Congratulations to all our Year 5–8 athletes who represented our school at the Regional Athletics Competition on Tuesday, 26 November. Your hard work and determination shone through! A special shout-out to these outstanding performers who placed in the top 3 of their events: Ceejay Kraus – Year 6 Girls: 1st in 80m and 3rd in … Read more
Congratulations to William Hamdan who won the Kōtui Ako design a Christmas Card Competition. This competition was open to all students through out Āotearoa/New Zealand who participate in Kōtui Ako virtual classes. This is what the judges had to say about his work, ‘we loved that you chose our native birds to feature in your … Read more
One PBS group that consistently demonstrates excellence, self-management, and teamwork is our School Patrol Students! Yesterday, they proudly represented our school at the end-of-year Road Safety Team Celebration. This event, organised by the Kapiti-Mana Police and KCDC, acknowledges the important job our patrollers do in helping keep our school community safe when coming to kura. … Read more
On Friday, a group of our senior Pasifika students participated in a cultural exchange event at Paraparaumu College. The day involved engaging in games, dance and a shared meal. Paraparaumu College’s junior Pasifika students facilitated various activities, fostering new friendships and connections among the students. We anticipate that these bonds will contribute to a stronger … Read more
Yesterday, the Principal had the privilege of teaching Room 15 for the day and was thoroughly impressed by their curiosity and teamwork. Having just completed their maths unit on algebra, she decided to challenge these senior students with a Mission Impossible-themed algebra activity. It was fantastic to see them working in pairs to secretly tackle … Read more
Last Wednesday a team of Te Motu athletes attended the interschool athletics com-petition at the Paraparaumu Domain. They had a great day and we are very proud of all of their efforts, including a first placing in the Year 8 Girls Relay and a second placing in the Year 7 Boys Relay. Congratulations to these … Read more
Wow, PBS students have been hauling in the certificates for high achievement this year! At our school, some of our students displaying special academic abilities undertake extra studies through Kōtui Ako – The Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa. This year their Kōtui Ako teachers have acknowledged the incredible work of Callum Rice in Physics and Emily … Read more
Last week, I had the pleasure of teaching in Room 19. I was so impressed to hear the 5-year-olds reminding each other about respect as they tidied up at the end of each session—specifically, respect for the items in their classroom. It was heartening to see these young learners applying the value of respect not … Read more