Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Love is the greatest gift one generation can leave for another. Richard Garnett Grandparents Day this Friday is an opportunity for our students to show love and appreciation for all their grandparents and special friends do to support their grandchildren and families. Our Grandparents: Are a […]
Dear Nativity Community Nativity Stars During the time that the Nativity Stars students spend at Nativity, they learn about our school, school routines, visit other classes, engage in learning activities, explore and make friends. The welcome that our existing students show to our transition students is one example of the caring community that we have […]
On Friday 15 September, the year 5/6 KO basketball team attended the final round of SAPSASA KO basketball at Lightsview. The boys played 5 games, winning 2 of them, and trying their best in close losses, for the other 3. The day finished with a loss in a 3rd place final. Well done to the […]
Dear Families September is a busy month for us as it is the Christian Church’s ‘Season of Creation’, Catholic Charities month and the build-up to Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Catholic Charities Appeal This was founded in 1941 by Archbishop Beovich to help people in our community. Originally the Appeal was established to support the […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School We are excited to share our Grandparents Day performance Back to the Future with you all on Friday 29th September. There is a buzz of excitement in the air as rehearsals get underway. This year will also see the return of the lunch between the two […]
Dear Nativity Community Children’s Book Week Last week, you could have been mistaken that our school had many characters from books visit us. When we looked closely, we could see that our students and staff had gone to a lot of trouble to become book characters. The list of characters was endless: Cat in the […]
Today, we celebrated Book Week with a parade of our costumes in the Gym with the Campus. We had a great time showing off our book week costumes to the Campus and the many parents and friends that attended. We hope you enjoy seeing the photos of all our excellent costumes.
Dear Families Grandparents Day As part of Grandparents Day, we have prayer. This year, we would like to show photos of students with their grandparents or photos of grandparents and special friends as the prayer. Could families please send in photos electronically if possible, to sblack@nativity.catholic.edu.au or send the photos in a named envelope via […]
We have made a wonderful start to playgroup this term in our new space in the Bartram building. The children love using the art room and playground! This term we welcomed a very special egg to Playgroup. Our ‘Golden Speckled Egg’ is part of a SPiCE playgroup initiative to encourage children to read, sing, talk, […]
This term has been extremely busy in 3/4B! In English we have been reading our next Roald Dahl Book – The BFG. Trying to find a book that nobody had read or seen the movie has been a challenge. The class are loving hearing all the disgusting things the Giants do! Did you know that […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Firstly, congratulations to the students who recently competed in the Catholic Schools Cross Country event. It was a great achievement that everyone completed the two-kilometre course. Special congratulations to Annabel, Anthony, Flynn, Jack and Quinn who made it to the top ten in their races. Congratulations […]
On Friday, August 11th our Year 5/6 SAPSASA KO basketball team headed down to Morphett Vale Basketball Stadium to compete in the first round of the competition. Wow! What a day! The boys played some fantastic basketball and deserve to be proud of their efforts. The team displayed excellent comradery and determination in each of […]
On Thursday the 10th of August a group of 45 Nativity Students from Years 3-6 competed in the Catholic Schools Cross Country races. This was held in the Adelaide Parklands against 66 other Catholic Schools. Every student that came gave it their all. With every Nativity student completing the difficult 2km course. The students were […]
Dear Nativity Community Children’s Book Week Our countdown to 2023 Book week is on! Teachers are preparing activities for students to engage in during Book Week so that our students see and hear about the short-listed books for this year. Has your child decided on the Book Week costume? This years’ theme for the CBCA […]
This week our 5/6s were given the privilege of attending a cohort retreat at the Aberfoyle Park Community Centre and explore the meaning of the very phrase written on the back of the year 6 senior jumpers, “Raising our Voices for Change.” Students participated in four engaging activities relating to mediation, reflection, team building and […]
Last night students from across the Campus shared their talents at the annual Campus Has Talent. It was great to see so many Nativity students represented on the night. Well done to Sienna and Sophie (singing), Connor M(Piano), Isabella, Jack, Connor D and Ruby (Drama) and Summer (Dance). Congratulations to everyone for their efforts, and […]
In Mathematics we have been exploring measurement. We have explored measuring litres and millilitres with water (and trying not to get too wet in the process!), perimeter and area. In English, we have finished writing our narrative texts and now are about to begin looking at Information texts, with a focus on famous people. In […]
The Receptions started to code this morning with the help of their Year 3/4 buddies. The Receptions learnt to control a robot called Sammy using coding cards that they had to sequence correctly for Sammy to complete a set task. It was a great learning experience for our Receptions testing out their problem-solving skills and […]
We have had a busy start to Term 3, and our focus has turned to the outside, in hope of better weather. Our Religious Education topic this term is ‘Caring for our Common Home’ and 1/2W have been making sure that the area around our classroom and the playground is free from litter. Students are […]
Dear Families Archdiocese of Adelaide Recently Archbishop Pat O’Regan presented the newly constructed Vision and Mission statements for the archdiocese. This was one of the recommendations from the 2021 Diocesan Assembly. Vision Statement The Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide strives to be a welcoming, Christ-centred community of believers, serving others. As missionary disciples, we are committed […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, A very warm welcome to our new Reception students, Nora, John, Zac and Marni. Also, to Abbygale who is starting tomorrow in Year 3B. We look forward to sharing your learning journey with you and having you as part of our community. Our students and teachers […]
We were very excited to open the Bartram building for learning this morning. If you haven’t yet had a chance to see all the changes, you are still very welcome to walk through the building before or after school. Our sincere thanks and gratitude to: Michael and Rua @ Brown Falconer Architects Alan and Gill […]
Welcome to Term 3! We are very excited to be moving to our newly renovated room for Playgroup. Nativity Nest sessions will be now held in the Bartram building at School of the Nativity. Please enter via the gates at the bottom of the staff car park and then follow the path alongside the playground […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Last Wednesday we attended a Campus Smoking Ceremony with Uncle Corey Turner to begin our Naidoc Week Celebrations. The theme of NAIDOC week this year is: For Our Elders. During NAIDOC week we celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
Dear Nativity Community, Reports As we approach the end of the semester, students have been completing units of learning in all curriculum areas. Teachers have finalised student assessments for Semester 1 which has allowed them to produce student reports which will come home next week. This year our Student Achievement Reports will look different to […]
Uncle Corey Turner, a Kaurna Elder welcomed us to country and celebrated our Campus Smoking Ceremony for our Naidoc Week celebrations. Students read: (Jenae from Nativity) Where there is fire there is smokeWhere there is smoke there is cleansingWhere there is cleansing there is healingWhere there is healing there is togetherness
Please join us tomorrow for playgroup. Our theme this week is ‘Things that Move.’ Playgroup is held every Tuesday morning from 9:00-10:30am in the room next to the Nativity Church. No cost. Please bring a snack for your child to eat during story time. All children 0-5 years are welcome. We look forward to seeing […]
Dear Families With all the rain that we have had this week, it is hard to believe that we had months of drought in years gone by. Do you remember the no watering of lawns, washing cars using only a bucket of water and the brown grass surrounding Adelaide? We have certainly had our fair […]
Our Reception students have had a very busy Term learning about weather and seasons and investigating minibeasts (small animals). We have had lots of wonder questions such as: Why does thunder and lightening happen? (Hunter and Scarlett) What are clouds made from? (Thomas) How big is the sun? (Sonny) If the world is round and […]
Nativity Nest Playgroup When the winter sun has been shining, the playgroup children have loved playing in the beautiful Nativity playground and sandpit. Join us tomorrow for some counting and number themed fun! Playgroup runs every Tuesday during the school term from 9-10:30am in the room next to the Church. All children aged 0-5 years […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Term 2 certainly continues to be eventful! We have welcomed 4 new students for transition visits this term: Marni, Nora, Jonathan and Zachary and look forward to them beginning their school journey in Reception next term. Last Friday the Year 3 and 4 classes went to […]
The Year 1/2 Drum class have been exploring different types of text. We learnt that jokes and riddles are set out in a different way than if we were writing a story. As we LOVE a good joke, we decided to make our own joke book. We wrote them. Mrs Drum typed them and then […]
Dear Nativity Community The Writing Revolution Last week, we continued our work with literacy consultant Elena Lanzilli. Elena shared her knowledge of The Writing Revolution with staff and students. She led lessons in the 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6 classes. Teachers were released to observe Elena lead a Writing Revolution session and then spend time planning […]
Please join us tomorrow morning for some winter themed activities. All children from ages 0-5 years old are welcome. Free to attend. 9:00-10:30am in the room next to the Church. Bring a morning snack for your child to eat during story time. We hope to see you there.
Term 2 is off to a busy start in year 5/6H with students investigating the importance of money, budgeting and saving money as they have been shocked to to learn how much it costs to be an adult! Students have also been exploring the impacts of global warming on our Earth, learning from Sir David […]
Dear Families School of the Nativity acknowledges the Kaurna people, the Traditional Owners who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation. May […]
Congratulations to all the students that performed at the Campus Instrumental Music Night. It was great to see so many Nativity students represented on the night. Sophia, Callum, Aidan, Jasmine, Lauryn, Sophie, Alanah, Isabella, Izzy, Sakura, Indi, Charlotte, Kyra and Sienna, you all did yourselves proud on the night. Our Music captains, Isabella and Alanah, […]
We were very lucky today to have Majeda Beatty share her Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture with us today. She demonstrated various instruments and invited some students to use them. She taught groups of students a dance and explained the cultural importance of each one. Majeda also taught us the significance of using ochre […]
We have been having lots of fun at the Nativity Nest Playgroup. Last week we read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and made some caterpillars of our own to feed. We loved playing with insects in spaghetti, making animal homes with blocks and being creative with playdough. We also introduced our ‘Plaint Playgroups Read’ box, which […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Congratulations to all the students who capably represented Nativity at the Cross Country last week. We had 25 students participate. Special congratulations to Annabelle, who came 4th in her age group and now qualifies for SAPSASA. Also, to Anthony and Matt who were extremely close to […]
On Tuesday our Sustainability Leaders participated in our first Youth Environmental Leaders Program (YELP) workshop at Belair National Park. We collaboratively designed a plan for our school sustainability project for 2023. We met environmental leaders from other primary schools in our area and heard about their ideas and projects. The highlight of our day was […]
We have become obsessed with the weather in 1/2W! Every day we check the radar and make a record of the temperature and the UV rate, predict rain or sun. Hass has been integrated with Mathematics and Science – we are collecting data, making predictions, reading graphs and measuring rainfall. Science has taken us outside […]
Dear Nativity Community Learning Conversations I hope you have enjoyed the opportunity visiting your child’s classroom and having a conversation with your child and their teacher last week. These valuable conversations provide parents with an insight to your children’s learning and social development at school. Supporting students We provide a variety of intervention programs which […]
We have hit the ground running this term and have been very busy in Year 3/4HD. We have started our new class novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, begun learning about narrative writing and have been exploring multiplication with two- and three-digit numbers! We have also begun making our podcasts and are very excited to […]
Join us next week (Tuesday 23rd May) for some Very Hungry Caterpillar themed fun! All children from 0-5 years old are welcome. We are located in the room next to the Church, from 9-10:30. No cost. We hope you can join us for lots of playtime, stories and songs!
Dear Families Confirmation and Holy Communion We have twelve students who are preparing to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Communion. I invite you to pray for Alexander, Aria, Casey, Charlotte Bl, Chloe, Grace, Hunter, Jonah, Marley, Ollie J, Tilly and Toby. Fr Edward Welling It is with great sadness that I inform you […]
Dear families Please see the information below regarding workshops that may be of interest to you. Best wishes Melinda
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Welcome back to term 2! We have a lot to look forward to this term beginning with Learning Conversations and the Mother’s Day Breakfast and Stall next week. On Mother’s Day we recognize two important figures: our own mother, and Mary, Mother of God. St Theresa […]
Dear Families This week staff worked in teams to design their Religious Education units for Term 2. Students have some interesting learning to discover, including ecological choices that we make, indigenous spirituality, God’s offer of forgiveness and how we experience this in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Early Years are learning about celebrations in our […]
Learning Conversations are a time for you to meet and get to know your child’s teacher and continue to build a strong relationship between your home and your child’s school. They are an opportunity to share information about your child’s progress, interests and needs. They also help the teacher understand more about your child. By […]
Today our school community witnessed the “Stations of the Cross” presented by students from our Year 5/6 classes. We thank all students who were involved in presenting the reflection.
Today, our Year 3/4 classes presented the events of Holy Thursday. The Year 3/4 BD class re-enacted “Washing of the feet”, Year 3/4 HD re-enacting the “The Last Supper”, and Year 3/4 B re-enacting “The Garden of Gethsemane”. All the students did an amazing job of conveying what Jesus experienced. Please find below photos from […]
On Friday, 31st of March, our year 6 leaders ventured into Adelaide’s CBD to partake in the highly anticipated Amazing Race. Leading the four teams were Mr Baldock, reigning champion Mr Horton, and first-timers Mrs Paparella and Mrs Marker (replacing Miss Symonds). All students showed great determination and persistence over the 5km course, cheering each […]
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Friends of Nativity School, Last week we had students represent Nativity in the SAPSASA Athletics Carnival and the SACPSSA Swimming Carnival. Well done to all students who capably represented our school, we are proud of all your efforts. In Athletics special congratulations to Baron for his 1st place in both […]
3/4B have had a very busy and exciting term! We have been reading our class novel “Matilda” and creating book projects about what we have read. We have also had a focus on persuasive writing this term. Congratulations to Flynn Jansen and Alia Fisher, who will be our SLT Representatives this Semester also. We have […]
21 Nativity students along with students from Pilgrim & Thiele participated as a Campus team in the SAPSASA Athletics Carnival today. Congratulations to Baron M for his 1st place in both the 200m & 1500, due to gaining 1st place he will be invited to represent Southern Heights at the State Championship in these events. […]
Our buddy classes came together to celebrate the cultural diversity in our Nativity community. At Nativity we value belonging and embrace the benefits of our diverse community. All students wore an item of orange clothing to represent our united commitment to respectful and inclusive social communication. Our buddies gathered to share information about our rich […]
Dear Nativity Community There continues to be many different learning experiences taking place across the school. Our Year 3 and 5 students completed NAPLAN and approached the assessments with confidence. We will communicate with families information regarding the results of NAPLAN for 2023, as they are shared with us. We have many students participating in […]
Our Year 6s ventured to Port Noarlunga for our Aquatics day today. The students were engaged in a fun filled day of snorkelling and body boarding. The weather was kind and the waves were perfect for a thrilling time! There was lots of nervous excitement, laughter and team spirit. Our students were praised by the […]
Dear Families When talking with the Sacramental Program attendees and their parents this week, we spoke about Reconciliation. As we talked, we each held a dress zip in our hands. As a dressmaker, I hate putting zips in clothes, they’re fiddly and time consuming. I avoid using them as often as I can but sometimes […]
Premier’s Reading Challenge The Challenge is a literacy engagement strategy that requires students to read 12 age-appropriate books in a year. Students who complete the challenge receive an annual award. If students wish to take up the challenge, they are required to read 12 books from the start of the school year until the end […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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, highlights the events of 2022 at School of the Nativity and acknowledges and farewells our graduating students and school staff that are leaving.
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 […]
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, […]