This Term’s
Living and Learning Focus is
CELEBRATE WHAKAHARI
Our School Values
Tina Justice, Pono Truth, Aroha Compassion, Manaakitanga Hospitality and Tapu Respect for the Environment
lived out in our Motto
Courtesy Care Co-operation Courage
Learning to Learn at St Joseph’s #L2L
St Joseph’s Catholic School Takapuna Learning Model
TO KNOW What Do I Know? What Do I Need to Know?
TO DO What Do I Need To Do? How Do I Do This?
TO USE How will I Use What I Am Learning?
What Other Ways Can I Use It?
Cake and Cookies Stalls were organised by Kakariki Team to support the Moko Charitable Trust, started by Dr Lance O’Sullivan and his wife Tracy, in Northland, to increase health knowledge and care for the children and their families in the region. Thank you to all parents who provided food for the stalls and also spending money. The O’Sullivan family have been and continue to be very generous in terms of what they do for the community. Recently, they have had the devastating news that their 6 year old, Lance Junior, has been diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. Let us keep them in our prayers.
The email below is in response to the fundraising we are doing.
Kia ora Erika
What an amazing gesture.
Thank you so much for emailing me and for letting me know about the wonderful support from the children of SJ.
Tracy and I would love to come and see you all the next time we are in AKLD.
Nga mihi
Dr Lance O’Sullivan
Snippets of Learning from around the school – Art, Inquiry, Maths, Mandarin – creating, challenging, thinking, listening, collaborating, problem solving, making use of inside and outside spaces, helping each other. Teaching and learning in schools continues to develop. For most of the adults in your children’s’ family and circle of friends, the model of teaching and learning was, to put it simply, that the student was an empty vessel to be filled with knowledge by the various teachers he or she encountered. Today you may hear your child talking about working towards becoming a trusted learner, gaining a full licence, being an active or passive learner. If you ask them what that means, you will discover that he/she has quite a sound grasp of what it means to be a learner. Things are moving away from doing what the teacher tells you to do to taking ownership of your own learning. Five year olds are learning to reflect on their learning, identifying what was difficult, what was easy, how they might solve a problem.
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The Year 5 Raptors team played off for 3rd or 4th in the Basketball competition (I haven’t hear any results as yet) and tonight the Year 6 Breakers Team is playing off for 1st or 2nd place. Thank you to all the coaches and managers who have supported our Basketball/Miniball teams this year!
Things Coming Up:
Cake & Cookie Stall for the Moko Trust Thursday 19th
Pupuke Cluster Athletics 25 November
Christmas Concert with APO in Sylvan Park 28 November
Parent Student Conference 1 & 3 December – remember to book your time
Parents Reps final meeting for 2015 3 December
Family Picnic 6 December
Year 6 Graduation 7 December
Kea & Kakapo Christmas Musical 8 December
Kereru Christmas Musical 9 December
Kakariki Christmas Musical 10 December
End of Year Mass and Awards Assembly 11 December (early finish 1 p.m.)
Have a wonderful weekend and hopefully, get plenty of sunshine!
Ma Te Atua Manaaki! God Bless!
Phil