Last week our Junior School children enjoyed a visit from Surf Lifesaving who ran a session for each classroom about staying safe in water. The children were shown how to dress for the good weather – slip, slop, slap and wrap, how to recognise dangerous water situations and what to do around the water. As […]
On the first day of Term 1 we welcomed 29 new children to Mt Carmel School – we managed to catch a photo of most of them as they turned up with their families to wish them well on their first day here.
Rooms 1 – 7 enjoyed a Peter Pan Dress up Day this week after their special trip to the Aotea Centre to watch the theatre production. Many Tinkerbells, Peters, Pirates and a few Crocodiles and Captain Hooks took over the playground and sang Pirate songs in the hall. Thankfully – no-one was made to walk […]
As part of R8 – R12’s Ancient civilization inquiry work they had a celebration of Ancient civilizations by dressing up as the one they had been researching. The children have been learning about Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece and have enjoyed learning about these different people and their cultures and beliefs. They have been working […]
What a wonderful show! Our whole school production of ‘Dancing Through the Decades’ was an excellent showcase for our talented dancers and the enthusiasm on the children’s faces was clear for all to see. A DVD of the show is available for sale – click here to order. To view our photos click on the […]
Last Friday we had a beautiful day for our whole school Cross Country Competition – all of the children took part in this challenging event and we saw great effort (and emotion!) from our participants. The winning house was St Francis and the individual winners were: Year 6: Grace Greaney & Eamon DeevyYear 5: Emilia […]
Last week our performing Kapa Haka Group, who have been practicing diligently over the past few weeks, performed at the Remuera Library.
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We raised $573 for the Child Cancer Foundation this Wednesday – thank you to all those who participated (we saw some FANTASTIC wigs) and to those who donated to this very worthwhile cause.
Our Year 5 children had fun this week harvesting the pumpkins from our School Garden and preparing them to be turned into Pumpkin Soup.
