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 […]
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 […]
Athletics Day Winners
This weeks assembly recognised the overall champions from our recent Athletics Day at Mt Smart Stadium. Congratulations to our overall Junior and Senior winners: Girls: Olivia Bosher and Ava Maher Boys: Ian Bosher and Kiaan Patel Ficino School senior girls champion jumps high jump Ficino School senior boys champion wins 800 metres Ficino School Junior […]
Safe Conduct in our Community
Keeping our Ficino School community safe is always a top priority. With this in mind, please: do not drop off students before 7:45 a.m. observe the 5km speed rule turn left out of the driveway remind children to enter and exit the school on the pathway adjacent to the Preschool, not via the driveway be […]
Class Concerts
We were treated to some beautiful music this week at Ficino. Many children overcame their fears of performing to step up and share their music with us. Even though students played different instruments and had a range of ability levels, everyone was enjoying their music and putting in the utmost effort. Their friends were a […]
Commendations and Awards
Every term the students from each class are invited to share their achievements with their peers. Not only does this foster a sense of pride in their work, but it also helps students to build confidence in their presentation skills. This term our visual senses were ignited by Year 1’s hot air balloon artwork and […]
Science Comes Alive for Y2
To enhance their Science programme, Year 2 children visited The Museum of Transport and Technology where they got to see and experience science in action! There were experiments galore for them to try out: from creating trolleys to exploring the science space in Te Puku (our belly). There were plenty of places for the students to […]
Yr 8 Gloves up in Science
Year 8 has been studying the cardiovascular system that pumps blood around our body. Of course, the heart is the main player, and our students were incredibly fortunate to have real lamb hearts available to dissect (for the less squeamish of them!). Suddenly the terms “left and right ventricles”, “aorta” and “vena cava” make sense […]
Y3 – Y8 Athletics Day Camaraderie
Our annual athletics day for Years 3 to 8 took place last week at the Mount Smart track. Looking through the photos for it’s clear that there was a real sense of camaraderie amongst the children. From cheers to high-fives, they were genuinely supportive and encouraging of their fellow students. Our photographer took some great […]
