Weeks Four and Five Term One
I was behind the eight ball last week, so this week here is a double dose on what's been happening here at St Joseph's! On the 27 February the Principals of the Catholic Primary Schools [...]
Week Three Term 1
Years 5 & 6 students, their teachers and an extraordinary group of parent helpers took off for camp on Monday morning. Thank you to everyone for your car park patience! All the stories I have [...]
Jesus Strand Learning
Over the next two weeks the children will begin their learning about Jesus. This is the first of the six religious education strands that will be covered this year. These are our overall objectives for the [...]
Week Two Term One – Lets adopt an attitude of gratitude!
What a wonderful week we have had, starting in the Hall on Monday morning with School Prayer, focusing on Attitude, ably led by Year 6 students! We also welcomed all our new students and their families. [...]
Week One Term One 2014
Kia ora tatou! It is surprising how quickly everyone got back into the swing of things, starting with a great attitude, ready to learn. We must all have had a great holiday! Teachers had been [...]
Waitangi Day Prayers
On Wednesday morning the whole school gathered under the flag pole to acknowledge and pray for our nation.
History tells us that the Treaty of Waitangi….
"History tells us that the Treaty of Waitangi suffered in its execution. But it is our Treaty, our starting point. The more we come to understand its imperfections the more we see ourselves, our raw [...]
Week One Term One 2014
A very big welcome to everyone as we start a new school year! It's very exciting to be beginning another year of learning adventures. This year we are starting off with ATTITUDE! I look forward [...]
Family – Whanau Book
In our recent Religious Education Survey a number of people commented that they had not seen, or were not aware of the Family - Whanau Book. Each new family will receive a copy of it when [...]
Week Ten
Well here we are at the end of the 2013 school year! It seems hard to believe and even the children think the year has gone quickly. On Monday night we celebrated the Graduation of [...]