September 1, 2016
The St John’s Lutheran School community celebrated a special event in their school grounds on Wednesday morning with their under-8 students: “Welcome To Spring, A Time To Grow”.
The early years team combined with St John’s Kindergarten staff and community playgroup to organise a morning of fun activities to celebrate young children and their learning.
There were organised activities such as bubble blowing, kite making, box construction, story reading, a photo booth, painting, seed planting and craft areas.
Many parents also joined in the fun at the junior playground where the morning’s activities were set up, and helped the children participate.
St John’s Family-School Coordinator, who runs the weekly community playgroup, ensured families with younger children came along to join in the day.
Local police and ambulance officers also brought their vehicles to the event for the children to have a look in, sit in and turn on the sirens.
The students enjoyed being able to try on the police vests, too!
A small group of secondary students planned and participated in the day as part of their service learning unit.
The students ran a craft activity which they had been working on for a few weeks beforehand, and also attended the staff meetings held to plan and prepare for the day.
From the smiles on the children’s faces, the event was deemed a huge success, as well as a celebration of the way young children learn through play experiences that support learning and discovery.
[Photos: St John’s Lutheran School]
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