Following the construction of the new carpark the Year 2 and 3 students of te Rūma Pōhutukawa noticed that the front of our school needed some beautification. We decided to go and explore this area. We took our measuring equipment to sketch up the garden areas that were not planted. We looked at the … [Read more...] about Front of School Planting
School Newsletter Term 2 Week 7
From the Principal Kia ora koutou.Welcome to Week 7. We are truly into the winter months and unfortunately the ‘not so good’ weather is causing closures of sport grounds and courts. Hopefully things will settle over the next week and our teams can then get out and play. Thank you to all of our … [Read more...] about School Newsletter Term 2 Week 7
School Newsletter Term 2 Week 5
From the Principal Kia ora koutou.Welcome to Week 5. We also welcome back Jo McConnell, who returns to the school office following leave of absence to visit her daughter and new grand-daughter. We thank Joy Neal, who has been keeping the school ticking over in Jo’s absence. Keeping Winter Bugs … [Read more...] about School Newsletter Term 2 Week 5
School Newsletter Term 2 Week 4
Week 4 Term 2 2022From the Principal Kia ora koutou. Welcome to Week 4. We had a wonderful day last Friday celebrating ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity’. The celebrations began early in the morning with Rūma Pohutukawa, our Year 2 / 3 class, leading the school at Kidszone. We had a wonderful … [Read more...] about School Newsletter Term 2 Week 4
School Newsletter Term 2 Week 3
From the Principal Kia ora koutou.Welcome to Week 3. This week we are starting to feel the bite of winter with some cold morning starts. Students are well settled into their classroom programmes. This week our teachers have our Mathematics Professional Learning development facilitator, Sarah … [Read more...] about School Newsletter Term 2 Week 3
Outdoor Classroom Day 2022
On Wednesday 18th May Te Rūma Rātā and Te Rūma Pōhutukawa celebrated 'Outdoor Classroom Day' (www.outdoorclassroomday.com) by taking all their learning outside for the day and what a glorious autumns day it was. They participated in Physical Education, Maths, reading, writing and art during the … [Read more...] about Outdoor Classroom Day 2022