Cross Country Training

Students have begun training for the upcoming cross country events.

It was great to see such enthusiasm.

Below is an image of the keen runners doing a few stretches before the time trials...

keep up the great work guys and good luck!

Measurement fun!

It was such a lovely Tuesday morning this week!

The sun was shining and very inviting, so year 3/4 decided to venture outside for 

their morning maths lesson. 

We have recently been learning about measurement and thought that 

it would be fun to wander around the school grounds and measure the many things that are right

outside our classroom. 

It was such a wonderful activity that enabled us to think mathematically outside the classroom and

enjoy the sunshine and excitement of putting our measurement skills into practice!

We are very much looking forward to the next opportunity we have to enjoy another lesson outside in the sunshine!

Laura Ferguson 

Year 3/4 Teacher

Heart of Art

Good evening Everyone,

I got a bit too excited tonight and I forgot to take photos. The opening of the Heart of Art was a great success. People loved the display and it was a joy to show people the fantastic gallery Mrs Bowen set up with student art in the foyer area of the secondary school. Our kids are so capable.

Alderman Debra Thurley from the Clarence City Council and representing the Mayor was a special guest. Mrs Trisha Lowe has excelled in putting together the 3rd Heart of Art. Thanks, Trisha.

I'll organise some photos tomorrow.

Go Emmanuel!

Grandparents' Day

Grandparents' Day 2015

What a wonderful morning! Over 120 guests piled into the library to celebrate Grandparents' Day with our Primary School. The students did a wonderful job with their presentations in the Assembly and the students who served during the morning tea were very faithful.

Enjoy some photos of the assembly, class time and the morning tea.

A special thanks to Bec Roberts and the catering team and my wonderful staff!

Performing Arts Centre Approved!

Praise God! The Board has approved our Performing Arts Centre! Work on the project should begin in a couple of weeks. This is an exciting development for our school.

Kindy PE

Hello Everyone,

This year I have started teaching Kindy PE!

What an exciting class this is - so much enthusiasm jammed into tiny little bodies!

We have been focussing on our gross motor/general ball skills and team work quite a lot. That is, until we started practising for our big Cross Country race - what an amazing adventure one lap of our school grounds can be - there's so much to see and do as we run around the school!

This has been a big, yet exciting, learning curve for me. I've even found myself signing songs during some lessons to help with the activities we are doing. I take my hat off to Mrs Sargent and Mrs Natoli as they work with our smallest students every week and the amazing journey they are leading them on. In fact the students love them so much - that I've been called "Mrs" Rushton, quite a lot...

Here are some photos of some of our Kindy students competing in the BIG race.

Mr R. 

Year 3/4 Art Work

Year 3/4 Art work

After a busy week with Naplan, it was wonderful to finish the week with Art in year 3/4. 

We used the beautiful water colour paints to create beautiful works of Art using the theme of fractions, which we had been look at during our  Maths lessons. 

We have now displayed the beautiful pieces on our wall, ready for Grandparents to visit on Thursday morning! 

Laura Ferguson 

Year 3/4 Teacher 

5/6 Drama in Progress

Grade 3/4 with Mrs Ferguson enjoyed the 5/6 Bible plays this afternoon. Good work 5/6. Great to see your drama efforts. Well done Miss Williams with your encouragment of the class.

Whole School Assembly Today

I enjoyed the assembly this morning. I shared with students and staff about integrity and the importance of being honest and good all the time even if no one is watching.

Droughty house captains recieved the Crosss Country trouphy as the overall winning house. Lucy King received the Principal's Award for her excellent speech at the National Code Club role out last Monday. Mrs Haas can and presented the school with a certificate to acknowedge the huge donation towards the Chrsitmas Boxes last year.

Ya gotta luv this skool!

Great Picture on Michael Ferguson's Site

Check this out.

Michael Ferguson's Site

Proud of our kids!

Code Club Tasmania Launch

Mr Drew Roberts, some enthusiastic Emmanuel Code Club students and I have just got back from Parliament House in the city. We had the privilege to attend the official launch of Code Club in Tasmania.

Lucy King in Grade 5 spoke on behalf of the students and was greatly appreciated by those in attendance including Michael Ferguson, the Minister for Information Technology and Innovation and senior Telstra officials. I had the opportunity to speak on behalf of the school and draw people's attention to the hard work and quality teaching done by Mr Drew Roberts who has pioneered Code Club. He is in effect a state leader.

 

Members of the Code Club national Board visited the Code Club this afternoon and were very impressed with what they saw. It is wonderful to see Emmanuel Christian School be a leader in innovative education and the opportunities this provides for our children.

Don't forget to congratulate Mr Roberts for his efforts when you see him.

Grade 7 Art Puppets

Students have begun the construction of their puppets. First students needed to draw their character. Here they are beginning the construction of their puppet heads.

Grade 9 & 10 Art Option Class

Grade 9 and 10 Art students have begun progress. making an art piece to include in the Art of Heart exhibition which will be held at Emmanuel the end of May. The students are using for their inspiration the Heart of Art themes of Creation and Love. Here are some of the students as they begin this journey. We will keep you updated as we progress.