Kia ora Parents

It has been a busy start to the term with the new children arriving on Monday, Kakapo and Kakariki teams going swimming Wednesday and Friday, Dental van visiting Friday and to top it all off the driveway and carpark pot hole repairs.

Thank you so much for patience and care over the last three days with drop off and pick-up. We are fortunate as a school community to have access on and off the school property and to have parking on site. Being next to the Taharoto Rd, Anzac St, Fred Thomas Drive, Killarney St intersection is certainly challenging and then there is turning right into Dominion St from Taharoto Rd. On top of that the buses. We genuinely appreciate that parents have kindly come in early to collect their children in order to reduce congestion. We look forward to ‘week two’ being ‘normal’.

This term is the final for the year and we have a few end of year events. These are on the school calendar which is on the school website. Please check the calendar out on a regular basis as events will be published as they are confirmed.

I have just received word that three of our boys who are in Year 7 at Rosmini College, today won a place in the final of the Year 7 Speech competition. There were twenty participants in the competition and there were four places for the final. Congratulations to Oliver, Noel and Emmanuel. We wish them all the best for the final on Tuesday.

76 sleeps or 1821 hours or 109,260 minutes to go until Christmas!

Take care

Ka manaakitia e te Atua

Alister Bridgman
Tumuaki

Measles cases in Aotearoa

Recent measles cases linked to overseas travel have been reported in Te Tai Tokerau and Queenstown. Cases were active in the community while infectious and there is a risk of measles circulating there, and more widely in Aotearoa.
 
Points to share with parents, caregivers and the school community:

• Measles is very contagious and can make people of any age very sick.
• Watch for measles symptoms – fever, cough, runny nose, sore eyes and a blotchy rash. 

Measles: Locations of interest in Aotearoa New Zealand – Health New Zealand

• If anyone in your whānau has measles symptoms keep them home and contact a doctor or Healthline urgently on 0800 611 116.
• Vaccination is the best protection from measles. Check all whānau are immunised. 

Measles immunity – Health New Zealand
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine – Health New Zealand

• Anyone closely exposed to measles who has not received two MMR vaccinations cannot attend their school | kura for at least eight days.

Join us for A Night at the Conclave with Cardinal John Dew at St Mary’s College, 7.30pm, Friday 21 November. Discover the mystery of the Papal Conclave through Cardinal John’s unique insights. All proceeds support the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph. Details & tickets:  https://events.humanitix.com/conclave

Latest Newsletter from St Joseph’s Church Takapuna

Please click here for the latest community notices  which you can find on our school website. Once again, there are numerous notices posted on our website worth checking out: