Our Term’s Living and Learning Focus is

CARE   ATAWHAI   

Our School Values are

Tika Justice, Pono Truth, Aroha Compassion, Manaakitanga Hospitality and Tapu Respect for the Environment

Lived out in our Motto

Courtesy Care Co-operation Courage

Learning to Learn at St Joseph’s  #L2L

The Learning Model for our school is:

 “To Know To Do To Use”

Extracts from our school charter

Shared Values:    As a school we believe that:

• our Special Catholic Character permeates every part of our school
• primary school provides a foundation for lifelong learning
• all children can achieve successfully in different aspects of school life
• education provides for the development of the whole person
• children deserve a high level of education in a safe, secure, stimulating and joyful environment
• education is a partnership between school and family
• future focused teaching and learning incorporates the key ideas of diversity, coherence and connectedness

Team Kiwi sharing their smiles!

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Home Group 12 focused, listening and ready to learn

 

The beliefs that underpin our teaching and learning are that:

• all children can learn
• learning is finding out what you don’t know
• learning can be challenging and requires persistence, flexible thinking, asking questions, taking risks, resilience, humour
• learning is holistic – spiritual, physical, emotional, social, intellectual
• best learning occurs in an environment of trust and respect in which trial and error is celebrated
• all children can be supported to take ownership of their learning and become independent, self-directed learners
• children learn best when they know ‘what, why and how’ they are learning
• the learning process, as well as the end result, is recognised as worthy of celebration

 Home Group 9 listening to and watching a presentation.

     Home Group 11  getting ready to start their day.

 

Some more Home Groups in early morning mode!

Lent in Schools

The theme for Lent 2016 is 

Hear the cry of the earth and the poor

Whakarongo ki te tangi o Papatūānuku me te hunga pōhara

taken from Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’.

 

In our Lenten learning this year, with the help of Caritas, we are focusing on:

 life and challenges for indigenous Cambodians

themes that include valuing culture,

adapting to climate change, food security, human rights and land rights.

Key Messages and Values

 

We belong to different cultures.

Each culture is special and important. Whakamanahia ngā tikanga ā-iwi

Valuing culture

 Indigenous cultures need to be supported and have their rights protected.

Manaakitanga   Supporting others

Young people from very different communities value the same things yet experience life in different ways.

 

 

 

The Mission collection this term will be donated to Caritas to be used in projects related to children in Cambodia. Encourage your children to “earn” the money they donate to the Missions, by helping in the home.

 

 

Have a lovely weekend.

God bless!

Phil

 

Food for Thought:

We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family.

Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, #52