International Speeches.
On 27 July, 26 students presented speeches in their home language of Taglog, Mandarin or Korean. The standard was very high in both content and presentation and covered a range of topics from ‘If I [...]
Author visit – Senior School
We are excited to welcome Joanna Grochowicz, author of Into the white: Scott's Antarctic odyssey, to the Information centre on Wednesday 9th August. true account of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition Joanna Grochowicz [...]
Knitting Galore!
Today in Room 22 we were lucky enough to have a visit from Therese Henkin - a reporter from The Times, and an old student from Star of the Sea. Alex and Jemma welcomed her [...]
Knitting Marathon!
Room 22 has been very busy knitting up a storm for their Student Volunteer Army/School Kit project. To find out more about the initial project click here. Have a look at the poster below to [...]
Artwork in the Information Centre
Wow! We love the new artwork in the Information Centre. Many thanks to Room 17 for the beautiful Kakahu, maori cloaks, and Room 11 and 19 for their collaborative display about Culture.
Room 5 Have Green Fingers
During Matariki, Room 5 began a small Inquiry about how plants grow. We learnt that Matariki is the perfect time to harvest winter crops and prepare the land for the spring. This lead [...]
Colourful Bubbles Printing
In Room 3, we are exploring different kinds of printing. We did bubbles printing and tied that up with a lovely poem we read as a class.
Information Centre – Welcome to Term 3
Welcome back to Term 3! We have lots of exciting things planned for this term - an author visit, National Poetry day, exciting new lunchtime activities and of course lots of new books [...]