PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
“Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, Haere whakamua”
“Care for the land, care for the people, move forward”
"The Earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it".
Psalm 24:1
Kia Ora e te whānau, Hello, Ni Hao, Malo e lelei, Hallo, Kamusta, Namaste, Talofa,
Nau mai haere mai i te wiki ono.
We would like to extend our greatest gratitude and appreciation to Matua John Te Amo and his team of workers from Centralines who came to our aid in response to a community request to have our trees on River Terrace trimmed. Not only did they trim our trees, but they left mulch for our gardens, stumps of wood for environmental playground construction but they also provided our students with a life experience that they could write about. These collaboratively written Year 5 & 6 recounts show they have control in organising content, vocabulary, and sentence structures as they record and communicate ideas and experiences relevant to what they observed. Do you know what the key features of a Recount piece of writing are?
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
Netball
Thank you to Amanda and Chrystall for volunteering and ‘getting the ball rolling' heading into what we know will be a fun-filled Netball season. Yesterday, we had 28 interested players, 8 viewing parents, and 1 ex-pupil who worked with our Year 5’s and umpired the game - Thank you, Hannah. Please see the attached Netball notice that outlines our plan moving forward.
Nau mai haere mai
This week we welcomed George Tippett to our Room 1 classroom.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Congratulations to the following students: Ani, Vinnie, Maisie M, Archie, Kawa, Milly, Geordie, and Charlie who last week demonstrated the skills of being caring, organised, and focussed learners.
A fantastic effort!
CBG HOUSE REWARDS
Last week St Columba house won the CBG house points and Quinn was the winning individual. Well done Quinn!
MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL LEADERS
Tena koutou katoa
This week on Monday the school had their swimming sports across the road at the Westpac Pools. The children had tons of fun and it was really nice seeing everyone cheer each other on. Unfortunately, we weren't able to do the house relays because there wasn't enough time. Everyone had an awesome time competing against each other, sadly this year there won't be any interschools happening except the CHB swim club is hosting a butterfly InterSchool competition.
Next Monday is Mufti day. We are doing it because there was recently an eruption in Tonga that caused a big tsunami that ruined a lot of people's homes and alot of people's families were hurt during the tsunami. If your child/ren is wearing mufti could they please come to school with a gold coin donation to go towards Caritas to support Tonga.
Hope everyone has a great week and make sure people are wearing the correct school uniform.
Molly and Hannah
CATHOLIC CHARACTER
Lent - Caritas
Caritas supports Lujan Home for Girls in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. This refuge home run by the SSVM Sisters look after around 30 girls as young as two years old. They operate the Home like a family caring for the girls like they are their own. Security and food are two of the largest expenses, which Caritas supports. Malnutrition is a significant issue in Papua New Guinea, so the Home aims to not only provide the girls with nutritionally balanced and varied diets, but also to teach the girls about nutrition and cooking so that they can bring these skills back to their families and communities when they leave the Home. • Is there something special that you could do during Lent this year? • Can you think of anyone close to you who you could pray for during Lent?
PFG Update (St Joseph's Parents and Friends Fundrasing Group)
On Monday evening we held our AGM and I am very pleased to introduce our 2022 committee to you:
Treasurer - Rachael Riddell
Secretary - Melissa Colombus
Teacher Representative - Gayleen Alexander
Committee Member - Sarah Tate
Committee Member - Chris Auckram
Committee Member - Lee Ann Ayto
Chairperson - Sarah Martin
We farewelled Bridgette Winchester as our Treasurer and we wish her all the best. Thank you for your time given to the PFG and the school.
The committee is very excited with our plans for the year ahead, although it will be another year of taking things as they come and remaining flexible.
Cookies have been delayed until next term as the supplier Yarrows has asked us to wait until then. We now are looking into hotcross buns in time for Easter.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday 4th April.
Facebook page:
St Joseph's Parents and Friends Group - Waipukurau
Email: stjosephspfg@gmail.com
Have a great week!
Sarah Martin - Chair and the PFG committee.
