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Serving with Faith and Love September 2019

Kia Ora, Salaam-Alaikum, Kia Orana, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Namaste, Bula, Malo ni, Makadini, Annyoung,

Witamy, Welcome.

Prayer is such a powerful way in which we can communicate with God. Here are some prayers that you can

use for everyday conversations with our Lord.

Presence: God is with me, but more, God is within me. Let me dwell for a moment on God's life-giving presence, in

my body, in my mind, in my heart, as I am here, right now.

Freedom: Lord, grant me the grace to be free from the excesses of this life. Let me not get caught up with the desire

for wealth. Keep my heart and mind free to love and serve you.

Consciousness: Dear Lord help me to be always aware of the important things in life. To care for those around me.

To seek your presence in all I meet.

Conversation: Words don't come easily to me, Lord. Look into my heart and see my longing for peace.

Watch over me, Lord. I know that you are always by my side.

Presence: May my heart rejoice in your love, O Lord. Let me live each day anew.

Freedom: What most often stops me achieving freedom is my tendency to be caught up in fears and expectations

about what I 'ought' or 'should' be. My usual automatic responses tie me down

and inhibit me from exploring new areas of growth. I ask and pray for a greater sense of inner freedom and that I

might reach the fresh and challenging possibilities that God wishes me to realise.

Consciousness: Help me Lord to be more conscious of your presence. Teach me to recognise your presence in others.

Fill my heart with gratitude for the times Your love has been shown to me through the care of others.

Conversation: Jesus, You are always there waiting for me. Sometimes I get bogged down with the concerns of this

life. Grant that I may be still more often. To know Your peace, Your calm.

Presence: Lord, help me to be fully alive to your holy presence. Enfold me in your love. Let my heart become one

with yours.

Freedom: It is so easy to get caught up with the trappings of wealth in this life. Grant, O Lord, that I may be free from

greed and selfishness. Remind me that the best things in life are free. Love, laughter, caring and sharing.

Consciousness: It is so easy to get caught up with the trappings of wealth in this life. Grant, O Lord, that I may be free

from greed and selfishness. Remind me that the best things in life are free. Love, laughter, caring and sharing.

Conversation: Lord, I know that when I turn to you there is no need for words. You can see into my heart.

You know my desires and you know my needs. I place myself into your hands.

Conclusion: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever

shall be, world without end.

https://www.sacredspace.ie/daily-prayer

PRODUCTION: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

FROM THIS:

To this:

What an amazing production. Special thanks to Ms Nāri Guthrie, who with her passion and never-ending energy has

moulded our students into great performers. We thank the tireless production team, the parents and whanau

coming in to paint, sew, build, helping the student with lines, setting up the hall, donating their time and energy. We

thank all our sponsors and all the generous donations we have received over the past few weeks. Everybody went

away singing the praises of all our students and their hard work in making this a fun production for all.

ROOM 4 There have been a few changes in Room 4 this term. First we welcomed three new students from Room 1.

Isaac, Tanya and Aloema.

And a very warm welcome to Mr Hazel. Already the children are learning about Mr Hazel’s skills on the

soccer pitch and his great chess playing expertise.

Room 4 have been having fun

making things with magnets.

But the most fun was had while

hanging magnets off the tables!

DUFFY ASSEMBLY

We were so lucky to have as a guest in the school Mr Tim Tipene, an award winning children’s writer and founder of ‘Warrior Kids’. His books include ‘Hinemoa Te Toa’ and ‘Rewa finds his Wings’.

ROOM 1 COMMENTED: Tim told us some funny stories. I liked the story of Mrs Battleship. By Chris. Tim read us a really cool story about a girls who was so strong. By Sarhai. I liked it when the teacher said, “ Who called me Battleship?” By Miyoko His teacher said “Don’t write stories about war and shooting and guns.” By Dallas. His favourite teacher told him he wrote a wonderful story. Tim grew up to be a writer. By Julie-May. He wanted to marry his teacher! By Renouf. I liked is when the girl had a challenge and she said “Bring it on!” By Sasha I liked it when he talked about his childhood. By Zhar’day.

Our role model for Duffy Assembly was Tim Tipene. I was inspired to

be a writer as well. I liked how Tim wrote a book about how his

childhood journey. By Raeyah.Yr5

Tim inspired me to be an author and to write about my journey in life

and what happens in that journey. By Ellery. Yr5

A very popular writer came to our school for Duffy assembly -Tim

Tipene. It was very interesting to listen to his stories because of how

he was able to talk. I wanted to become a writer just like him. By

Leonie Smith Muller Yr.6

For Our Duffy assembly we had a special guest, Tim Tipene. I felt so excited he shared with us what inspired him to

be an author. After the assembly I felt motivated to reach the success criteria in my story writing. By Marie Hoglund

Yr. 5

Duffy Assembly was fantastic. I felt really happy because our whole school was laughing through the whole Assembly

because of our special guest Tim Tipene and his story telling talents. Tim was really funny and his stories about his

life was inspiring. I can’t wait to read his new book called Mrs. Battleship inspired by his school teacher Mrs.

Battersby. By Tyra-Jayne Yr6

ROOM 5 In Room 5 we have created Bookflix. It’s just like Netflix but we have to choose books. I am ready for the challenge to read many different type of books and improve my reading comprehension. By Hazza Yr.6

Bookflix is our reading program. I felt excited

because there were lots of books we had to

read. This reminded me of Netflix and how

you can choose what you want to watch. By

Fittler Smith Muller Yr.6

Bookflix is when you have to choose a book and if you do not have it you go check in the Grey Lynn Library. The

thoughts and feelings about Bookflix is that it helps me to read more because I don’t often read. It inspired me to

read more daily and to achieve in my reading goals. By Ellery yr.5

Bookflix is a reading challenge for Room 5. This has helped me with reading by teaching me about books that have

adventures and science. What I like about it is that we gain knowledge by reading and learning new things and this is

why I find it most interesting and fun. By Tyra-Jayne Yr6

THANK YOU TO OUR FABULOUS PARENTS

A huge Thank You to our parents who have helped volunteer with the cleaning this week while John is absent, we

pray for a speedy recovery. We thank: Sunita Smith-Muller, Malu & Rasmus Pereira, Ana Ulutaufonua & Evelyn her

daughter, Nari Guthrie, Chris Fraider, Natalie Bryce and Ms Kristin Petersen.

ABSENTEES

If your child is away or late to school, it is your duty to inform the office of the reason for their lateness or why they are away. If we do not receive this communication from whanau in the morning, it becomes a Health and Safety matter. We expect each child to be at school on time, when they are not we become worried. How are we to know if the child has had an accident on the way to school or are in trouble and that they cannot help themselves? It is very important that you contact the office when your child is absent. If we have not received a response by 9.30 am, then a referral will be made to the correct departments. Attendance is vital for the continued education of your child and we endeavour to make sure they receive the best. To be able to do this effectively your child needs to be at school on time and ready to learn. Please support us in preparing your child for their next stages in life. There are a number of options available with reporting your child’s absence to the office.

*Ph/Voicemail: 09 376 5456

*Email: office @st-joseph.school.nz

*School Website: www.st-joseph.school.nz

YEARS 7 & 8 AND THE EPRO8 CHALLENGE!

This was a competition of team work and problem solving. The problem was: They had to build a tower at least 1.9m tall with 4 levels of specific heights and an elevator to start at ground level and rise to level four. There were so many thoughts that were inside my mind that moment we entered Pasadena Intermediate. It was

breath-taking to see all the different stations and our station that was filled with a lot of equipment just for our team

of four. It was a terrific experience to have and it was a learning curve that helped my team succeed with the

different steps we had to take. If I had the opportunity to do it, again I would. By Lakyn-Rae Vae yr.8

EPro8 is a challenge all about technology. I really loved all the equipment that was there. My favourite part about

EPro8 was trying out where the wires go into. Our supporters were also laughing at us, which made us laugh too. I

really would want to do it again sometime next year. By Maree Vaka yr.7

Last night, all Year 7 and 8 students of Room 5 participated in the EPro8 challenge at Pasadena. It was an exceptional

experience to work together as a team and problem solve the elevator challenge. By Nadina Lafaele yr.8

Epro8 is a challenge where we have to build something in a limited time. When I walked into the room, I wasn’t

expecting nails, batteries, and a bunch of electronics. I had no clue what I was going to do with that, but the man

explained the materials. We got to choose what challenge we wanted to do, and out of all challenges, we chose to

do the elevator. We were confused at first, but them we started to pick up the pace. We were on the right track, but

was very lost when we tried to move the elevator automatically. This experience taught me how to power on a car,

and how to work with electronics. By Julizah Maoe – Yr 8

TROPHY REMINDER With the end of year quickly approaching it is that time again where all trophies MUST BE returned to the

school office by Friday 27th September 2019.

LOST PROPERTY We have a very colourful array of lost property in our collection and would like to see all pieces returned to their rightful owners. The first place for your child to look for lost items would be in their school bags, at home, in the classroom and then as a last resort in the lost property bin that is in the sickbay.

HEAD LICE

We now have products available in the office from KidsCan to treat head lice. Please feel free to email the school at

office@st-joseph.school.nz

HOLIDAYS The holidays start on Friday 27th September until Monday 14th October. This is a time where you can spend quality time with your children or take them to the library to choose some books, puzzles, videos etc. Here are a few more tips to help ease the time away.

1. Hold a cupcake/biscuit decorating competition 2. Enjoy a movie marathon with popcorn 3. Organise a bug hunt in the garden 4. Turn the house into huts made of blankets 5. Have a craft day 6. Grow a herb garden 7. Make a home movie or a stage show 8. Hold a LEGO building contest 9. Or here are some more ideas:

https://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/topic/grown-ups/school-holidays-grown-ups/school-holiday-activities/

News from your Board

I am pleased to have this opportunity to introduce myself as a new member of your Board of Trustees. I have

been appointed to your Board as a proprietor’s representative and I look forward to serving St Joseph’s School

Grey Lynn in the best way I can. I have worked for over forty years as an educator in New Zealand schools and

have worked in Auckland Catholic Primary Schools for thirty one years. I was principal of St Joseph’s School

Pukekohe for sixteen years before resigning in 2016. While serving on your Board of Trustees gives me the

opportunity to share some of my experience as a Catholic educator, it also gives me the chance to “give back”

to an education system that I have been privileged to work in for so long.

Jocelyn Uasike

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to our September birthdays; Aliyah Misa, Carter Bryce-Va’ai, Sasha Fraider-Johns, Tyra-Jayne Mazel, David Johnston

May God always keep you close to His heart.

TERM DATES

Date Day Event

September 25 Wednesday 5.30 pm Board meeting

September 27 Friday 2.55 pm end of Term 3

October 14 Monday Start of Term 4

October 14-18 Mon - Fri Dental van in school

October 17 Thursday Yrs 4 – 8 Library

October 23 Wednesday Rehu Tai Festival

October 24 Thursday Whole school to Tiritiri Matangi

October 28 Monday Labour Day Holiday – No School today

Term 4 9-11th December Room 5 Camp at Lakewood Lodge, Huntly

December 12 Thursday End of Term 4. School finishes at 1.00pm

Website link: http://www.st-joseph.school.nz/

God Bless

Regina Smuga

PRINCIPAL

NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE

Parnell Trust’s Spring into Action Holiday Programme

– awesome activities every day for 5-14 year olds from 30th September to 11th

October!

Parnell Trust has an amazing line-up of activities, adventures and special projects for the October holidays,

guaranteed to keep your kids happy and stimulated all day long! Choose from up to three activities each day priced

from $59. Specially for busy parents, you can drop your kids off as early as 7.30am and pick them up as late as 6pm

for no extra charge. Programmes are available in both Parnell and Epsom from 7.30am to 6pm every day - perfect

for working parents. See our website for details https://www.parnell.org.nz/shp or phone 09 555 5194.

Edventure Survivor Camp

Aongatete, Sept 30th - Oct 4th, $495 We have an amazing week lined up with bush walks, archery, rock climbing, team building and confidence activities, orienteering & night activities. A typical "Kiwi Outdoors" camp with an emphasis on mountain safety and survival skills. Based at Aongatete Lodge- near Katikati. More info www.edventure.co.nz or 02102241576 8-13yr olds OSCAR available Pick ups Hamilton, Akl and BOP