CORE ISSUES ____________________ "Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility. " [...]
Yesterday afternoon, I went to Westlake Girls High School to listen to the highly specialized Brett Lee of Internet Education & Safety Services. Some of you may have taken the opportunity to attend last night's meeting [...]
Next week is Maori Language week. Te Wiki o te Reo Maori When pronouncing Maori just remember the vowel sounds are a as in Are, e as in there, i as in three, o as [...]
Welcome back to everyone! There are plenty of exciting happenings this term. A calendar for Terms 3 & 4 will be coming home soon. Also, be sure and read each Friday's email, through school links, [...]
JRock Jubilation! It was a long build up of 14 weeks which climaxed on June 27th at 6:50pm, when 65 of St Joseph’s students, smiled their widest smiles, spread their biggest stage hands and rocked [...]
One of the exciting aspects of teaching and learning this year, so far, has been the writing that our children are producing. If you look in the foyer on the noticeboard you can read some [...]
School has been all abuzz with preparations for J Rock. Sixty seven children, from Years 4-6, performed at the Aotea Centre on Wednesday night and they did themselves, their families and their school very proud indeed! I [...]
There has been a change of policy from the Government in relation to class sizes and teacher/student ratio and that is a relief. The next area in which there needs to be a change of policy [...]
Learning to Live and Learn at St. Joseph’s SCHOOL VALUES Value Kids Speak What it looks like. (behaviour and attitude) Matching quote from Catherine McAuley and a gospel story Tika – Justice Fairness for all [...]
In Room 8 the children have been using the interactive whiteboard to help them lead class prayers. They have learnt how to say the Sign of the Cross in different languages, chosen their own prayers, Bible [...]
