Science experiment
Elephant toothpaste In room 6 we have been learning about science experiments and observing what happens. I did Elephant toothpaste. First I added some dish washing liquid and food colouring into a bottle and shook [...]
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 [...]
New Poi.
Every alternate Thursday at 8am, you will find Whaea Tina Peters leading our Senior Kapa Haka. Tina is a past pupil of St. John's and her son, Victor, is a year six student. Her family [...]
Manuka Class’ Vincent Van Gogh Collaborative Art
Manuka Class (Rm 6) has been learning about Vincent Van Gogh, his life and work. As part of our studies, we have created a giant version of Van Gogh's famous 'Starry Night painting. Each student [...]
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 [...]
Hot Chocolate
Karo has been learning about instructional writing for the past week. They needed to write instructions for how to make a hot chocolate. Students were paired up and asked to follow the recipe their partner [...]
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 [...]
Fizz, bang, boom!
In Science this term Room 9 have observed, described and compared physical and chemical properties of common materials and changes that occur when materials are mixed. We made a ‘volcano’ using baking soda and vinegar, [...]
Mathletics
Well done to this week’s Mathletics certificate and trophy winners. I wonder how many more there will be next week?
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 [...]