On Monday 11th August our Year 4 student visited MOTAT where they had the opportunity to explore the new Science and Technology centre. In the science space, the students explored science through interactive experiences about light and energy. They learned about force, and technologies that shape our everyday lives and heard about stories of innovators and […]
On Thursday 24th July, our all-weather net ball court was transformed into a loose parts play environment. The team from Junky Monkey came in with all sorts of junk to facilitate some loose play. The children had fun playing with items otherwise destined for landfill. This led to conversations about waste minimisation and, encouraged them […]
On Thursday 17th July, the Junior School (Years 0-3) celebrated our 100th day at school this year. As part of our celebrations, the children had a fancy dress mufti day with the theme of “dress up as someone who looks 100 years old”. We saw a wonderful array of outfits
What a wonderful week of reading we have had at Mt Carmel during Book week! A special thank you also goes to Susanna Jolly, who organised our Readathon and its many fabulous prizes throughout the week. There was much excitement with the draw for the daily winners. The book fair was a great success with […]
Mt Carmel celebrated Catholic School’s day on May 28th with a variety of activities. The day began with a beautiful Liturgy led by Tui class, reflecting on what we are thankful for, and the children’s hopes for the future. This was followed by a special morning tea treat from the PTA , with all children enjoying […]
On Monday 7th April, following on from our lessons about sustainability and the visit from the Tread Lightly caravan, our Junior School students embarked on the Local Area Walk with their class. Each class visited a park, reserve, or green space within walking distance from school and collected rubbish which was audited upon our return to […]
The year 5 and 6 students took part in the Summer Field Days Interschool competition, participating in Touch, Cricket, T-Ball, and this year Badminton for the first time. Some children chose sports that had never played before and some played sports that they play regularly. Sadly, due to the inclement weather some of the field […]
Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week, which is one of the most important weeks of the year . On Palm Sunday we celebrate Jesus coming back to Jerusalem as a King. As Easter falls in the school holidays this year, the children from the junior school recreated the events leading up to and […]
On the 28th March our Year 5 and 6s visited Goat Island to investigate a marine reserve. They had a fantastic time. This is part of the Mountain to Sea programme that highlights the uniqueness of our freshwater and marine biodiversity and provides an active focus on the conservation of these environments through education and action. The […]
Tread Lightly Caravan The Tread Lightly Caravan came to Mt Carmel last week, this is a mobile environmental classroom that visits primary and intermediate schools in the Auckland region. Using fun interactive exhibits and activities, the programme teaches students what they buy and eat and how they travel and use energy has an impact on the environment. […]
