NEWSLETTER ~ TERM 3 - No. 3 ~ 10 August 2017

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK—Aaron Richards LOTS TO DO ON WET DAYS The wet weather has not dampened our ability to

keep children busy at playtime. This week Fr John

Adams started a Table Tennis Club in the school

hall. This will take place every Wednesday at

12.45pm. Unfortunately we have had to limit the

numbers of children who participate because of the

limited space and tables available. Not to worry as

there are other options available for children.

Chess Club continues this term. Numbers have

swelled so Chess Club now runs on both Tuesday

and Wednesday. The Year 1-3 students have started

a tournament on the Tuesday. This is followed with

the Year 4-8 tournament on Wednesdays.

We can’t forget the Coding Club that takes place

each Thursday in Cremin 1. Mr Scully has told me

that things are going well with most children

quickly picking up the coding basics.

ENROLMENTS 2018 - REMINDER Enrolments for 2018 close on 30 September. If you,

or someone you know, is intending to enrol their

children at St Joseph’s School next year, please

ensure enrolments are submitted on time.

Enrolments are very strong for 2018 so please do

not miss the deadline.

It is never too early to pre-enroll a younger sibling.

If the number of preference enrolments is too high

in any category then places are awarded in

accordance to the date the pre enrolment application

was received. So getting in early will increase the

chances of acceptance.

SCHOOL REPORTS AND STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE

A huge thanks to all the parents and caregivers who

took the time to come in and celebrate their

children’s learning with them. As I moved around

the classrooms I witnessed many fantastic

conversations between parents and children. I was

suitably impressed by the way that children were

able to articulate the learning that had taken place

and the improvements they have made this year.

As St Joseph’s School is committed to ongoing

improvement, we will be seeking feedback with

regard to the Student-led Conferences in the

upcoming Community Survey. In the survey we seek

to identify the strengths of the process as well as

identify how we can enhance the event even more for

parents and children.

ROAD SAFETY

A huge thanks to the motorists who have been

working with us over the last week to make Vagues

Road safer for students coming and going from

school. The congestion at the gate has decreased. The

flow of traffic at the drop off area has been smooth

and there has been a decrease in cars u-turning in

front of the road patrol.

I really appreciate parent co-operation with this

issue.

NEW ENTRANTS We welcome Novia Day and Caleb Rueddenklau who started in our New Entrants class this week.

ICAS WRITING RESULTS Year 4: Seyara de Silva High Distinction

Jayde Liang Distinction

Samuel Thornley Distinction

Year 5: Jaeger Pryce Credit

Louis Sharp Credit

Year 6: George Darnbrough Credit

Year 8: Lily-Mae Baird Distinction

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following students who received

Merit Certificates at last week’s liturgies:

Pome Li, Ollie Finnigan, Thomas Roughan, Evanne

Balon, Hannah-Rose Howe, Ruslan Hill, Gabriele

Damalan, Charlie Fyall, Thomas Fowley, Elsie

O’Donnell, Jacob Robertson, Sophie Austin, Janina

Melana, Tayla Ryder, Saxon Allen, Jayde Liang,

Lachlan Bendall, Scarlett Latimer, Giancarlo

Ribeiro, Byron Taylor, Sam Roughan, Amber

Oosthuizen, Ella Walsh, Patsy Fowley, Johanna

Wylaars, Sophie O’Sullivan, Yahwei Te Rangi,

Ethan Dawson, Catie McEwan, Angus Nevin, Nica

Lutton-Boag, Neve Meates, Hamish Patrick,

Thomas Brosnahan, and Chloe Grassam Groufsky

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Gemma Lysaght who was selected

in the Canterbury U/13 A Girls Hockey team and to

Angus McEwan who made the Canterbury U/13 A

Boys team. Gemma will compete in the Collier

tournament in Tauranga while Angus will compete in

the in Hatch Cup in Auckland during the next school

holidays. Good luck Gemma and Angus.

PMP ROSTER—TERM 3, Week 4 Thank you to our helpers on the PMP Roster next

week: Monday 14 August—Arthur, Robertson

Tuesday 15 August—Finnigan, Stephens

PTA LUNCHES TOMORROW—BBQ Sausages $1.50 Thank you to our volunteers, Suzi Smith and Barb

Tecofsky

FAITH FACT 7 to 11 August The Mass - When we come to Mass we make the Church visible in that place. And in our prayer we learn again what it means to be Christian and Catholic. Jesus comes to us in the Mass in a number of ways.

LITURGY Cremin 1 is leading the Liturgy tomorrow in the Hall

at 11am and 11.40am. Parents of Cremin 1 are most

welcome to attend.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PHOTOS A reminder that the orders for First Holy Communion

photos need to be in by tomorrow, Friday 11th August

at the latest.

CONFIRMATION—SUNDAY 29 OCT Programme dates and details have

been emailed to the caregivers of

Year 8 students. This is also

available on the Parish Website,

under the General Drop Down Box.

Enrolments close Friday 1st September.

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