Advent-Preparation for Christmas
This weekend marks the beginning of the season of Advent. Advent is a term from the Latin word 'adventus' which means "arrival". It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas, the coming of Jesus [...]
Summing up and Going Forward!
At last night's BOT meeting, our plan going forward for ICT, was presented. Within the next few months we will be developing a managed wireless network in preparation for the increase in devices that will be used by the [...]
St Joseph's Cultural Festival
Children, parents and teachers are all busy preparing for this event which is on Friday 7 December starting at 5 p.m. This is one of our main end of year events for the whole school community [...]
Principal for a Day
What! A year 5 is your school Principal? That might sound odd but that is what happened to Fergus Lee from Room 1, St Joseph’s Takapuna on Tuesday November 20. Fergus’s family won a school [...]
Team 3 Flash Mob
Team 3 have been busy with their Flash Mob dance. The dance incorporates aspects of some of Aotearoa's many cultures. The children are preparing for our St Joseph's Cultural Festival 2012. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUwBSVj-LmM[/youtube]
Praise God for our Beautiful World
Praise I’ve been looking for a suitable word to praise you, Lord. Something enthusiastic but not too formal, the sort of happy shout a child gives to its mother. I’ve tried Hallelujahs, Gloria’s and Hosannas, [...]
Year of Faith
Celebrating the Year of Faith, Oct 2012 – Nov 2013 The Year of Faith coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. It is an invitation to everyone [...]
Communion of Saints
Communion of Saints ~ All classes have started the last learning strand for the year. Here is a brief summary of the topic. The topics in the Communion of Saints strand in the RE programme [...]
More of our History
"Up until 1949, all the teachers had been Sisters, except for one or two outsiders like Mr O’Brien who taught boot repairing in the Cottage. Miss Rosemary Williams was appointed as a part-time teacher in [...]
Room 6 meets…
We had our last swimming session today at the Millennium Pools. After we finished our swim, we got changed and did our usual walk to the bus. As we went around the corner we [...]