Montessori to welcome slippery new species

We have had a great start to the year, lots of excitement and a very eager school community. It has been wonderful to welcome many new students across all of the classes.

GISBORNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

To begin the new year, we have created learning hubs each of these hubs have the opportunity to come together and work in a more flexible learning style this allows us to really suit the needs, interests, strengths and capabilities of each student. This has been a positive transition with the collaboration of all students and guides. Each hub has come up with their individual name based on group discussions and votes.

Students across our learning hub “The Hive” have been working with one of our families to create a reptile room yes, you read that right, a reptile room.

The entire school community is waiting in anticipation to meet the newest scaly, cold-blooded friends to our Cycle One building. Tanks and enclosures are already being moved in to ensure the right environment is created to suit the needs of the newest residents.

The students have come up with the animals they would like to have and our parent volunteer, Leanne, has organised students into groups of animal keepers. Our keepers are learning about the animals they are responsible for and have a list of weekly duties they need to fulfil. Members of our school community who wish to visit the animals will have one of our animal keepers to guide them and discuss the importance of how we care for our new members for the safety of everyone.