Room 8 Creation Prayers
Room 7 writers have been writing creation prayers. Well done. The following three are just a taste of what they have been doing. Check out the others on their religious education wall. What a great [...]
Religious Education Learning in our Classrooms
Over the past week our Special Character Leaders have been interviewing small groups of children about their learning in religious education this term and how have they liked it. This is what the children have [...]
Grandparents Afternoon in Rooms 12, 14, & 15
Family Poem about Love The memories of childhood are never forgotten and are often in the forefront of our minds. A Grandparent's Love © Tina Williams It seems like only yesterday Our lives [...]
Congratulations Thomas K. Room 1
Thomas K. room 1 has been selected to represent North Harbour in the Under 13 Boys Inter Provincial Table Tennis Championships in the July school holidays:
Gifted Awareness Week
This week is Gifted Awareness week and at St Joseph's we offer many opportunities for our students to challenge their thinking and learning. The writers group meet on different days across year 4-6. They work [...]
Reflective Learning
One of the key aspects of learning at St Joseph's is being reflective about what we do, build on earlier learning and know what our next steps are. After researching different aspects of 1850 settlers [...]
Celebrating God’s Creation with Room 14 and 15
Yesterday Miss Woodhead chose us to be her at Room fourteen and fifteens class liturgy. We were given an important place to sit - on the couch. Room 14 and 15 had invited their parents, [...]
What is 21st century education?
In the words of Guy Claxton: Education is a preparation for the future –For life, not just for university or work –For all, not just for some The future is complex, challenging and [...]
Good News about the generosity of New Zealanders of which our school community is a prime example!
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand MEDIA RELEASE – fOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 June 2013 Donations to Bishops’ Lent Appeal top one million dollar mark Caritas Director [...]
Enviro Ambassadors
The Enviro Ambassadors are pictured here. They are currently promoting putting the food scraps into the worm bins rather than the rubbish. They are also responsible for the vegetable and flower boxes at the back [...]