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Michael Mangan Concert
We were so privileged today to have Michael Mangan visit us. He sang some songs with us that we knew and taught us some new ones. We enjoyed every minute!

Senior Jumpers Arrive!
Today we received our Year 6 Seniors jumpers. Everyone was very excited! I am very grateful for these jumpers today because we have been looking forward to these jumpers for such a long time now. I am also thankful that Mrs. Black helped with these cosy jumpers. Indiana H I am so happy that we […]

From the Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Thank you to all of you who joined us for Sports Day last Friday, once again this was a great Campus community event. Congratulations to Eyre for winning the Championship Shield, Murray for winning the Spirit Shield and to all the students who showed great sportsmanship […]

SPORTS DAY 2023
We had brilliant weather for our Campus Sports Day. Sports Day is always a fantastic community event where we come together as a Campus to have fun, try our best, and support our teams. Congratulations to 🟡 EYRE (Yellow) for winning the Championship Shield for 2023 and 🔵MURRAY (Blue) for winning the Spirit Shield. A […]

Children’s University
Last week, School of the Nativity welcomed Emma Scott from Children’s University to launch the programme for a second year. CU is open to all students from years 2-6. After the success of 2022, students were enthusiastic to sign up again or recommend it to others. Children’s University Australia provides children with exciting free range […]

Dear Nativity Community, Our students and teachers have certainly been busy with learning, swimming and now preparing for Sports Day. The buzz of excitement and the many different learning experiences being provided for the students is highly visible when walking around the school and hearing the discussions amongst students and adults. The Writing Revolution Prior […]

A busy start to the year in 1/2W!
We have had a busy start to the year, saying hello! to new and old faces. Our focus has been on the getting to know you and building friendships. RISE to Thrive has featured heavily in our classroom and we have been modelling how we treat others and want to be treated ourselves. Our SLT’s […]

Lent Week 1
Following our Ash Wednesday Mass last week we are now in the season of Lent and as Fr Mwaura reminded us it is time of giving. Please click on the link below to watch how Project Compassion has helped Laxmi and her community in Nepal. Laxmi’s Story

News from the 5/6 Classes
The 5/6 Learning team have been working hard to establish the routines and rituals in our learning space. We have been learning about our RISE to Thrive behaviour agreement and discussing what respect, inclusion, safety and empathy looks like in our school. We have also been focussing on how we are called to be “Leaders […]


From the Principal
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of Nativity School Congratulations to our newly elected Year 6 Sports Captains for 2023. Murray (Blue)– Keanu Potter Yorke (Green)– Josh Whitting Flinders(Red)– Charlie Clarke Eyre (Yellow)– Matthew Torresan Each of these students wrote and delivered speeches to their house Team and were voted into the role by their […]

2023 Sports Captains
Congratulations to the following students who have been voted as the Nativity Sports Captains for 2023. Murray – Keanu Potter Yorke– Josh Whitting Flinders– Charlie Clarke Eyre– Matthew Torresan A reminder that Sports Day will be held on Friday 10 March.

What’s happening in 3/4HD
In Year 3/4 HD we have been having a wonderful time in their new class this year. We have spent some time exploring the new RISE to Thrive agreement, thinking about what Respect, Inclusion, Safety and Empathy means to each of us and how we can show these values. Last week we were lucky enough […]

Wellbeing News
This year we have launched our school wide behaviour agreement RISE to Thrive. RISE was a collaborative effort between teachers and students during 2022 to develop a common understanding and approach for our relationships as we learn and grow together. At Nativity, all students, teachers and parents have a right to belong to a safe […]

Dear Nativity Community The beginning of any school year brings about many new things… new shoes, pencils, books, friends, lunch boxes, classrooms, teachers, and new possibilities. This year we have many new students and their families, as well as staff who have joined our Nativity community, I would like to extend my welcome to these […]


Dear Families, Welcome back to another full, busy and rewarding year! Performance Standards We have hit the ground running in many areas of learning already, one of these being Religious Education. Our staff are implementing the new Performance Standards for Religious Education, designed by Catholic Education South Australia. When teachers are assessing students’ work, they […]

Welcome to Nativity Reception Class 2023
Our Reception students have had a wonderful first week of school together. We have been learning some of our classroom routines, getting to know some of our likes, dislikes and favourite things, drawing, painting, playing, listening to Mrs King’s silly sayings, and most importantly… having lots of FUN!!! Some words the children have used to […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Welcome back to the 2023 school year. It was lovely to see so many parents at our welcome coffee on Monday morning. This week we have welcomed our new Receptions: Aroosh, Cara, Emmerson, Savannah, Darcy, Francis, Harry, Henry, Lenny, Liam, Luv, Max, Orlando, Samarveer, Sonny and […]

From The Principal
Dear Families Dr Neil McGoran, the Director of Catholic Education South Australia has asked that I provide this short welcome presentation to all families. Please click on the link to watch the view the video. : Welcome to 2023 from Dr Neil McGoran Erika Principal

From The Principal
Dear Parents and Students of Nativity School, On behalf of the staff I warmly welcome you to the 2023 school year. Special welcome to our new Receptions starting school for the first time and the Cartridge, de Mouncey and Watson Haig families joining the Nativity community this year. All class teachers have posted a welcome […]

Nativity Carols Night
It was a great way to finish our school year with our traditional Nativity Carols night back on after a two-year break due to Covid. Thank you to all our Nativity families for attending and supporting our Carols Night. We hope you enjoyed our Christmas celebrations. Our sincere thanks go to the following people for […]

From the Principal and APRIM
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, How time has flown this term! This week we have farewelled our Graduating class of 2022 and met teachers and students who will be in our classes in 2023. It has been a time of endings and new beginnings. Tonight, we look forward to celebrating the […]

2022 – A Year In Reflection
2022 – A Year In Reflection, highlights the events of 2022 at School of the Nativity and acknowledges and farewells our graduating students and school staff that are leaving.


Minister for Education Blair Boyer and the Member for Davenport Erin Thompson Visit
Today the Minister for Education, Blair Boyer, and the Member for Davenport, Erin Thompson came to visit all the schools on the Aberfoyle Park Primary School Campus. At Nativity, the Minister learnt about our plans for the refurbishment of the Bartram Building through the Commonwealth Grant we have received. He also spoke to some students […]

Graduation & Thanks Giving Mass – St Joseph, Rotary and St Mary MacKillop Awards
Last night at our End of Year Graduation and Thanks Giving Mass we acknowledged our graduating Year 6 students and several of our students for their efforts this year. To our graduating Year 6 students, congratulations and thank you for your contribution to our Nativity community: Allanah, Siena, Abi, Maddie, Georgia, Harper, Jessica, Blane, Joshua, […]

A visit from Mercedes students and Caritas
Yesterday, Mercedes College students and Caritas representatives visited Nativity with the Project Compassion 2023 Travelling Candle. Sera, Connor and Ollie learnt more of the work of Caritas.

Receptions
During term 4 the receptions have been busy doing many things. We had sports Day which was great but made us all very tired. We loved our science unit of mixtures and learnt how to write procedures. We made cup cakes, fairy bread, butter and enjoyed observing mixtures change. We have also looked at nature […]

R/1 King
Reception Year 1 King have enjoyed learning about mixtures as part of their learning in Science this Term. They had a great time during our Early Years Science day making volcano’s, butter, slime, milk swirls and dancing raisins! They have also been reflecting about their year of learning and growth and about the things they […]

Arch D Podcasting Awards
On Sunday, 26th November 2022, Jack and us (Brooke, Izzy and Elka) were nominated for an Arch D Podcasting Award. We (Brooke, Elka and Izzy) got Nominated for the Primary Podcast Artwork of the Year Award for 2022. It was the first time they had this category. Jack was Nominated for thinking outside of the […]

From The APRIM
Dear Families, Thank you A huge thank you to all families who supported the Vinnies Christmas Food appeal. This has been our greatest response ever and the Vinnies’ people’s eye widened with surprise and delight when they saw the bags of food being brought in. Our school families’ donations covered four trestle tables! End of […]

Little Stars 2022
On Friday 25th November our 2022 Little Stars students graduated from our transition program and will soon be our Reception student’s in 2023. Our Little Stars have attended our transition to school program each Friday throughout Term 3 and 4 with the aims of: • making connections with peers also starting school in 2023 • […]

SACPSSA Athletics 2022
On Wednesday, 23rd November, our Year 3-6 athletes attended the SACPSSA Athletics carnival held at the Bridgestone Athletics Centre at Salisbury. Our students competed in their events to the best of their abilities and displayed great sportsmanship, not only cheering on our school but other schools as well. We had a very successful day, with […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Time seems to be passing quickly this term and as I go into classrooms, I am starting to see Christmas decorations! It is a reminder that this Sunday marks the arrival of the season of Advent, the four weeks before Christmas. The word Advent means coming […]

From The APRIM
Dear Families, I had organised my weekend so that I could spend Sunday afternoon watching the newly released ‘The Crown’. Mmm… so how do you think that went? In the morning we went to Mass as Father celebrated in the glow of candles. We sang a capella and joined in with the responses as best […]

SAPSASA Cricket
Congratulations to Charlie for winning a silver medal in Division 1 of the SAPSASA cricket playing for the Southern Heights team. A great achievement.

Year 6 – Amazing Race
The Year 6 students recently participated in their first Amazing Race, which will become an annual activity for our Year 6 students. The Amazing Race took place in the city over a 5km course that took in many of the city’s tourist hotspots, such as Rundle Mall, The Central Markets, China Town and many of […]

Children’s University Graduation
On Tuesday, 34 students graduated from the Children’s University Australia. It is the first year that School of the Nativity has taken part in the program, and we have had terrific engagement. Students accumulated over 2500 hours of learning outside of school. The ceremony was held at Bonython Hall and attended By the University of […]

Year 5/6 Camp 2022
In week 3 of term 4, the year 5/6 students went on camp to Douglas Scrub near Blewitt Springs. We stayed in dormitory accommodation for two nights and three days and participated in various activities as separate year 5 and 6 groups. We want to thank Wilderness Escape for facilitating our camp and organising the […]

Southern Music Festival
On Tuesday, 1st November, I participated in the Southern Festival of Music. We have been working hard all year in the Campus Choir, and I had so much fun representing Nativity at the Hopgood theatre at Noarlunga. Jack, Ruby Lea and I all went to the Theatre in the morning for a full rehearsal and […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, The weather could not have been better for our long-awaited Campus Sports Day on Friday last week. Congratulations to Yorke (Green) for winning the overall Championship Shield and to Flinders (Red) for winning the Spirit Cup. Special Congratulations to Liam and Jess our Year 6 students […]

Sports Day 2022
We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our Campus Sports Day. Sports Day is always a fantastic community event where we come together as a Campus to have fun, try our best, and support our teams. Congratulations to 🟢Yorke (Green) for winning the Championship Shield for 2022 and 🔴Flinders (Red) for winning the Spirit […]

Year 3/4 Woodhouse Camp 2022
During Week 1 of this Term our year 3/4 students went on camp to Woodhouse, which is located in the Adelaide hills near Mt. Lofty. The Year 3s stayed 2 days and 1 night, while the Year 4s stayed 3 days and 2 nights. The Year 3s slept overnight in dormitory accommodation, while the Year […]

From the Principal – 26/10/2022
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of Nativity School, Term 4 is off to a great start and will no doubt prove to be a very busy one for staff and families alike. This Friday 28th October is World Teachers Day. This is a chance for our community to recognise and thank the dedicated and […]

What’s happening in 1/2H and 2D
Year 1/2 and Year 2 have quickly settled back into the routine of school and are looking forward to a busy Term 4. We have started the term investigating data and probability in Maths. In Religious Education, our focus for the first half of the term is Baptism and the Holy Sacraments. We have taken […]

From the APRIM
Dear Families I hope you had an enjoyable term break. Celebrating the Sacraments Last Sunday, Ava, Brayden, Cecilia, Connor M, Elka, Hailey and Lauryn were confirmed by the Vicar-General, Father Dean Marin at the Parish Mass. They also received Holy Communion for the first time. As we congratulate them, we pray that they will always […]

Acknowledgement of country/Prayer/Three Little Pigs Opening & Closing Scenes – Grandparents and Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of the Acknowledgement of country/Prayer/Three Little Pigs Opening & Closing Scenes from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Year 5/6BH – Hansel and Gretel – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Year 5/6BH’s performance of Hansel and Gretel from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.


Year 3/4HD – Sleeping Beauty – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Year 3/4HD’s performance of Sleeping Beauty from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Year 3/4BP – Jack and the Beanstalk – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Year 3/4BP’s performance of Jack and the Beanstalk from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Year 2D – Three Billy Goats Gruff – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Year 2D’s performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Year 1/2 W – Puss in Boots – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Year 1/2 W’s performance of Puss in Boots from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

R/1 K – Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of R/1 K’s performance of Goldilocks and the Three Bears from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Reception J – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2022
Please find below photos and the video of Reception J’s performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from our Fractured Fairytales-themed Grandparents and Special Friends Day performance.

Gardening Club
Gardening goodness! We picked sooo much spinach on Wednesday, all of the children get a bag to take home. It was nice to get out in the fresh air and dig in the dirt.

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, We have recently received our NAPLAN results for 2022. School of the Nativity had 100% of year 3 and 5 students participate in the tests in and 100% of students meet the National Minimum Standard in all areas. In both year 3 and 5 there were […]

From The Aprim
Dear Families, What a significant time it has been since the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. I have observed the outpouring of grief and read many of the tributes that have been written to honour Her Majesty’s life. The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to the Queen’s life of service, so determinedly stated on her […]

It Has Been A Busy Term In Yr 1/2W!
We have had a busy and exciting term in 1/2 H. We welcomed Ms. Laura Sprigg (Flinders University) as a preservice teacher. We have recently started to inquire into the local history of the area and the rank of preserving the past. Last week, we listened to a talk by a local historian Cyprian Maynard […]

What’s happening in 5/6BH
In 5/6BH, as well as preparing for Grandparent’s Day, we have been busily engaged in many units of work. In Religion, we have been learning about how we can have a relationship with God and our focus thus far has been specifically through prayer. Students are working in groups to prepare and present a short […]

Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Last week we had some students from year 4-6 participate in the Athletics Carnival. Congratulations to all the students who participated and represented our school so well. Special congratulations to Jess (6) – 1st 1500m, Eli (5) – 2nd 800m, Liam (6) – 1st 200m, 3rd […]

What’s happening in R/1K
R/1 King have been busy this Term learning about Living things. We have had baby chickens to care for and observe and have grown our own bean seeds. We have also written information reports about chickens. Last week the Early Years classes visited the old Adelaide Gaol, as part of our learning in HASS. The […]

Dads & Kids Sleepout
Last Friday night we held our Kids and Dads Sleepout on the school grounds. Tents were set up on the bottom oval ready for the night ahead. We were blessed with good weather enabling the Happy Valley CFS to do a fire fighting demonstration. It also made good viewing for Dark Sky to conduct a […]

From The Aprim
Dear Families, September is a busy month! Season of Creation From 1 September to 4 October, which is the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, is the Season of Creation. The worldwide Christian church unite in prayer and a call to action to protect our common home. We are creatures of this common home, […]

From the Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads! Our Fathers and father figures play such a critical and distinct role in children’s lives, they positively influence their children’s health, social success and academic achievements. To all the dad’s who juggle the role of protector, educator, role model, friend, […]

What’s happening in 5/6H
In year 5/6 Horton this term we have been exploring poetic techniques including imagery, simile, alliteration, power of three and repetition, and how they are used in poetry to effectively tell detailed and emotive stories. Students had the opportunity to use these poetic techniques to write poems, describing the emotions they feel about their own […]

Yr 6 Sustainability Leaders Workshop
Yesterday our Year 6 Sustainability Leaders attended the second Southern Districts Youth Environmental Leaders Workshop. We visited Coromandel Valley Primary to hear about their conservation work with Badicoots in their local area. We spent some time in the creek learning about Bandicoots, their natural habitat and threats to their homes. We learnt to identify animal […]


SALA Artwork
SALA – The South Australian Living Artists Festival The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is about celebrating all things visual art! SALA is the largest open-access visual arts festival in Australia. During August, audiences are able to discover, explore, and engage with the work of SA artists as they are celebrated statewide. Every […]

Book Exchange
Our Book Exchange was a huge success. Thank you to all our families who donated a range of interesting books for our children to share. Congratulations to Alannah C and the Sustainability team for their vision and hard work to make this Reduce, Reuse, Recycle project a reality for our school. We hope you enjoy […]

2Drum Have Been Creative With Their Buddies
Every Fortnight we catch up with our buddies. We LOVE our buddies. Our buddy class is Year 5/6 B/H One of our activities (which Mrs Halliday – Wynes shared with us) was to challenge ourselves to build the tallest structure that we could, using spaghetti and marshmallows. The structure had to be able to support […]

Reception James Are Learning About How Things Grow
This term we have been learning about how things grow and how we can care for them. We enjoyed looking after the baby chickens when they visited our room. We enjoyed listening to the chickens chirping through the day. We have also planted seeds and watched our seeds grow. Growing seeds linked to the learning […]

Basketball
On Wednesday, August 10th Charlie S, Brayden, Lewis, Archie, Ryder, Steel, Josh W, and Keanu went to Morphett Vale Stadium to compete in the 5/6 basketball tournament. We fought hard and won the first three games finishing top of the pool, meaning we had to play at the top of the other pool. This was […]


From the Principal
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of Nativity School, Last week 44 of our students braved a freezing cold winter day and participated in the Cross Country event in the Parklands. Special congratulations to Jess 3rd placing and Flynn 4th placing in the event and to all the students who represented our school so well. […]

SACPSSA Cross Country Carnival
Nativity entered 44 students into the annual SACPSSA Cross Country Carnival. This is a 2km run through part of the city parklands. Congratulations to the Yr 3 – 6 students who participated today and thank you to our teachers Mrs Paparella and Mr Horton along with our parent helpers: Shanna, Bonnie, Theresa and Melinda.

From The Aprim
Dear Families, Charism Today is the Feast Day of St Mary of the Cross (Mary MacKillop). We are commemorating this day by launching our school charism. Work began on this document at the staff’s retreat last year. “I do want with all my heart to be what God wants me to be.” Mary’s words express […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Welcome to our new Reception Students Aerin, Scarlett, Ben and Hunter. I chatted with these students about what they were enjoying about school, here are their responses: Ben- I like to play outside and I can measure the toys. Scarlett- I like Art and playing with […]

Dear Families, I hope you have had a refreshing break. This term will be another busy one, packed with excitement, learning and probably, unexpected challenges. As we return, let us not forget those around the world who have no school to return to. In his daily email, Andrew Chinn reminded his subscribers that we cannot […]

R/1 King have had a very busy term of learning and growing
R/1 King have had a very busy Term of learning and growing. In Science, we have been learning about push and pull forces. We have carried out many experiments to see how things move and made predictions about what we thought might happen. We made balloon rockets, straw rockets, car launchers and car ramps to […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, On Monday the students in Year 3-6 attended the Catholic Schools Netball Carnival at Priceline Stadium and as I talked with the students it was clear they had a great day, encouraging each other and being a part of a team. Many thanks to the coaches […]

No Increase in School Fees for 2023
School fees for 2023 We are pleased to inform our school families that there will be no increase in school fees for the 2023 school year. As South Australians continue to feel the impact of COVID-19, Catholic Education SA has announced it will freeze fees at its 86 Diocesan schools for the 2023 school year. […]

Sam Bloom Talk
Our Year 6 students were very privileged to attend a talk given by Sam Bloom on her life story. Sam took the students on a journey detailing her early life, how she became paralysed and unable to walk to, how a magpie chick became her unlikely saviour, and how she has become a talented sports […]

Knockout Netball
On Thursday 30th June, the Nativity 5/6 girls Knockout Netball Team played our 2nd round of competition. We played at McAuley Community School. In the first round, we played the home grounders, McAuley, and won 32-23. In the second round, we played Westport, and we won 50-13. It was a very impressive game, and we, […]

From the APRIM
Dear Families Staff Retreat Tomorrow our staff will be on retreat looking at the stories of Jesus’ birth as told in the New Testament. It will be a day of study, prayer and quiet reflection as we think about the Nativity stories and how they are represented in our community. Altar Servers It is not […]


Our Nativity Website now has built in translation
Do you speak more than one language? At Nativity, we value and celebrate everyone by catering for all needs. Our school website can be translated into over a hundred languages at the click of a button. Simply look for the languages and flags at the bottom of the page and select your language.

Arch D Radio & Podcasting Leaders Day 2022
On Monday 27 June, Sophie and Jack from Year 3/4 attended a Podcast Leaders Day at the Catholic Education Office. The day was run by Arch D Podcasting and Radio and involved two workshops, learning from some of the best in the podcasting/radio world, and collaborating with other school leaders, both primary & secondary, across […]

What has been happening in Reception J
We have been learning about forces in our unit focussing on Push and Pull. During technology we have designed and made a mode of transport that needed to have a door that opened, and the mode of transport needed to be able to move. Being scientists, we have carried out many experiments to see how […]

What’s happening in Sustainability
The Nativity Sustainability Team would like to thank everyone for their support of the RSPCA Donations Drive. We are thrilled to have received so many recyclable items that can be reused to provide warmth, comfort and play opportunities for rescued animals. Reusing old items around the home for a different purpose is a sustainable practise […]

Nativity Senior Jumpers
Our Year 6 students received their Nativity Senior Jumpers today. The design on the back of the jumper was a collaborative effort amongst all of our Year 6 students. The students chose the theme “In all things love” and the design has 5 symbols. Vine: GrowthDove: Justice and peaceBread and Wine: Together with JesusBible: Faith […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, There is so much fantastic learning going on in our classrooms this term! Below I have provided a brief snapshot or highlight from each class. Reception James: We are independent writers and enjoy writing our own books and adding illustrations During Religious Education we have been […]


Like Me, Like You – Anti-racism performance
The Year 1-4 students today attended an anti-racism performance called “Like Me, Like You”, performed by the ActNow Theatre company. Like Me, Like You is an interactive performance exploring all of the different people, cultures and stories that make up Australia today – from the First Nations people who have been here for thousands of […]

What’s been happening in Year 3/4 BP?
Health Our Health curriculum has a strong focus on healthy habits. On Tuesdays, with Mrs Paparella we have been learning and practicing new skills to be mindful, grateful and connected learners. We are growing our attitude of gratitude by taking time to journal and activate our positive mindsets. “Gratitude helps me to be calm, be […]

New Receptions Visit
Last Thursday, our youngest members of the Nativity family joined us for the very first time. We warmly welcomed Aerin, Ben, Hunter and Scarlett to join our current Reception class. As part of their transition, they will join the Receptions every Thursday for the remainder of the term. To welcome them to our school, Erika […]

What’s happening in 2D
As part of our Literacy program, the Year Twos have been using creative ways to help us learn how to spell our “Tricky Words.” Last week, for the tricky word –“BUILD” we were given five minutes to BUILD something with a partner. We then had to use the word BUILD in our sentence, to explain […]

Instrumental Night
CAMPUS INSTRUMENTAL NIGHT Last Thursday evening we celebrated Campus Instrumental Music Night. For the first time, this was done across three performances in individual school groups to keep our families as safe as possible. The evening was a great success, providing very supportive audiences to our talented instrumental students from Nativity, Thiele and Pilgrim, and […]

From The Principal
Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of Nativity School, This week we welcome our Term 3 Reception Students, Hunter, Aerin, Scarlett and Ben for their first transition visit with Mrs James on Thursday. We are looking forward to you joining our learning community and getting to know you. On Monday 30th May Sally Paparella and […]