End of Year Round Up and Acknowledgements
I wish to acknowledge the children of our school, the people who are doing most of the learning, and are the reason we are all here at St Joseph's. Thank you for the way you [...]
A family Prayer For Christmas
O Jesus, Our Savior, Thank you for Living among us And showing us the Way to God. Thank you For being born at Christmas. Your presence among us is our Greatest gift. Thank you, too, [...]
St Joseph's Cultural Festival 2012
Thank you to all for the wonderful support of our Cultural Festival on the 7 December. Ms Elliott and Ms Iskandar have created a short video clip as a record.
Advent-Preparation for Christmas
This weekend marks the beginning of the season of Advent. Advent is a term from the Latin word 'adventus' which means "arrival". It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas, the coming of Jesus [...]
Summing up and Going Forward!
At last night's BOT meeting, our plan going forward for ICT, was presented. Within the next few months we will be developing a managed wireless network in preparation for the increase in devices that will be used by the [...]
St Joseph's Cultural Festival
Children, parents and teachers are all busy preparing for this event which is on Friday 7 December starting at 5 p.m. This is one of our main end of year events for the whole school community [...]
Principal for a Day
What! A year 5 is your school Principal? That might sound odd but that is what happened to Fergus Lee from Room 1, St Joseph’s Takapuna on Tuesday November 20. Fergus’s family won a school [...]
Team 3 Flash Mob
Team 3 have been busy with their Flash Mob dance. The dance incorporates aspects of some of Aotearoa's many cultures. The children are preparing for our St Joseph's Cultural Festival 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUwBSVj-LmM
Rippa Rugby – Coached by Brett Hollister
Thank you to all our coaches and parents who have supported the Rippa Rugby during 2012. Mr Hollister would like to take the opportunity to contribute some comments regarding sporting excellence, and sportsmanship traits, [...]
"Christmas is only a month away"
"Christmas is only a month away, see this great story through the fun filled eyes of a group of Auckland kids this week on www.catholictv.net. Great for sharing with a friend."