School should be at night! By Jorja S. Room 7
At the moment school begins at 8:50 am and finishes at 2:50 pm. In my opinion should start at 8:00 pm and finish at 8:00 am. My first reason why we should start school at [...]
Storm at Sea by Daniel P Room 1
I screamed. I thought I was going to die. From my cabin, I could see the raging ocean crashing on to the bow of my boat. I felt so scared I could hardly breathe. The [...]
Kaitiaki News
Kaitiaki means Guardian. Some of the classes in our school have taken on a Kaitiaki role for different areas of our school grounds. Room 4 are Kaitiaki of the strip of the field closest to [...]
Science
We are a dynamic group of students that love science. Our meetings with Mrs Thomson are the highlight of our week. Our lessons include theory which is backed up with experiments. Field trips have given [...]
Father’s Day is this Sunday – Happy Father’s Day to all of our Dads, Grandfathers and Father figures.
Father's Day Poem God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm [...]
Maui the Musical
Rehearsals continue to go well and the main characters are working hard on their lines, the dancers on their moves and singers on their melodies and lyrics. Meanwhile, everyone is continuing to learn more about [...]
Congratulations Sionann
Sionann (R5) will be representing St Joseph's Takapuna at a Junior Parasport Have a Go Day at St Kentigern's, Remuera on Wednesday, September 18. The Halberg Disability Sport Foundation and Saint Kentigerns Boys School will [...]
The Feast of the Assumption
The feast of the Assumption is celebrated on 15 August. This is the dogma that the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken (assumed) body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly [...]
Police Armed Defenders, Police Helicopter and Police Dogs Visited Our School
Cooper Yesterday we saw police dogs. After morning tea one of the police dogs came in our classroom. I liked patting the dog. The big dog was called Phoenix and the little dog was called [...]
Modern Learning Environment
Some of you will have watched Campbell Live on TV3 recently, when there was a programme on modern learning environments in New Zealand schools. If not, I suggest that you view the clip (see [...]