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2025 Kiwi P Spotlight

December 5, 2025

To mark the traditions of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day this year, the students of Kiwi P created stunning remembrance candles. This project provided a wonderful opportunity for quiet reflection as each student drew a candle and thoughtfully wrote the name of a loved one they wished to honour and keep close in […]


2025 Spotlight Tui Term 4

November 21, 2025

TUI  During the Te Rongopai -Good News theme in RE, Tui class explored ancient stories from the Old Testament that Jesus would have learnt as a child.  These special stories show us how to be in good relationships with God, ourselves and other people.  One of the stories they studied was Joseph and His Brothers. […]


2025 Spotlight term 4 Kakariki

November 5, 2025

Kākāriki Class Go Swimming!   Swimming is a highlight of the year for many Mt Carmel children, and Kākāriki class is no exception.  The children enjoy the break from our regular timetable and the opportunity to get into a new, exciting routine of changing, walking to Meadowbank Road to catch the bus to Swimtastic.  The […]


2025 Spotlight Term 4 Kakapo

October 23, 2025

As we get closer to the end of the year, Kakapo decided to create a piece of art that allowed us to look towards one of the most enjoyable times of the year. Our Nativity Art let us show off our skills around linework and painting with watercolours. As Kakapo created their pieces, it allowed […]


2025 Spotlight Pukeko Term 3

August 20, 2025

Pukeko Portraits:   At Mt Carmel, we believe every child is uniquely created in the image of God – loved, valued and special. Our painted portraits are a celebration of that belief. Through our portrait art, our Pukeko’s explored their identity and expressed who they are with creativity and confidence. As part of the process, […]


Spotlight 2025 T3 – Kiwi C

August 15, 2025

Over the past few weeks, Kiwi C has been hard at work crafting and delivering speeches. Some students chose to write about whenua – meaning land, place, or a place of belonging – while others selected topics they were passionate about. The speech writing process for our Year 5/6 students included brainstorming ideas, planning their main points, writing […]


2025 Spotlight Takahe T3

July 31, 2025

Takahe has been creating Koru art relating to our R.E. strand of Ā Tātou Whakapapa (Our Story). Each Koru represents a family member. Students had to think about what colour, size and pattern represents their family the best. The purpose of this art was for students to understand how we all have unique families. Whilst […]


2025 Term 3 Spotlight Ruru

July 16, 2025

This term, our Ruru class is diving into the art of cursive writing! We’ve started by practicing various patterns to help us master correct letter formation. Learning cursive not only enhances fine motor skills, writing speed, and self-discipline, but it also strengthens neural connections in the brain. Our students are incredibly excited, and they can’t […]


Spotlight Tui 2025 Term 2

June 13, 2025

The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy for Tui class with a big focus on science!  They have been working as budding engineers as part of an exciting STEM based project called The Wonder Project Rocket Challenge. The students were introduced to the engineering design process and challenged to work as a team […]


Spotlight Kakariki 2025 Term 2

May 29, 2025

This term our Science Topic in the Junior School is Forces.  To introduce the tamariki to push and pull forces found in everyday phenomena, Kākāriki Class have enjoyed looking more closely at examples of the 6 simple machines: levers, wedges, screws, pulleys, wheels and axles and inclined planes, thanks to the Simple Machines Kit from […]


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    6 Mt Carmel Place, Meadowbank, Auckland
    Principal: Liz Hennessy
    Phone: (09) 521 5161