapuna ANZAC Parade on April 25th. If your family is interested please get in touch with Natasha, natashal@sj.school.nz. Details of the parade organisation are below.

Congratulations to the students and their families who participated in the ‘Shore to Shore’ event last Sunday. It was great to see you all running across the finish line. Thank you to Michelle and Bridget, and their families for the BBQ sausages. A lovely reward for completing a 5.9 km run.

Thank you to the many parents who have been supporting our students throughout this term. We really appreciate parent support with the many activities we offer students. If you would like to support your child’s class next term, please feel free to get in touch with their teacher.

Have a lovely break with your children and we look forward to welcoming them back on Monday, the 29th of April (day 1 of Term 2).

Ka manaakitia e te Atua

Alistrer Bridgman

Tumuaki

• Takapuna Anzac Parade
• Cereal Box Dominos
• Colour Fun Run 2024
• Term 2 Dates
• Kiwi Team’s Trip to the Zoo
• Reminder: Public Transport Fare Changes for Students
• Shore-to-Shore Fun Run & Walk
• Parish News
• HG9 Gets a Bit Silly While Tidying Up on Final Day of Term 1
• Community Notices

All dates for Term 2 are on the website calendar.

They include:

• April 29 – Day 1, Term 2
• May 31 – MOE Teacher Only Day
• June 3 – King’s Birthday – Public Holiday
• June 28 – Matariki
• July 5 – Last Day, Term 2

Free travel for 5 to 12 year olds and half-price travel for 13 to 24 year olds on AT bus, train and ferry services will end on 30 April 2024, in line with the government’s decision to withdraw funding for these concessions.  

This means that from Wednesday 1 May: 

5 to 12 year olds will no longer travel for free on weekdays and will instead pay a child concession (at least 40% off adult fares). They will continue to travel for free on weekends. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.   

13 to 15 year olds will stop receiving the half-price child fares discount and instead switch to paying full child fares (at least 40% off an adult fare during weekdays, and free travel on weekends) from 1 May. The child concession will apply to anyone aged 5 to 15, who has a registered AT HOP card with their correct date of birth.   

16 to 19 year olds with a secondary student concession will stop receiving the half-price secondary fares discount and instead switch to paying full secondary fares (at least 40% off an adult fare). Students aged 16-19 should apply for the secondary student concession to ensure they are paying the cheapest fare possible. 

More information about the discounts and what you may need to do next can be found at AT.govt.nz/farechanges  

St Joseph’s Parish Newsletter, 7th April, 2024

sKids St Jo HP T1 2024

Please check out the latest community notices  which you can find on our school website. The latest notices include several school holiday activities you may be interested in for your children.