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 [...]
We have a group of children who are our Enviro Ambassadors. They have been promoting putting our food waste in the worm bins to feed the worm farms. We have just carried out an [...]
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 [...]
Across the school this week we are beginning learning in the God Strand. You can find information on this in your family / whanau book. Year Level Learning intentions: I am learning … 1 How tapu and [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
