St Joseph's School Kaikoura

St Joseph’s School Haiti Fundraiser

On Friday we held a mufti day to raise money for the people affected by the Haiti earthquake.

Well done to everyone who made the effort to dress up in an International Costume. Thanks also to Father Eric for donating a fishing rod to be raffled. We raised over $200 which is a fantastic effort for our school.

‘Canine Artwork’ St Joseph’s Kaikoura Room 2

Room 2′ student art work ‘Cats”- drawing with a focus on spatial awareness and colour directionality.On display in the classroom.
Swimming daily 1.00 until the end of Week 4

Bike Wise Month at St Joseph’s School

On Tuesday 16th February John Simpson came to talk to the students about bike safety

and bike maintenance. He showed the students how to change a tyre, adjust seat and

suspension and explained how bike gears work. It was a very informative and interesting

talk.

Room 4’s Lenten Promises 2010

Room 4 has been busy discussing Ash Wednesday and Lent in preparation for mass tomorrow.

We decided to choose individual penances to observe over Lent.

St Joseph’s School Head Students 2010

Congratulations to the following students who have been chosen as St Joseph’s School Head Students for 2010. Claudia Smith, Head Girl Braiden Broughan Head Boy, Isabelle Coates Deputy Head Girl and Jeremy Howden Deputy Head Boy.

Swimming

Remember to bring your swimming togs from Monday to Friday for swimming. Lets hope the weather sorts itself out so we can swim, lots! This Thursday the High School are going to try again for their swimming sports, so no swimming for us.

Cross Country

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Cross Country today at Lynton Downs School. Thanks also to the team at Lynton Downs for putting on such a great event!

Reading in Room 1

Reading at Little Tamariki

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART JUMP OFF DAY, 12:30pm FRIDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER. WEAR RED AND A WACKY HAIR STYLE. START GETTING YOUR SPONSORSHIP NOW.

Room 2 is organising assembly for Friday 18 September.

St Joseph’s School has contributed to the education and journey in faith of hundreds in Kaikoura over the last 125 years.
It all began in 1883 when a Catholic School was opened with the first teacher being a Miss Hollis. By 1892, the School roll stood at around fifty pupils!
The Sisters of Our Lady of the Mission arrived on the “Whakatu” on the 9th of January 1900, the same year as the new Sacred Heart Church opened, creating a landmark in the history of our Parish. The Sisters initially lived and taught in the renovated St Michaels Church that had been moved from the Kowhai.
The 2nd of June 1912 saw a new, purpose-built Convent School opened. Hundreds of children were educated by and learnt music from a wonderful band of devoted Mission Sisters and lay teachers until 1980. On the 15th of June 1980 the present school in Ludstone Road was opened and blessed by Archbishop Thomas Williams, with the original complex subsequently converted into ‘The Old Convent Bed and Breakfast’.
With a roll averaging 100, our school continues to play an important role in our community by providing a catholic education for our children.
Integration took place on 17th September 1982.

from St. Joseph’s Centennial Booklet 1883-1983.

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