Trip to Earthlore!
At St Josephs Balclutha, our awesome small school is always looking for fun ways to make sure our students achieve their highest learning potential! Recently, the entire school went on an Education Outside The Classroom Trip, to visit Earthlore near Owaka. Earthlore contains gardens designed to attract a vast array of native species, including insects. There were lots of activities which provided a fun and educational experience for us all, including watching a flea circu
Small School's Athletics DAy
On Monday was the small schools athletics day. We were very lucky that although warm, we had reasonable cloud cover for most of the day, making the heat manageable for our aspiring athletes! Our students participated in many different athletic events, from sprints to high jump, shot put to relays. We were so proud of the way that our children gave it their best, and of the great way in which they represented our school with their usual lovely manners and politeness. We also
