A Reflection for Busy Parents and Busy Children
If only I … Lord, I think about today and I come to a number of conclusions. If only: I had woken up and been a bit more positive. I had said “Yes” [...]
Year Three Class Mass and Gathering
Today we, Room 7 and 8, celebrated our class Mass with our friends and family. The theme was celebrating the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and how we can use these fruits in [...]
Team Work Pays Off
Eight girls all excited, turned up at the Rodney Netball Centre on Sunday 26th May. Our day was spent, playing four games of netball. We won two games, lost one and drew one which was [...]
Faith Facts for the Year of Faith
The entrance way to Catherine McAuley's home, now the Congregational Centre for the Sisters of Mercy. Faith Facts during Term 2 are quotes from Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, on the [...]
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. [...]
News from the “Friends”
Greetings from the Friends of St Joes. We've had a name change from the PTFA and have been going great guns this year. We meet the third Monday of every month for an hour and [...]
Being Confirmed And Receiving Holy Communion For The First Time-written by Darcy S
Having my first Holy Communion was really special. My favourite part was taking the body and blood of Jesus. I am really proud of myself because I am a full member of the Church. My [...]
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 [...]
New entrants from room 12 and 15
Lauren, Ujin, Joseph, Chase, Kelly, Mia, Dustin, Leo, Isabel, Lucy, Owen and Savanna