Mission Fair
Our Annual Mission Fair was held today. The money raised went to support the work of the Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ works in the Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea and [...]
FUN RUN
Room 9 children had a great day at the Fun Run. They showed commitment, great sportsmanship and enthusiasm during the event; encouraging and cheering each other and their year 6 buddies. It was great to [...]
Father Marchellino Visits Room 9.
In our RE lessons on the Church, we have been learning what the Priest does in our Parish. Father Marchellino came to visit Room 9 and they had lots of questions to ask him: “What [...]
Fabulous Father’s Day Out!
“Hey Dad, I love you, and all the things you do. Hey Dad, I love you, just because you’re you. Hey Dad, you’re the greatest, The best there’s ever been. Hey Dad, I love you [...]
Our Parish
We are learning that we belong, participate and celebrate in Our Parish. We visited our church and learnt it is a place that has holy things that remind us of God. We are learning to [...]
Shapes!
Room 9 are learning to sort, compare and classify 2D and 3D objects such as triangle, square, oblong, circle, oval, pentagon, hexagon, diamond, cube, cylinder, and sphere. We went on a ‘shape hunt’ around the [...]
St John’s Feast Day Talent Show
As is the tradition at St John's School, we celebrated our St John's Feast Day with a beautiful mass in the morning, followed by ice-blocks for morning tea, a gift from the PTFA. In the [...]
Jesus Meal
In Term 2 the Year 1 classes learnt about Jesus. We learnt that Jesus wore a tunic, mantle, girdle and sandals. We learnt that Jesus learnt in the temple rather than a school. We learnt [...]
Play Based Learning
During Play Based Learning time we can: Play outside with sports equipment Practice writing our letter shapes Play together creating games and rules Practice drawing, colouring and writing When we do these things we are [...]
Perceptual Motor Programme (PMP)
Perceptual Motor Programme (PMP) is a motor coordination programme involving sequential movement activities. It is designed to improve locomotive skills, body image, spatial awareness, balance skills, eye-hand and eye –foot coordination and self-confidence. These are [...]