On Wednesday Mr Wilcock and I had the great pleasure of being the audience for this year’s Lower 1st Shakespeare production. As you are aware, due to unavoidable circumstances, the production was videoed only. In many ways this presented much more of a challenge to the children because there was no audience to help draw out their performance. In addition to this some scenes needed…

Our poetry theme continued this week with a study on a free-verse poem by Richard Aldington called ‘Dilemma’. I was amazed at the mature responses by the children and their ability to analyse and interpret Aldington’s words. It is a beautiful poem full of clever personification and rich vocabulary and we had a great discussion about the ending – did the poet’s friend end up…

Monday Salad rolls Tuesday Potato and corn muffins Wednesday Closed for Lower 1st Shakespeare filming Thursday Moroccan style curry with rice pilaf Friday Toasted bean burritos The post On the vegetarian lunch menu for Week 5 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

This week in Upper 1st Philosophy, we were discussing Wisdom and its relationship to the value of Stillness. They raised the idea that stillness allows time to make a correct decision and it is wise to perform a good action that benefits everyone. They also suggested that wisdom comes with experience and learning from mistakes. More importantly, not repeating the same mistake when the outcome…

This Term our Value in focus is Service, and of late we have looked at the benefits of giving full attention to all that we do. There have been many insightful, practical examples given by students from Lower 1st through to 6th Class. As we move to the end of the year, we begin to determine our 6th Class leadership team for 2021. Interested 5th…

In Health 3rd Class have begun to look at Zones of Regulation. The Zones framework provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, manage their sensory needs, and improve their ability to problem solve conflicts. The four zones are: The Red Zone is used to describe extremely heightened states of alertness and intense emotions.  A person may be elated or experiencing anger, rage,…

The Shakespeare Festival this week has been a triumph for all classes involved. The productions have reflected weeks of effort and co-operation between teachers and students. From 3rd to 6th class  a consistent feature of each play was the way in which every child knew exactly what they had to do and when, and if someone forgot something someone else was there immediately to move…

Our Primary Shakespeare Festival performances this week have been a tremendous success. I can honestly say the quality has not dropped from what we would have expected at Glen Street. Each and every play is worthy of note, however, we would like to acknowledge the outstanding performances from 6th Class. Both these performances showed how our unique program goes beyond just academics to empower our…

Monday Potato gnocchi with tomato and basil cream sauce Tuesday Bean tacos with salsa, Guacamole and sour cream Wednesday Sausage rolls Thursday Cheese and broccoli mornay bake Friday Vegetable quiche Glen Galloway Chef The post On the vegetarian lunch menu in Week 4 appeared first on John Colet School | Sydney. See Full Post >>

Welcome to our final term this year. Being resilient seems to have become a way of life this year and acceptance and going with the flow has been a lesson that we have all had to learn. Next week we will be welcoming the parents for 2021 via Zoom. Hopefully there will be an opportunity when restrictions are lifted to bring them more into the…