Creative Creatures

21 Articles

Santa visited Bluestone to present ice blocks to all students

Bluestone SchoolDecember 17, 2015

On our last day of school for 2015 we had a surprise visitor! Read More

Discovery Time Learning brings out the creativity in Room 1 and Room 6's students

Ann SchaabDecember 6, 2015

Rooms 1 and 2 created animal faces using paper plates and coloured paper. View our photos to see some of the finished creations. Read More

Room 2's Clay Pots

Marilyn RossDecember 3, 2015

Our Art Topic this term has been Clay. Room 2 children have been creating pots out of clay. Read More

A bit of Christmas Cheer

Sara ValentineDecember 2, 2015

Reindeer took over Room One this week in the form of some lovely pastel drawings. Read More

Art Attack

Sara ValentineDecember 2, 2015

Room One have had another busy term creating some great artworks.  Read More

Room 5's Big Buddies at Bluestone 2015

Erna LinyardDecember 1, 2015

Room 5 explain why they liked their big buddies in Room 12 this year. Read More

A summer poem by Lily

LilyNovember 24, 2015

Inspired by the warmer weather 6 year old Lily has written a great summer poem for you to enjoy. Read More

Student Account of Athletics Day

RubyNovember 23, 2015

Ruby has written a great story about her experience of athletics day.  Read More

Athletics for Creative Creatures

BluestoneNovember 23, 2015

Creative Creatures held their Athletic Sports in hot dry conditions with students showing plenty of skill and determination. Read More

Room 2 visit Strathallan Rest Home to share some Music

Marilyn RossNovember 1, 2015

Room 2 children delighted the elderly folk at Strathallan with their songs. Read More

Creative Creatures 4th Term topic begins.

Erna LinyardOctober 13, 2015

Tayla and Te Koha wrote: Yesterday at school the Creative Creatures started their strawbale gardening because gardening is part of our topic in Term 4. Read More

Room 6's Awesome Spring Poems

Ann SchaabSeptember 18, 2015

Room 6 students have been learning to write Acrostic Poems.  Acrostic poems go down and across and can have any number of words on each line.  Enjoy reading the poems by three of our students. Read More

Storyteller Margaret Dockrill sharing her stories with us.

Marilyn RossSeptember 9, 2015

Margaret came to share her stories with Creative Creatures at the end of Writers Week.  Read More

Dog's  Visit to Creative Creatures

Ann SchaabAugust 11, 2015

Today Jo Hamilton from the Timaru District's Animal Control Unit brought her dog Stevie to school to teach our Creative Creatures' classes about staying dog safe. Read More

Winter - Acrostic Poems

Marilyn RossAugust 11, 2015

Wonderful Winter Words  - Poems that make us feel and see Winter Read More

Maths week in the Creative Creatures Pod

Erna LinyardAugust 10, 2015

During Week 4 the Creative Creatures are using board games, some old ones like Ludo and Snakes and Ladders, and some new ones like Frozen (using addition and subtraction) and Digi facts X 2 (using skip counting in 2's to 20). Read More

Artarama 2015

Siobhan WilsherAugust 7, 2015

Each year, schools across the South Canterbury region send their best artworks for public display in a stunning gallery setting. Read More

Discovery – Things that fly!

Marilyn RossJuly 30, 2015

Room 2 and Room 5 have been learning to Problem Solve during our Discovery Sessions.   Read More

Flying into Space for Discovery

Sara ValentineJuly 29, 2015

Rooms 1 and 6 had a great introduction to Space during Discovery time last week. Read More

Room 5's Art

Erna LinyardJuly 27, 2015

During Term 3 Creative Creatures are learning more about painting and during the first week Room 5 started by creating a big painting of colourful circles. Read More

Swimming programme gives confidence

Bluestone SchoolJune 5, 2015

Our junior students have been having swimming lessons at C-Bay and are quickly gaining in confidence. Read More

2015 at Bluestone School