Monday – Bean Nachos with sour cream, Guacamole, and salsa Tuesday – Tomato and basil penne pasta Wednesday – Thai style yellow curry served with basmati rice. Thursday – cheese and tomato toasted wraps Friday – sweetcorn and potato muffins The post On the vegetarian lunch menu in Week 2 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

It has been wonderful to welcome all the children back to school this week. I have had the pleasure of visiting all the classrooms and the ease and steadiness with which the children have transitioned back to school has been particularly noticeable. The teachers have already been working together for a week and this plays a large part in creating an atmosphere of warmth and…

It has been brilliant seeing all the smiling faces arriving at school this week and wonderful to welcome many new faces too! It has felt like a bit of a celebration after a quiet summer break for many. We are very much looking forward to our Lower 1st students beginning their first full week of school next week. The Core Values of our school are…

Monday Pizza Tuesday Tomato and basil penne pasta Wednesday Salad rolls Thursday Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes Friday Vegetable muffins The post On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 7 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

At this time of year, we focus on Leadership as our 5th class step up to take their place as the School Leaders for 2021. Next Tuesday they will be asked to write a short speech on an unseen topic which centres on leadership qualities. They will present their speeches to 4th,5th and 6th class as well as the grade teachers and Mr Wilcock and…

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming our Lower 1st Class for 2021 to their orientation day. Due to restrictions we were unable to bring the parents together, however we are hopeful that the new year will bring easing restrictions and we will be able to have some parent social activities at least in year groups. The students settled in very well with their…

Monday Macaroni cheese Tuesday Puff pastry slice Wednesday Roast vegetable toasted wraps Thursday Shepherd’s pie Friday Sweetcorn pancakes The post On the vegetarian menu for Week 6 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

We are currently looking at student leadership throughout our school, within our value of Service. In its simplest form leadership is best shown through our actions by setting a positive example. This is clearly evident in our 6th Class students and also across the school as children look to those students in older grades. However, it is important for students to appreciate that leadership is…

What an extraordinary week we have had with NAIDOC Week and Remembrance Day. Our History included an outdoor lesson with Miss Jackson and 2M. Miss Jackson shared with us her knowledge of Indigenous Languages, customs and a Welcome to Country book (by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy). We remembered those who had given their lives in wars on 11th November at 11 am. As…

In literacy this week we have begun our analysis of the classic Australian novel “Storm Boy” by Colin Thiele. In my maths class we have continued to work on measurement but spent a lot of time on multi-step word problems which we all find a little tricky. In Science we have continued to look at the role of geologists and how they examine rocks to…