The School People.
We are a small Catholic school sharing the grounds of the
Blessed Mary MacKillop Church. We have 3 classrooms
educating boys and girls from the age of 5 to 13.
As a Catholic school we promote the values of respect,
understanding and co-operation. Teachers and older children
model these values and our reward systems support our
children in making the right choices. Once a week whole
school prayer focuses on these and related values to
explicitly remind children of the path Jesus walked.
We follow the New Zealand curriculum but as an integrated
school we also teach Religious Education throughout. Our
approach builds year on year as the children grow through
the school and we are very well supported by the Dunedin
Diocese.
We have a close relationship with our parish priest, Fr
Michael Hishon and liaise with the parish to ensure our
families are included in the Sacramental programmes. The
school has a Catholic principal and a Director of Religious
Studies who work together to keep the parish and school
working in harmony.
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Mrs Annie Nelson (left) is the
School Principal. She joined us in
April 2010 from Auckland. Annie is a
passionate leader who believes all
children can achieve their
potential.
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Mrs Lauren Keighley (right) is
the teacher in Room 1. She is also
the Deputy Principal. Mrs Keighley
provides a welcoming, fun and
productive start to the educational
life of the children at St.
Joseph’s.
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Miriam Chamberlain (left) is our
Director of Religious Studies. Ms
Chamberlain teaches the years 3 to 5
in Room 2. Ms Chamberlain is a very
talented singer who shares her
skills with the school. She works
very hard for her children but
always makes time to share a laugh.
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Mrs Jill Dempster (left) is our
Teacher Aide. She works with Mrs
Keighley and Ms Chamberlain. She
likes running which is great as she
often does a lot of running after
the teachers!
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Mrs Margaret Heaps is our school
cleaner. She makes sure that we
always have a clean and tidy school
to share. She is also a very
talented gardener and has made our
school look very beautiful.
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Mrs Hazal Dowling is our new
Office Manager but she has been a
volunteer at the school for many
years! There isn’t much she doesn’t
know about the school. Hazal will be
the first friendly face you see when
you visit St. Joseph’s.
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