At the beginning of March, all of our Year 6 students travelled to Long Bay to visit the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre. The children first took part in problem solving games, which relied on them working as part of a team to complete a series of challenges. After this, the children split […]
As part of our topic for this term, ‘Our Place’, the Junior Team visited Mangere Mountain last week to learn more about Auckland’s volcanic field. Pūkeko, Ruru and Korimako visited on Wednesday, with Kea, Kākāriki and Hihi visiting on Friday. We started the day with a guided tour of the mountain before finishing the day […]
Last week our Senior School students had a trip to Rangitoto – it was a gloriously sunny day. We travelled into the city in style on a double decker bus, took a boat ride to the island and a walk to the top of the peak (a first for many children). The children took many “selfies” […]
Photos Credit: Michelle Marsden
Last week our Junior School children enjoyed a visit from Surf Lifesaving who ran a session for each classroom about staying safe in water. The children were shown how to dress for the good weather – slip, slop, slap and wrap, how to recognise dangerous water situations and what to do around the water. As […]
On the first day of Term 1 we welcomed 29 new children to Mt Carmel School – we managed to catch a photo of most of them as they turned up with their families to wish them well on their first day here.
Rooms 1 – 7 enjoyed a Peter Pan Dress up Day this week after their special trip to the Aotea Centre to watch the theatre production. Many Tinkerbells, Peters, Pirates and a few Crocodiles and Captain Hooks took over the playground and sang Pirate songs in the hall. Thankfully – no-one was made to walk […]
As part of R8 – R12’s Ancient civilization inquiry work they had a celebration of Ancient civilizations by dressing up as the one they had been researching. The children have been learning about Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece and have enjoyed learning about these different people and their cultures and beliefs. They have been working […]
What a wonderful show! Our whole school production of ‘Dancing Through the Decades’ was an excellent showcase for our talented dancers and the enthusiasm on the children’s faces was clear for all to see. A DVD of the show is available for sale – click here to order. To view our photos click on the […]
Last Friday we had a beautiful day for our whole school Cross Country Competition – all of the children took part in this challenging event and we saw great effort (and emotion!) from our participants. The winning house was St Francis and the individual winners were: Year 6: Grace Greaney & Eamon DeevyYear 5: Emilia […]
