New Level 2s
Congratulations to these kids who have worked hard to secure their new status as a level 2!!! Ka mau te wehi koutou! Ngā mihi mo ō mahi!!!
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Tash Whitta
May 9, 20221 min read
New Zealand Sign Language Week
This week it is New Zealand Sign Language Week. Thanks to Alexandra Murray and her famous Aunty!!!! Thanks for sharing your incredible...
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Tash Whitta
May 9, 20221 min read
Blob Opera
We have been working with digital tools. Blob Opera gives us a chance to work with sounds, beats, and ordering of music. Take a listen...
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Joshua Lion
May 5, 20221 min read
Vantastic
Van has been making some great progress in his writing this week and has been trying to include some direct speech. He worked really...
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Joshua Lion
May 5, 20221 min read
It's getting hot in Poutama
Although winter looms shortly, things have been heating up in Poutama thanks to our friend Tryton. He followed up some amazing writing...
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Jo Lunn
May 5, 20221 min read
EPro 8 SUCCESS!
Woo hoo! Our TWO Riverdale teams placed second and third in the semi finals today so they get to go to the finals TOMORROW! Yay! So...
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Jo Lunn
May 5, 20221 min read
Kei hea te / ngā
Today we were learning about the positional words we can use in Māori to describe WHERE something is. Here is a slideshow to explain it...
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Jo Lunn
May 5, 20221 min read
Clever Cookies!
Well done to Indi and Penelope who have passed Level 3 in the Steps Web programme! Way to go!
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Jo Lunn
May 4, 20221 min read
Life in the Trenches
Today with Mrs Ruawai, some of us watched a video on what life was like in the trenches during the war. She then read us a real letter...
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Tash Whitta
May 4, 20221 min read
Where Am I?
We are focusing on using topic words and giving our reader's clues to crack. Read the following slide shows to see if you can guess our...
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Jo Lunn
May 3, 20221 min read
Cockroach in the Car!
Mrs Lunn's fear of cockroaches is legendary around Riverdale School. Today she shared with us one of the many examples of why she hates...
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Jo Lunn
May 3, 20221 min read
Ururangi - Term Two
Ururangi is back up and running for term two. In this space, the kids get the chance to express their creativity. Today we had children...
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Tash Whitta
May 3, 20221 min read
Medics Needed!!!
Today we have been looking at topic related vocab and making sure our reader's can clearly read our message. What better way to do that...
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Tash Whitta
May 3, 20221 min read
Hand Eye Coordination
Today our PE focus was hand eye coordination. We used tennis balls and gutter boards to practose this skill. Our lesson turned into one...
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Joshua Lion
May 3, 20221 min read
Anzac Art
To remember our brave soldiers, some of our Poutama friends got creative. We used a pool noodle, a leaf and our fingers to create some...
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Jo Lunn
May 2, 20221 min read
A Furry Visitor
A few of us got a sneak peek of who was hiding in the towel, when Liam's Mum came to pick him up today. Can you see the furry visitor?
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Jo Lunn
May 2, 20221 min read
Term Two PE
This Term, PE will be ACTION PACKED! We have Cross Country and we have winter sports to learn skills for too. Today Mrs Lunn's whanau...
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Jo Lunn
May 2, 20221 min read
Three Truths and a Lie
Mrs Lunn challenged her writing kids to sneak a little lie into their stories today. Can you guess what the lie is in each of these...
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Jo Lunn
May 2, 20221 min read
Happy Birthday!
Our good friend Liam V is 10 TODAY! We hope you have a great birthday at school today buddy.
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