Homework Challenge With A Difference
Dear Mrs Wright I decided I'd write a letter about my homework challenge. It is Design Your Own Giving Challenge. My plan was to sell feijoas and give the money to the missions. We collected [...]
Building Learning Power
What are the main muscle groups for powerful learning? –inquisitive, asks questions, adventurous, developing interests and passions –resilient: determined, robust, patient, focused –imaginative, ingenious, looking for links, dreamy –rational: methodical, analytical, sceptical –reflective: self-evaluative, looking [...]
More about Learning to Learn at St Joseph’s
BUILDING LEARNING POWER (based on work by Guy Claxton and others from the Centre For Real World Learning in Winchester, England.) At St Joseph's the teachers and learners like to use "learning muscles" to ensure that they work hard in order [...]
Learning to Live and Learn
Mercy Values Tika – Justice Pono – Truth Aroha – Compassion Manaakitanga – Hospitality Tapu – Respect (of our Environment) We use our school values to help guide us in the choices we make in our learning and our behaviour. [...]
Learning to Learn at St Joseph’s
One of the Principles of the New Zealand Curriculum is Learning to learn: "The curriculum encourages all students to reflect on their own learning processes and to learn how to learn.” Most of us in [...]
Scientists at St Joseph’s
Science in a Van arrived at our school on Wednesday. The scientists captivated the children's interest. They were amazed at the sophisticated science knowledge and understanding shown by our Years 4,5, & 6 students! Bubbles I [...]
The whole school concept for learning in Term 2 – Change
Concept: Change The Big Question: Why is change important? Essential Questions: 1. Why do things change? 2. What is the effect of change? 3. How do we adapt to change in our life? [...]
More GREAT Writing
Bert Bert was an old man, he had twinkling green eyes and a big smile. He had a brown walking stick. He lives with his fat ginger cat and he has a treasure chest. He shuffles [...]
Cross Country News
This is what some of our students felt about the cross country yesterday. Cross Country Running through the mud my legs straining to rest, the first lap was forcing all my energy to finish, but [...]
Living and Learning at St Joseph's
The children and their teachers are following aspects of the Olympic Games with interest. Some of the thinking, talking and writing is about the obvious successes but is also about effort, perseverance, self control, resilience, disappointment, gratitude and so [...]
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