Kia Ora whanau,
I know our thoughts and prayers are still very much with those schools in our region and diocese who have been severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. As shared in Psalm 31:24 ‘Dispite what you may face, God is with you’ and by our school value of ‘community’ we will be holding a ‘Gold Coin’, ‘Non-uniform Day’ on Friday 3rd March. The proceeds will be forwarded to the PNCEO support appeal ‘Unite with our school friends in Hawke’s Bay’ Our Senior Leaders are meeting this week to decide on a theme for the day! Watch this space!
Tō Tātou whakapono - Our Faith
We all want the very best for our tamariki, and therefore across this term, in our weekly newsletter, we will share ways you can help support your child/ren to grow in their own faith. Today we begin. Please have a conversation with your child about why we all went to Mass this morning.
(Today is Ash Wednesday: a holy day of prayer and fasting that marks the first day of Lent, which is the six weeks of penitence before Easter)
In Father’s Homily, he made the connection between the how our recent flood waters washed away natural resources, but how from this distruction, new life will grow, similarly, to a forest being burnt and from the ashes comes new life. We sung the waiata/song by: Michael Mangan ‘Out of Ashes’, the lyrics of which say:
For in the ashes new seeds are sown
From the ashes new life will grow
Leave the past in ashes
Let the old things give way
Start afresh new life right here today
In the ashes, from the ashes, out of ashes.
Out Of Ashes (Feel free to listen and sing this with your child/ren)
We were blessed today to join members of our community in prayer.
MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL LEADERS
Welcome back after the Cyclone Gabrielle
We hope you and your families made it out ok during the cyclone and were safe throughout the week.
Today we had an Ash Wednesday Mass.
On the 6th of March we have our school swimming sports which we have been practicing for in our school pool.
Yesterday Room 1 had yummy pancakes for Shrove Tuesday.
All living things:
Two weeks ago Room 1 went to Hawkes Bay Farmyard Zoo in Haumoana and got to see lots of living things and their needs to survive in the wild and captivity eg. like what they eat and drink and what their habitat looks like.
Nga mihi
Ella, Ruby, Lilla and Jayde
CATHOLIC CHARACTER
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent and is the first of the forty days of Lent leading up to Easter. The ashes used in the liturgy on Ash Wednesday are traditionally made from the palms used on Palm Sunday the previous year. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. Abstinence from eating meat applies to everyone age 14 and above. Fasting applies to everyone age 18-59. During the season of Lent, Christians traditionally engage in praying, fasting and alms-giving.
Mass -9.15am @ St Joseph’s, Waipukurau and 5.30pm @ St Patrick’s, Waipawa
Board of Trustees - Welcome to 2023!
At our first meeting back last week I was elected Presiding Chair. I am excited to work alongside my fellow board members and our school administration to continue upholding the special character of our school and implementing our schools: mission, vision and values. As a Board, we have subcommittees who meet outside of our monthly meetings to focus on tasks regarding: Property, Finances, Policies, Enrolment/Staffing and Curriuclum. Our Board work plan ensures that our meetings address key issues, major actions, upskilling of us as a team as well as self reviewing how we can best meet the needs of our learners/ākonga.
Reaching out
The BoT would like to put together a list of trades people that we can call on when doing work around the school.
We currently have a tender out for some work inside the classrooms, verandah’s and roofing. This information is sent out by our Diocese property consultants: Tim Nicols @ Timely Consultants. Our preference continues to be to use a local business. Tim asks if we have contacts and we would like to provide your information if you are interested.
If you know of anyone in our wider community outside or would like to be considered for future work then we would like to hear from you.
Our Upcoming Board meetings are as follows:
20 March
22 May
19 June
21 Aug
18 Sept
20 Nov
11 Dec
Ngā mihi
Graeme Fisher (Presiding Chair)
Chris Hainsworth, Organist extraordinaire….
Concert at St Mary's Church, Waipukurau.
2.30pm, Sunday 12 March
$20.00 per person
FUND RAISER for CHB.
Chris Hainsworth grew up in Wellington, learning the organ from Ernest Jamieson and Maxwell Fernie and studying languages and music at Victoria University before heading for Toulouse to complete his Doctorate. He also studied organ with Jean Ferrard in Brussels. He taught for 15 years at Waikato University and another 15 at the Béziers Conservatoire in the South of France before devoting himself entirely to performance (solo, chamber orchestral) on organ, fortepiano and harpsichord, mainly around Europe, USA and Australasia. Formerly Director of Music at Hamilton Cathedral, Director of the Béziers Conservatoire and Associate Professor of Music at Waikato University, he is currently organist “titulaire” of the Cathedral of Béziers.
Tickets available from
Angela Annear 8589082 / 0272811306 angela@searletravel.co.nz
or Kath Fletcher 8589802 / 0272066590 dkfletch@xtra,co.nz
Contact Us
Email: office@stjosephschb.school.nz
Website: http://www.stjosephschb.school.nz/
Location: 6 Russell Street, Waipukurau, New Zealand
Phone: 06 858 9221
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjosephschb/