Today we had Max Brown, an Olympic Ambassador, visit us. He spoke to the Year 5-8 students about his journey to becoming a 2 time Olympian. This year he competed at the Paris Olympics in the K4 Canoe sprint. Some of the key things our tamariki learned was about resilience and hardwork, to accept opportunities … Read more
Jackson in Room 11 has been full of curiosity lately! He’s been diving into research on Emperor Penguins and decided to present it in a really eye-catching way. This project took a lot of time and dedication, and he was so proud to share it with me. I’m sure you’ll agree—Jackson really went above and … Read more
Congratulations to Charlotte in Room 1 for showing excellence in winning 1st place in the Year 5/6 speech cup yesterday. She spoke about Simone Biles, a gymnast in the Olympics who overcame adversity to win a medal at the Paris Olympics. Tu Meke, Charlotte! Congratulations also to Ceejay who placed 2nd for her wonderful speech … Read more
Congratulations to our star athletes for their outstanding achievements at the annual Inter-Regional Cross-Country Event held on 26 September (at the end of Term 3). Mia Thomson took 1st place in the Year 8 Girls event, Angus Wilson secured 1st in the Year 7 Boys AWD event, and Lucie Thomson claimed 1st in the Year … Read more
We held the CREST card draw at our end of term assembly. Any students who had received a CREST card for demonstrating our school values during Term 3 had their name in the draw. Congratulations to Zach, Noah & Joshua!
Last term each class was given a country to support during the Olympics and the Paralympics. Room 11 were given Jamaica to follow and support. They learned about the location and beach-loving islanders, noting how many Jamaicans love to live in jandals all year around due to the hot weather. To finish off their inquiry … Read more
Angus Wilson was proud to show me his medals from the Inter-Regional Cross Country recently. Angus came first place in the Year 7 boys AWD race and 4th in the overall AWD competition (including all Year 5-8 girls and boys AWD races). Angus ran the entire course without stopping once and PBS is in awe … Read more
Last term all classes worked hard to practise the school waiata. At our end of term assembly it was fantastic to see and hear all students singing this with pride. Our school waiata pays respect to our unique local setting and our iwi. Here’s a photo of our tamariki singing together.