New Zealand children’s authors
Our students were lucky enough to meet published New Zealand children’s authors who all shared similar pieces of advice and inspiration for aspiring writers. They emphasised the importance of tenacity, resilience, confidence and practise, practise, practise! These are all qualities that have been crucial on their journeys to publishing. Serendipity or karma gave James Russell […]
Message from the Deputy Principal
In acknowledgment of Mother’s Day this Sunday we would like to dedicate this week’s message to all the amazing mothers in our Ficino community. Raising a child is not for the faint-hearted. Your children are very fortunate to have mothers who can provide an endless stream of love, patience and wisdom throughout their lives. Mothers […]
Traffic Safety
We urge parents to abide by our traffic safety rules. These are to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors, as well as to maintain good relationships with our community. Maintain a 5KPH speed limit on school grounds during drop-off and pick-up. No right turn onto Esplanade Rd. Parents are never permitted to park […]
Message from the Principal
In our Assembly this morning, we focused on our School Value “Respect All” with a particular emphasis on the importance of respect for our parents and teachers. The Assembly started with looking at the passing of Pope Francis who was a leader to 1.2 billion Catholics from all over the globe. Pope Francis was described […]
Walking the Te Araroa Trail
The Te Araroa Trail opened in 2011 after ten years of work by volunteers, the Department of Conservation and the government. It is a walking trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff, meandering down the country to take in bush tracks, river routes, mountain passes, beaches and roads. It is 3035km long, compared with 1403km as […]
Message from the Acting Principal – Farewell Term 1
As our first term draws to a close the vibrant energy of the children continues to shine in the classrooms. The buzz of the Class Concerts and the Speech Competition has inspired the children to showcase the best of their ability to their peers. As tools of communication music and speech elevate and expand our […]
Navigating with Stars at the Maritime Museum
It is indeed wondrous to consider how the earliest settlers to New Zealand found our islands given the vast size of the oceans they were traversing. Sailors have navigated by the stars for many hundreds of years and on their recent visit to the Maritime Museum, our Year 3 children learned just how these early […]
Powerful Speech Deliveries
The importance of a powerful speech is not only in the writing of it, but also in the delivery. Ficino School is well known for its emphasis on clear communication – the importance of articulation, the use of gestures, sincerity and preparation are all witnessed to good effect in our annual speech competition. This year’s […]
Resilience and Courage
Leading the assemblies with the children this term has been wonderful. Their insightful wisdom is already developing well. When I recently asked one of the Year 6 children, “What does it mean to be human?” She replied, “Humans have the ability to give sympathy to others and recognise that when someone makes a mistake, they […]
Y7 and Y8 Tidy Kiwi’s
Our Y7 and Y8 students have spent an afternoon a week for the last 8 weeks completing an Introduction to Leadership course with Youthtown in Mt Eden. Both classes spent their last session cleaning up Mt Eden. Many of them reflected on the positive feelings they got from ensuring their community was cleaner but also […]
