It was very pleasing to be able to award Prefect Badges to all our Year 8 students this year.They have all taken on leadership roles and demonstrated responsibility and commitment to these throughout the year.  On the recent Renaissance Trip, they grew in maturity and capacity to lead by example.  The five students awarded badges […]

Message from the Deputy Principal At Assembly this morning we presented the awards for the Hockey and Netball teams.  The praise from the managers for the children in the teams, their spirit, their support of each other and their growth was heartening to hear.   In all cases the managers would have liked to award every […]

It was an absolute delight to have so many Grandparents visit the school yesterday.  Refreshments were served by a generous group of parents and enthusiastic Year 5 students.  The children thoroughly enjoyed showing their grandparents their work, their classrooms and other parts of the school. There is something about the quality of listening in a […]

Message from the Deputy Principal Year 7 and 8 students have arrived in Rome and hopefully are sleeping well before they begin their first adventure of this wonderful Renaissance Tour – an exploration of Ancient Rome – the Colosseum and Forum, and a trip out to Hadrian’s Villa. The rest of the school have their […]

A word from the Deputy Principal Thursday 6th September, the School Hall was filled with music playing all day – a treat for all there.  I noticed many faces of children in the audience totally entranced by the playing of their peers. Our judges were Mrs Lauren White who teaches singing in the school and […]

Events Music Competition 2018 – Thursday 6 September Children from Year 3 upwards are invited to perform an item of music with voice or instrument in the Music Competition.  With over 70 entries, we are looking forward to the performances.  Don’t forget to send your children with their instruments and music!   Year 3 Cake […]

Finally the weather has settled enough for our annual cross-country race to take place this afternoon.  Cross-country is one of those endurance events that children either love or hate.  In either case it is character building.  Like many other events at Ficino, we expect all students to participate and set aside their fears or misgivings, […]

We are currently undergoing a review of our marketing messages and it is always a difficult task to encapsulate a Ficino education in a soundbite. There are so many interweaving facets.  The conclusion of our marketing consultant, who has spent some time in the classrooms this week, is that you have to experience it to really get […]

It is always delightful to catch up with students who have graduated from Ficino School and this week I met two of them. Their pleasure at being back at Ficino was obvious, and their ability to converse freely and intelligently about what they are doing reinforced the excellent work that is underway here. Both were […]

Welcome back to Term 3.  It is always delightful to see the children at the first assembly of the term, looking smart, and gently waking up to the regular routines and new opportunities a new term provides. On Thursday mornings this term, students from Years Two to Six will have an opportunity to meet with […]