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St John Bosco School 21 Clinton Street, New Plymouth. Phone (06) 758-3165 e-mail: offi[email protected], www.sjb.school.nz Principal: Mr Dee Luckin Term 3 Week 2 Thursday, 2 August 2018 TERM DATES Term 2 Mon 30 Apr - Fri 6 July Term 3 Mon 23 July - Fri 28 Sept Term 4 Mon 15 Oct - Fri 14 Dec EVENTS ICAS Maths Tue 14 Aug Strike Action - School closed Wed 15 Aug Fundraiser, Movie Night Wed 15 Aug, 6.30pm School Cross Country Tue 28 Aug NP Cross Country Tue 4 Sept From the Principals Desk... Welcome: It is with pleasure that I welcome the following new students to Room Puriri and families to our St John Bosco School Community: Emilia Lynskey-Maclean and her parents Melanie and Quintin and Bella Rush who joins her big brother Cruise at school. Primary Teachers Strike Action: Parents will by now probably be aware of the pending Primary Teacher Strike. This week Primary School Teachers across New Zealand were asked to vote, on their views, in relation to taking action against the Governments decision not to work with NZEI to make working conditions for teachers fairer. We have been told that teachers, New Zealand wide have voted strongly supporting the decision to strike for a full day as opposed to the first recommended 3 hour strike. The date for strike action has been set for Wednesday 15th August. This means that teachers have chosen strike and take leave from work without pay. Hopefully it puts into context how strongly we feel about the change required to ensure we can deliver the best educational environments for children in New Zealand. Teachers and Principals appreciate the inconvenience of strike action on families. Members do not take the decision to strike lightly. Primary teachers have not taken industrial action in New Zealand since 1994 and the fact that we are taking such a step now shows the grave concerns we have for the future of quality education. The government needs to take courageous steps now to support our schools, increase funding, provide more staffing and make the job an attractive option for the next generation of budding young teachers. Our school staff would like you to know the following points in relation to their strike: Firstly this strike isn’t about us and our needs. It is about your children and their needs now and into the future. You send your children to school to help prepare them for the rest of their life. Yet, schools are facing a teacher shortage crisis, with a 40% drop in people training to be teachers; and a growing number of school-aged children is making appointments of quality teachers difficult. Schools are struggling to find enough staff to teach our children. There is also a desperate need for far more support for children with additional learning needs. We are incredibly underfunded and unsupported by the government in gaining support for student's with learning needs. The number of children requiring extra support is multiplying but the support networks are decreasing or are swamped with requests for support. Since the early 2000s teacher salaries have dropped significantly relative to the median NZ salary from 1.8 times the median (for experienced teachers on the top of the pay scale) to just over 1.5. In effect, this means jobs that used to earn less than teachers now earn more. We need to attract quality people to the profession. A fair salary is a great place to start in balancing this out. It is a well known fact in Education that 30% of our sector will leave the job within the first 5 years of their career. 30% of our sector are wanting to move into part time work only such as release work and 30% are preparing for retirement. Many of our historical teacher trainees are not electing to train as teachers as the pay rate in comparison with alternate jobs in more attractive in the current living environment. WHAT ARE WE ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR? * More staffing – so your kids can get more attention * More resources / time / support and staff to cater for children with additional learning needs * A pay jolt to salaries for teachers to address the teacher shortage – so that we can attract quality candidates to the profession meaning your children will have the best possible teacher in the future. We are hoping that the Minister of Education will work with us to meet the needs of our children before August 15th. But in the meantime I would ask that you prepare for and make arrangements for your child to be cared for on August 15th. Term 3 Value: Term 3 Learning to Be Value: LOVE & FORGIVENESS In loving others as we love ourselves, we will accept others and forgive others. If we expect Jesus to forgive us, we must be able to forgive others. Success Criteria Term 3: • Children will feel comfortable and happy to show love for others • Children will practice saying sorry and asking for forgiveness • Children will be able to accept themselves as they are with their own individual gifts • Children will be able to accept the forgiveness of others and move on • Children will realise that anyone can make a mistake, including them • Children will want to see others happy and feeling part of the group Kinds of love There are many kinds of love. • The love that a mother or father feels for their child. • The love that children feel for their parents, even when they are all grown up. • Sisterly or brotherly love. • Family love where families care about each other even when feelings have been hurt or some people in the family have moved far away. • The love that grandparents have for their grandchildren. • The love that friends have for each other (not like a couple love). • Couple love where two people are in love and want to be together. • The love that people have for their pets or other animals they care about. • The love for music, dance, or arts. • The love for work, study, athletics, sports, collecting things etc. • A love for justice and fairness and "giving people a go.” What love looks like You can show love for people by: • Showing that you care for someone. • Accepting that no-one can be perfect. • Being willing to help each other. • Forgiving when someone says he is sorry for hurting your feelings in some way. • Treating each other with respect. 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St John Bosco School21 Clinton Street, New Plymouth. Phone (06) 758-3165
e-mail: [email protected], www.sjb.school.nz Principal: Mr Dee Luckin
Term 3 Week 2 Thursday, 2 August 2018
TERM DATES
Term 2Mon 30 Apr - Fri 6 July
Term 3Mon 23 July - Fri 28 Sept
Term 4Mon 15 Oct - Fri 14 Dec
EVENTS
ICAS MathsTue 14 Aug
Strike Action - School closedWed 15 Aug
Fundraiser, Movie NightWed 15 Aug, 6.30pm
School Cross CountryTue 28 Aug
NP Cross CountryTue 4 Sept
From the Principals Desk...Welcome: It is with pleasure that I welcome the following new students to Room Puriri and families to our St John Bosco School Community:Emilia Lynskey-Maclean and her parents Melanie and Quintin and Bella Rush who joins her big brother Cruise at school.
Primary Teachers Strike Action: Parents will by now probably be aware of the pending Primary Teacher Strike. This week Primary School Teachers across New Zealand were asked to vote, on their views, in relation to taking action against the Governments decision not to work with NZEI to make working conditions for teachers fairer. We have been told that teachers, New Zealand wide have voted strongly supporting the decision to strike for a full day as opposed to the first recommended 3 hour strike. The date for strike action has been set for Wednesday 15th August.
This means that teachers have chosen strike and take leave from work without pay. Hopefully it puts into context how strongly we feel about the change required to ensure we can deliver the best educational environments for children in New Zealand.
Teachers and Principals appreciate the inconvenience of strike action on families. Members do not take the decision to strike lightly. Primary teachers have not taken industrial action in New Zealand since 1994 and the fact that we are taking such a step now shows the grave concerns we have for the future of quality education. The government needs to take courageous steps now to support our schools, increase funding, provide more staffing and make the job an attractive option for the next generation of budding young teachers.
Our school staff would like you to know the following points in relation to their strike:Firstly this strike isn’t about us and our needs. It is about your children and their needs now and into the future. You send your children to school to help prepare them for the rest of their life. Yet, schools are facing a teacher shortage crisis, with a 40% drop in people training to be teachers; and a growing number of
school-aged children is making appointments of quality teachers difficult. Schools are struggling to find enough staff to teach our children.
There is also a desperate need for far more support for children with additional learning needs. We are i n c r e d i b l y u n d e r f u n d e d a n d unsupported by the government in gaining support for student's with learning needs. The number of children requiring extra support is multiplying but the support networks are decreasing or are swamped with requests for support.
Since the early 2000s teacher salaries have dropped significantly relative to the median NZ salary from 1.8 times the median (for experienced teachers on the top of the pay scale) to just over 1.5. In effect, this means jobs that used to earn less than teachers now earn more. We need to a t t rac t qua l i t y peop le to the profession. A fair salary is a great place to start in balancing this out.
It is a well known fact in Education that 30% of our sector will leave the job within the first 5 years of their career. 30% of our sector are wanting to move into part time work only such as release work and 30% are preparing for retirement.
Many of our historical teacher trainees are not electing to train as t e ache rs as t he pay r a te i n comparison with alternate jobs in more attractive in the current living environment.
W H A T A R E W E A R E CAMPAIGNING FOR?* More staffing – so your kids can get
more attention* More resources / time / support
and staff to cater for children with additional learning needs
* A pay jolt to salaries for teachers to address the teacher shortage – so that we can attract quality candidates to the profession meaning your children will have the best possible teacher in the future.
We are hoping that the Minister of Education will work with us to meet the needs of our children before August 15th. But in the meantime I would ask that you prepare for and make arrangements for your child to be cared for on August 15th.
Term 3 Value:Term 3
Learning to Be
Value:LOVE & FORGIVENESS
In loving others as we love ourselves, we will accept others and forgive others. If we expect Jesus to forgive us, we must be able to forgive others.
Success Criteria Term 3:• Children will feel comfortable and
happy to show love for others• Children will practice saying sorry
and asking for forgiveness• Children will be able to accept
themselves as they are with their own individual gifts
• Children will be able to accept the forgiveness of others and move on
• Children will realise that anyone can make a mistake, including them
• Children will want to see others happy and feeling part of the group
Kinds of loveThere are many kinds of love.• The love that a mother or father
feels for their child.• The love that children feel for their
parents, even when they are all grown up.
• Sisterly or brotherly love.• Family love where families care
about each other even when feelings have been hurt or some people in the family have moved far away.
• The love that grandparents have for their grandchildren.
• The love that friends have for each other (not like a couple love).
• Couple love where two people are in love and want to be together.
• The love that people have for their pets or other animals they care about.
• The love for music, dance, or arts.• The love for work, study, athletics,
sports, collecting things etc.• A love for justice and fairness and
"giving people a go.”What love looks likeYou can show love for people by:• Showing that you care for someone.• Accepting that no-one can be
perfect.• Being willing to help each other.• Forgiving when someone says he is
sorry for hurting your feelings in some way.
• Treating each other with respect.Cont /…
Mission StatementTo provide a Catholic environment where children’s rights and individual needs are always considered,
independence and confidence are fostered and children are challenged to produce their best efforts.
Term 3 Week 2 Page 2
Week 3 Wednesday 8 August Class Mass - Rooms Pohutukawa / 3 / 4
Week 4 Wednesday 15 August 9am WHOLE SCHOOL MASS The Assumption of the Blessed Mary Virgin
Week 5 Wednesday 22 August Class Mass - Rooms 9 / 8 Kawakawa / Hebe / Puriri
Week 6 Wednesday 29 August Class Mass - Rooms 7 / 6 / 2
Week 7 Sunday 2nd SeptemberWednesday 5th September
9am WHOLE SCHOOL SUNDAY MASS Class Mass - Rooms Pohutukawa / 3 / 4
Week 8 Wednesday 12 September Class Mass - Rooms 9 / 8 Kawakawa / Hebe / Puriri
Week 9 Wednesday 19 September Class Mass - Rooms 7 / 6 / 2
Week 10 Wednesday 26 September Class Mass - Rooms Pohutukawa / 3 / 4
Mass Timetable
What love looks like• Talking to each other and keeping
in touch even when someone is far away.
• Celebrating success and special times like birthdays together.
• Encouraging and supporting each other.
• Helping when help is needed.• Accepting their differences.• Being a good friend.
Taranaki Athletics: We currently have Olley Jowsey working within our school focusing on good running technique in preparation for our cross country. We value working
with sporting agencies preparing our children.
Parking on Clinton Street: I have had members of Clinton Street inform me that they are upset the St John Bosco families are parking in and across their Driveways in the morning and after school either dropping or collecting children at school. They have asked that our families do not do this and respect that their driveways are a part of their property. We continue to encourage our families to Park further down Clinton Street and walk into school. I again thank the many families who do this regardless of
the weather and I encourage others to do so. The Calder-sack is not to be used as a drop off point. We do not want any parents parking on any yellow lines on Clinton Street or in the Parish Carpark.
Cross Country: Term 3 is our Annual School Cross Country Term. We will begin our in school training for this event soon and work towards increasing our children's aerobic fitness levels over the next 5 - 6 weeks. We have set the date Tuesday 28 August as our school cross country. This will be followed the following Tuesday 4 September with the New Plymouth Schools
Cross Country. Children from the age of 8 and older will be selected from our school cross country to represent our school for this event.
We work hard to prepare all students for our school cross country. We pride ourselves that every child will take part, just giving the course the best effort they can and feeling the pride of saying I finished the cross country.
Keep our school cross country date free. We are hoping that we can again hold this down at Peringa Park.
THE TARANAKI TOY LIBRARY
CHILDREN’S
MONSTER BOOK SALE!
FRI& SAT, 21ST & 22ND SEPTEMBER 2018
WE ARE COLLECTING GOOD
QUALITY 2ND HAND BOOKS NOW!
Enhance a child’s learning - Please donate your unwanted children’s books so they can be enjoyed by others
Drop off to your school reception by 24th August, or deliver direct to the Taranaki Toy Library at 524 Devon Street E.
Fitzroy (beside Knox Church)
Thank you for supporting your local community Toy Library
Term 3 Week 2 Page 3
Our School Core Values
Love Resilience Co-operation Service
Sunday: 5th August
We would love you to join us at Children's Liturgy at 9am Mass at our
school parish - Our Lady Help of Christians.This weeks theme: God loves and cares for you alwaysTeacher: Natasha
SJB Community Group Fundraiser: MOVIE NIGHT
‘Mamma Mia; Here We Go Again’
Wednesday 15th August @ 6.30pm
Event Cinemas on Devon Street East $20.00 per ticket
There are s(ll (ckets available, we’ve sold about 80!
So gather some family and friends for a relaxing night out ... have a night off your children’s homework and ge;ng them to bed.
Firstly, we would like to say thank you to those families who have bought movie ?ckets or donated spot prizes...or done both! We really appreciate your support.
Also, we’d like to thank Sharyn, Paul, Sophia and Georgia Watson whose business The Strand accommoda?on have kindly sponsored the cinema cost for this event.
This means all ?ckets sold brings 100% back to the school for this fundraiser. We’d love to see all 160 ?ckets sold!
Thanks, SJB Community Group
We s(ll require spot prizes or dona(ons, these can be le> at the school office.
Tickets can be purchased from Andrea in the office, cash payments will be taken. If paying by internet banking please put your name in the reference. Bank: TSB Account name: SJB Community Group Account number: 15-‐3944-‐0007510-‐00 APer the movie you may like to come over to Joe’s Garage for a drink and dessert too and for a catch up. We are looking forward to seeing you at the movie.
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