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Appreciation Post!!!
Dear Lynne, Kelly and Jaxon, Poutama would like to say a huge thank you for all the work you do in our classroom!!! From groups to games,...
Tash Whitta
Jun 10, 20221 min read


Tash Whitta
Jun 8, 20220 min read


Horo Hopu!
We are focusing on hand eye coordination and skills based around small balls. Horo hope is great for this. Today we focused on the tricky...
Tash Whitta
Jun 8, 20221 min read


Samoan Language Week 2022
Tālofa lava! Afio mai! To help celebrate our Samoan whānau we created siapoa Samoa. Although these are traditionally created on material,...
Tash Whitta
Jun 6, 20221 min read


Friday's Antics
We are really loving the opt ins on Fridays! Our ākonga are starting to share their skills and knowledge by taking their own opt ins. ...
Tash Whitta
Jun 6, 20221 min read


Cross Country
We had a blast at a wet Cross Country today. Well done to all our brave Poutama kids who competed today. We are so proud of you and are...
Jo Lunn
Jun 2, 20221 min read


Greenscreen
We have some amazing writers in Poutama. The girls have been working together to come up with a script to make a New Bulletin using the...
Jo Lunn
Jun 1, 20221 min read


Cooking up a storm
Yesterday the girls made lemon biscuits. They organised all the ingredients by themselves and made the biscuits without any help from...
Jo Lunn
Jun 1, 20221 min read


Should PE be compulsory at School?
We had a grand old discussion about this topic! We all agree that PE should be compulsory!!!! It should not be an option for our...
Tash Whitta
Jun 1, 20221 min read


The Smarties make Balloon Rockets!
The Smarties had a great time at Inquiry on Friday. It was their turn to make balloon rockets.
Jo Lunn
May 29, 20221 min read


Testing out the Epro8 Gear
For one of our Friday opt-ins, several students tested out the newly arrived Epro8 gear. The task was to use their creativity to build a...
Joshua Lion
May 29, 20221 min read


House Captains........
Do you think you could be the 2022 House Captain???? You have the next couple of days to create a speech to convince your House to vote...
Tash Whitta
May 27, 20221 min read


Can anyone catch this super student?
Madison is one of our quiet achievers in Poutama. She is a great role model by trying her best, managing her time maturely and treating...
Joshua Lion
May 27, 20221 min read


Kind Hearts at Riverdale
Thanks to Mrs Kenyon for setting this all up for us to showcase how we, as a kura, can help people within Palmerston North. Take a look...
Tash Whitta
May 26, 20221 min read


Timekeeper Mangotoa
As you may know, we have our workshops at set times over the day. Sometimes we get busy and lose track of the time and then the teachers...
Jo Lunn
May 24, 20221 min read


Mindfulness
Here are some of the examples of Poutama creating Sand Art while they are being tau. Anna: Thomas: Bede: Maddy D: Bruno: Ethan:...
Tash Whitta
May 24, 20221 min read


Poutama Leaders
The kids in Poutama make great leaders. Lots of our kids were keen to sign up to take workshops on Friday. Thank you for being so...
Jo Lunn
May 23, 20221 min read


Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Lochy and Lachlan. We hope you two have an awesome day
Joshua Lion
May 23, 20221 min read
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