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Serving with Faith and Love23rd September 2016Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Namaste, Bula, Malo ni, Makadini, Annyoung, Witamy, Welcome,By Joy CowleyMay the mystery of God enfold us.May the wisdom of God uphold us.May the fragrance of God be around us.May the brightness of God surround us.May the wonder of God renew us.May the loving of God flow through us.May the peace of God deeply move us.May the moving of God bring us peace.From Psalms down-under. Pleroma Press.Term 3After such a busy term we will be glad for a short break. We started to relax slightly after ERO had gone but not forlong. Daffodil Day was a great success, run by Room 5. Then started our practices for Fiafia night. Two assemblieswere held within days of each other. One with two New Zealand Olympic medal holders and then a Duffy assemblywith a famous TV chef. Then in the last week, Fiafia night, a puppet show and a trip to the theatre. We welcome theholidays!Navity of our Lady MassThursday 8th the school had a mass celebrating the nativiy of Our Lady. Again a very reverant Mass and the schoolsang all my favourite hymns. It is so nice to see the children so comfotable in the church. They have a great feeling ofbelonging. It is a part of who they are. Bless them all.

Green AngelsEvery week something else has changed in our garden. The matting and shells have been placed down, the water tankhas been placed, the children painted the garden boxes and then this week we will see that actual planting of theplants. We have to thank the great support behind this project. Bunnings, for the continued supply of materials andmanpower, Countdown, supply of materials and manpower and Westhaven Rotary for materials and never endingmanpower support. The rapport that these people have made with the children is so strong that when they see themcoming into the school they get excited as they know something else is going to happen and they can be a part of ittoo.Stage 3Helping with the shellsStage 4Painting the garden bedsOn Thursday 15th September, Room 1 had the opportunity to paint the panels that will be put onto their gardenbed. Room 4 undertook a survey to find which colour every class wanted to paint their panels. Room 1’s result wasrainbow – which is our favourite as it is so bright and happy – just like our Room 1 family.Each child had several turns at painting our panels and we are excited to see them on our garden bed soon.A huge thank you to Bunnings, Westhaven Rotary and Dulux for sponsoring our school and making this opportunityhappen for our students.Stage 5The Planting

UNITECThe UNITEC students are at the last stage of their presentation to the students and the Board. They have workedreally hard in understanding the ethos of our school and what is really important to us. This can be seen through theplans they have made and the planning behind them. We look forward to seeing their work become reality in the nearfuture.Olympic Role Model AssemblySarah Cowley-Ross was an amazing role model for our children. They were completely engaged for the entire lengthof her presentation and were inspired by her enthusiasm and passion.Her power point was visually interesting and the children were highly excited by what they saw. They also likedseeing the actual length that she can jump, which she indicated with a band. The children were truly amazed by thelength and that they could physically try it out themselves.The children came away with some fantastic messages based on the Olympic values and could recall all five valueswhen asked, being particularly interested in the idea of ‘Fair Play’ and ‘Joy of Effort’. The Olympic values alsoreinforced two of our school values, being respect and excellence.It came through quite strongly from what Sarah said, that enjoying what you do and having fun was of greatimportance.Our students related to how she made goals when she was young and recalled the timetable she made to worktowards her goals each day. She recalled how she found the javelin difficult to begin with but persisted with it andlearned to love it. A good lesson for learning new things that seem hard.Some messages the children have remembered since Sarah’s talk are; to be friendly with your competition, to nevergive up, to have fun, to find your own personal superpower and to fly.Tracey LeeDuffy Role Model AssemblySeptmeber 12th we had another assembly with many guests. Our TV Chef was Mike Van de Elsen. The childrenloved his story of when he realise that reading was incredibly important if you wanted to succed in today’s world.After helping on his parents chicken farm, shovelling chicken poop all the time he realised that reading woulddefinielty be a better option.Our other special guests were our fathers. We celebrated the importance of our fathers in our lives and the childrenread out why they loved their fathers and how special they were. Each received a chocolate and a hug from theirvery special son or daughter.

Room 1For Science Room 1 planted some grass seeds and sunflower seeds. Our experiment with the grass seeds is to seewhether grass grows better when fed water, coke, or milk. We are also relating this to what we should feed ourbodies as well. This was the first step of planting the seeds – we will document the progress in the weeks to come.Hell’s Pizza Reading Challenge WheelThe holidays are coming up and this is a great time for all children to gain more clips on their Pizza Wheels. Theyhave all received their Duffy books so reading can be one of their holiday activities. A good book under the shade ofa tree is a great way to spend some quiet time. Parents, encourage your children to read these holidays. They haveall heard about the importance of reading so all they need now is practice.Preference formsThere are still quite a few preference forms that haven’t been completed. Most letters have gone out to parentswho have to fill in some missing information. Can you please ensure that you are not one of those parents withincomplete forms? Thank you.Lost PropertyLast chance this week. We have a great collection of lost property, some of which has been there for quite a while.If it is not claimed we shall donate all the items to the City Missions. I am sure there will be families in need of goodquality clothing. Please encourage your children to check they have all their belongings. It would be a shame if yourchild’s top or shorts or jacket is walking down the road on someone else’s back.FiafiaWhat a fabulous night. There are so many people to thank. From the glorious children to the teachers, parents,grandparents, Father, parish community, the Russian school, and so much more. All these people made the night sogreat. The children are so talented.

NetballOur Netball team for 2016 did very well and finished 4th in their C grade atthe Three Kings Netball Association. The team has grown so much over thelast two terms and it was so pleasing to see their skills develop so much butalso more importantly to see them having so much fun!A big thank you is extended to the coach Ange and manager Maddy for all thehelp and effort they put in. Also a thank you to the parents and families fortheir support.Congratulations to Victoria Tolai for taking out the Three Kings NetballAssociation Fair Play Sportmanship award for St Joseph’s this year.

Chinese Language School at St Joseph’s!A great opportunity has arisen and we can offer free Chinese Language lessons to ourpupils all of term 4. New Zealand Global Chinese Education Group have offered ourchildren free lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 3.15 to 4.15pm.These will start week 1 of Term 4 and go all through the term. If you are interested,then please register your interest with the school office. NZ Global Chinese will alsofind a sister school in China that we can keep in contact with, write letters to, skype,email and even organised trips to and thro will be possible. This is the start of a lovelypartnership between our two countries. I know that Carmel College and St PaulsCollege have also signed up.BirthdaysHappy Birthday to our September birthdays; Aliyah Misa, Kenani Hoglund, Fatongia Tuitupou, Nathania Pologa, KaleUili, Lomi Ulil, Tyra-Jane Mazel, Raiden Aratai and David Havili.May God always keep you close to His heart.Term DatesSeptember 23rdOctober 10thFridayMondayLast day of term 3Term 4 startsIn Our Beat!2016The sounds, moves and grooves of Auckland’sINNER CITY KIDS!A great night of entertainment for the whole family featuring children from Bayfield, Ponsonby,St Josephs, Grey Lynn, Pt Chevalier, Ponsonby Intermediate, Westmere and Marist schools.MC: Jeremy WellsIn our schools. In our community. In our beat!Dorothy Winstone TheatreWed 19 October 7.00 – 9.00 (approx) 15 10 (seniors, children, students)

NEWS FROM ELSEWHEREEvery week we are asked by other agencies if we could display their event in our newsletter, so here are some that Ithink would interest the school.Auckland Netball CentreHoliday ProgrammesSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMESNetball, Multi-Activity, All Sorts of Sports and Kokkino Kids CookingBoys & Girls Ages 5-13 years Mon 26 September – Fri 22 JulyCome join us this July at the Auckland Netball Centre. We are offering a wide variety of programmes where childrencan learn new skills, make new friends and have lots of fun!Where: Auckland Netball Centre, St JohnsFor further information email development@aucklandnetball.co.nzor phone 09 280 4129. For registration forms please visit our website www.aucklandnetball.co.nzHave your sayAuckland Transport (AT) is proposing improvements for pedestrians, people on bikes and bus users on four routes: Route 1: Surrey Crescent to Garnet Road Route 2: Richmond Road Route 3: Greenways (Richmond Road to Great North Road) Route 4: Great North RoadAT is seeking public feedback for all four routes until midnight Sunday 9 October 2016.For further information, including how to provide feedback please visit our project u can also talk to us at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market (510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn) on the following dates: Sunday 25 September, 9am-12.30pm Sunday 2 October, 9am-12.30pmIf you have any questions, please call us on (09) 355 3553.

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PTA NEWSUPCOMING EVENTSSAUSAGE SIZZLEFANCY DRESSCOUNTDOWN PONSONBYQuiz NightThank you to all the parentswho donated condiments andbread last Saturday and to thevolunteers who helped makethis a successful event.To Jason and his team atCountdown Ponsonby whodonated the sausages andsupplied the use of theirbarbecue and tables.Thank you to the Rotary Clubwho helped cook our sausagesand stood with us in thepouring rain to sell them.October 29th save the date.Tickets will be 15. If you wantto support our kids then buy aticket even if you do not want toattend. All proceeds will gotowards the children of StJoseph’s School.During Term 4 the PTA will behosting our first quiz night,which you are all welcome toattend. Stay tuned for furtherupdates regarding this eventTEA TOWELSTea Towels with all our children’sself-portraits, will go on saleduring term 4. Please place yourorder so that you don’t miss outas there will be limited numbers.PTA VOLUNTEERSSt Joseph’s Catholic School Grey Lynn PTA is only assuccessful as the support we receive from you ourcommunity.If you would like to receive educational informationvolunteer for school events or just be updated onupcoming events, then please leave your name andcontact details at the school reception or contact myselfor Grace our PTA secretary with your details.Paula Al-Nuaimi – pnuaimi@gmail.comGrace Schaumkel – missgrace89@icloud.com

then please register your interest with the school office. NZ Global Chinese will also find a sister school in China that we can keep in contact with, write letters to, skype, email and even organised trips to and thro will be possible. This is the start of a lovely partnership between our two countries. I know that Carmel College and St Pauls College have also signed up. Birthdays Happy .