Daffodil Day
Many thanks to all the children, staff and parents who made Daffodil Day such a wonderful success. We raised, along with the weekly mission money, $822.00. Wow. The day began with a reflective liturgy in [...]
Welcome to our new entrants and their families
Welcome to the following children AdamR15, Rafi R15, Petra R15, Dillon R13and Luna R12
A Little Bit More of our School's Interesting History
From 1894 onwards, St Joseph’s School pupils were mainly boys from the Orphanage -some orphans, some from broken homes and some boys who had been picked up on the streets by the police. There were also a [...]
Kiwi's learning Croation
Why learn Croatian? Speaking a second language enhances brain development, improves cognitive skills and helps prevent dementia in old age. Children who learn a second language develop better skills at problem solving and critical [...]
100 Days of Learning in Room 9
Every day we have been counting the number of days we have been at school. We have recorded this on our place value chart in class. When 100 days came up, we celebrated. Mrs Yilmaz made [...]
Writing Across the School
The following are a sample of great writing from students in our school. Remember to check out the board in the foyer for more great writing. The Fat Whitetail Yesterday morning my whole family saw [...]
Religious Education Across the Curriculum
Conor Sheridan from Room 10 created this creation prayer. He linked his writing skills with his understanding of God's creation. This is just one way teachers at our school integrate Religious Education with other learning [...]
Cross Country News
This is what some of our students felt about the cross country yesterday. Cross Country Running through the mud my legs straining to rest, the first lap was forcing all my energy to finish, but [...]
Learning to Live and Learn at St. Joseph’s
Mercy Values Tika – Justice Pono – Truth Aroha – Compassion Manaakitanga – Hospitality Tapu – Respect (for our Environment) These values are interwoven in all we try to do here at school. Like with everything [...]
The History of our School
" What is now known as St Joseph's Takapuna was christened St Mary's Industrial School in 1846 by Bishop Pompallier.He started the building before leaving for Europe in search of priests and nuns for New [...]