Room 12 has a class mascot – a Turtle called Shelly! Recently Room 12 kids have been creating their own turtle mascots and have used these to write descriptions. I have loved seeing their wonderful efforts; they really made me smile!
At PBS, our school values encourage respect for all people and cultures. With Di Puati’s mahi with our girls’ Pasifika performance group and an upcoming Tapa creation project through our Kahui Ako and KCDC, we’ve seen a wonderful growth in pride and interest among students from Pacific nations. Our school whānau includes students who whakapapa … Read more
The Jewels netball girls have worked exceptionally hard this season. We have seen a huge improvement to their game play this season and they ended the season undefeated (9 wins & 1 draw). Well done girls!
The PBS Acers attended the Te Ara Tuakana Maidstone Invitational Tournament 2 on Sunday and did an incredible job finishing first in their division. They won 5 games to get through to a tense final against Palmerston North Team Whakarongo. Ceejay Huriwaka won the tournament player of the day for the team with an outstanding … Read more
Over the weekend one of our students demonstrated Excellence to a very high standard. Congratulations Lucie Thomson on winning the Under 14 Girls’ New Zealand Cross Country championships! Lucie is only Year 7 so this makes her achievement even more impressive, and an inspiration for our younger tamariki with similar aspirations.
Each week during my senior lunch duty, I get to see firsthand just how awesome our Year 5–8 students are. I love the way they get active and involved, whether that’s playing a sport, getting creative or practising an item for our upcoming talent show, they are simply awesome young people! Check out our facebook … Read more
Yesterday Evie and Michelle from Rm 18 popped across to share their wonderful writing. In class they had conducted a science experiment and they wrote about what they observed. We talked about their curiosity around what happened in the experiment and the excellence they showed with their writing. Ka pai korua!
Ngā mihi nui koutou! Together we raised over $500 for Gumboot Friday!! Congratulations to the Gumboot throw winners for each syndicate: Ryder – Rm 15, Joey – Rm 2, Harvey – Rm 11 & Nate – Rm 26 And our Gumboot race winners: Ceejay – Rm 15, Carter – Rm 3, Kobe – Rm 11 … Read more