News & Events

Last week the Whole School Cross Country was held in “changeable” weather conditions. Well done to everyone who took part and to the winning runners. Congratulations to St Francis who were the winning house.

The Junior School (Years 0-3) visited Motat recently as part of their Science Topic “A Place to Call Home”. The children enjoyed a fun-filled day of activities, including the opportunity to experience what school-life was like in the 1900s and a tram ride.  

In term two we celebrated the end of Book Week with a very colourful and imaginative Book Character Dress Up Day.  There were some very diverse choices .. from Sir Edmund Hillary to Yoda and everything in between!  Take a look at the photos and see for yourself….

Tieing in with our current topic ‘God’s Incredible Design’ with last term’s focus Looking to the Stars and this term’s  Matariki: Kite Making, the whole school have visited (or will be visiting) the Stardome Observatory.  The children looked at the Sun, Moon, Stars and Constellations as well as where Matariki is in the sky.  Students also enjoyed […]

Celebrated annually around the globe, Pink Shirt Day aims to create schools, workplaces and communities where all people feel safe, valued and respected.  Our hard-working PTA organised a fun day with a serious message for our children last Friday.  We even had a visit from the pink-shirted police!

Our children showed both a strong spirit of competitiveness and very good sportsmanship at our annual Senior School Athletics Afternoon (an excellent combination).  The sun shone as all students from Year 4 to Year 6 took part in running races and a range of team activities.  It was so good to see full participation in every […]

Our Junior Athletics Afternoon was enjoyed by all – races, relays, duck races, toddler race, teacher and parent races.  here are a selection of photos from the day.

TBall: With the disappointing news that the TBall Interschools Tournament was cancelled due to venue issue, Miss Hennessey got to work and was able to quickly pull together a fun afternoon for the teams to put their skills to the test. Each team played three games; Mt Carmel 1 won 1, lost 2 and Mt […]

Fifty of our children took part in this year’s Top Schools event which is organised by the Rotary Club of East Auckland, partaking in fun sporting events such as Wobbly Wheels, Gumboot Throw, Ski Run and the Slippery Slope to name a few.  The children had a fantastic time taking part in these activities and showed […]