Missions
At the end of Term 2 the students in Room 7 & 8 held a cake sale to raise funds for our sponsored child in East Timor. While this sounds simple, in reality it [...]
JRock Jubilation
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 [...]
Young Writers Future Authors
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 [...]
End of Term Two and Beginning of the Holidays!
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 [...]
Education in New Zealand
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 [...]
Our School Values
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 [...]
Digital Photos in Room 11
Room 11 use photos of their learning experiences to reflect on what they have learn t. They also use photos as a prompt for story writing and oral language. The photos are sometimes printed off [...]
Shackleton Bear by Room 11
Shackleton Bear is a bear who travelled with a crew to the South Pole. He learnt that it was very cold Brrrr..! John and Shackleton Bear went exploring. They discovered the sea lions [...]
ICT in Room 8
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 [...]
Character Parade
Below are some of the characters from the Book Fair Character Parade Camille Room13 is dressed as Cinderella and Ms O'Connell-Cooper as 'Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper' from the book' Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge' [...]