Monday – penne bolognaise Tuesday – bean burritos Wednesday – vegetable lasagne Thursday – salad rolls Friday – puff pastry slice The post On the vegetarian menu for Week 5 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

Eagle Awards are given to children to acknowledge the demonstration of the School Values. These awards can be nominated by any staff member who observes a child putting the values into practice. In the last two weeks it has been a pleasure to give out a number of awards to children who have quietly and generously seen a need and offered their services. This usually…

This coming Wednesday we have our first Market Day for 2021. Our 6th Class House Captains choose a charity or project they wish to support and together with their 6th Class team look to raise money around a fun event. This Term Neo Siu, representing Cook, has chosen Care Australia and the School will have a mufti day (children can wear clothes of their choice)….

Monday – chickpea and pumpkin curry Tuesday – potato cakes Wednesday – vegetable stir fry Thursday – veggie burgers Friday – pizza The post On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 4, Term 1 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

This week I would like to revisit one of the most important aspects of our teaching pedagogy at John Colet which is the regular practice of the Pause before and after each lesson. The children learn to bring themselves to stillness from the very first day that they start at school. If you speak to any child  in any class, they will tell you that…

This week our Primary students who had tried out, and been selected to be in a PISA team, had their first competitive matches. By all accounts their performances were strong and they supported each other as a team, as well as showing respect for the opposition. We have seen the same positive approach from students involved in our regular sports lessons as also during our…

When you have the same class teacher for two or three years, there is no downtime at the start of the year.  Our 4th Class are really working hard right off the bat. Writing: The children are enjoying beginning to learn about the Odyssey. This week they have written great dialogues from inside the Trojan horse; they are working on making their writing engaging for the…

Monday – Macaroni cheese Tuesday – Quesadillas with sour cream and Guacamole Wednesday – Garlic and rosemary with sour cream and sweet chili Thursday – vegetable mornay pie topped with mash potato Friday – vegetable pancakes The post On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 3 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

This week I would like to acknowledge the excellent service that has been offered by our 6th class students. Each morning there are a number of enthusiastic children waiting to take our new Lower 1st class to their classroom and help them with their bags. In some cases, they have waited with them in the classroom if they need an extra bit of help with…

At our assemblies, each week we explore the School Value in focus with a discussion based on practical examples given by the students and a reading given by our leadership team. This week the reading was from a quote by Albert Einstein where he referred to the fact that his work was only possible through the combined effort and service of others and that his…