13 October – Week 1, Term 4 2023
Welcome back to the final term of 2023. Spring is in the air and the children have returned to school full of energy and good cheer. One of the highlights of this term is the Shakespeare Play, which you are all welcome to attend with your children and friends and family.
22 September – Week 9, Term 3, 2023
Earlier this week the New Zealand Herald reported a change in government policy in Sweden. Here are the introductory paragraphs from the article.
As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time
Grandparents Day
Thank you to all our visitors who arrived on a very foggy Auckland morning to take part in Grandparents Day. There was a real sense of pride watching our students interact with our guests, escorting them to the hall and around the classrooms. There was an eclectic range of performances, from recitations of poems (from […]
AIMS Games
Mrs Setters and Mrs Clarke group of 12 intermediate children were recently taken to compete in the AIMS games event held at Tauranga. This event had over 11,500 competitors and 25 different sports. We entered a team into the mixed hockey grade. It was a real eye opener for the children to see so many […]
Hell Reading Challenge
Ficino School is always trying to improve the reading abilities of the students, transmit the love for books and encourage the reading of quality books.
Ficino School Choir History
The choir began in 2019 with only 20 children. They participated in that year’s Kids Sing where they were one of the youngest intermediate choirs. Despite this, they received a Silver Award for their performance.
8 September: Week 7, Term 3, 2023
Earlier this week the New Zealand Herald reported a change in government policy in Sweden. Here are the introductory paragraphs from the article.
As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills.
