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Tash Whitta
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Golden Child
We are loving our PE sessions. Team bonding and working together is our focus. It's great to hear our akonga encouraging each other to...
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Jo Lunn
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Happy Birthday Amber!
Our friend Amber is 9 tomorrow. We wished Amber a very happy birthday today in advance.
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Joshua Lion
Apr 14, 20221 min read
What a Rippa!!!
Tuesday saw some of our fabulous Poutama whānau join their friends to represent Riverdale in the regional Rippa Rugby competition. They...
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Joshua Lion
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Leading all the way to Level 2
Reciprocal reading has provided students with opportunities to practice important skills while they read together. Today Alec expertly...
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Jo Lunn
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Dragon's Egg
Imagine the Easter Bunny left a dragon's egg in your Easter basket by mistake! What would you do?
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Jo Lunn
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Easter S.O.S
Easter Bunny (EB) is missing! We were challenged by Mrs Lunn to write what happens next:
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Joshua Lion
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Amazing Artistry
We have some creative talent in Poutama. Charlie was working on some tape art today and it looks outstanding.
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Joshua Lion
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Hurly Burly?
This soccer/netball/touch rugby hybrid is a popular game that is great for practicing and encouraging teamwork. Checkout this video...
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Jo Lunn
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Volcanoes vs Ice creams!
We learnt another new game today. Take a look:
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Jo Lunn
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Today's Birthday Girl
Yay Courtney is 9! Happy Birthday to you! We hope you enjoyed your special day.
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Jo Lunn
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Happy Birthday Connor!
Look who turned 10 today! Wishing you the happiest of birthdays Connor.
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Tash Whitta
Apr 8, 20221 min read
E hia ngā? How many?
This week for Māori we interviewed our buddies to ask them questions that involved us counting in te reo Māori! We are getting really...
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Tash Whitta
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Proofreading Pros!!!!
Today Alec and Christopher attended a proofreading workshop and they nailed it!!! Whoop whoop!!
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Tash Whitta
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Sight Word Super Heros!!!
Look at how proud these two are!!! The Piles in front of them are the words they instantly know!! So much hard mahi has gone into...
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Jo Lunn
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Friday Opt-ins Week Nine
Yay! It's Friday again! Look at what we got up to... Look at Kate's Sock Bunny:
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Jo Lunn
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Two new Level Twos!
Congratulations to Madison and Maddy D on earning their Level Two Independence Licenses! Well done. We are very proud of you.
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Jo Lunn
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Roller Coaster Ride
We had the best writing session today with Mrs Lunn. We wrote about being on a Roller Coaster! We are so good at writing that it hard to...
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Jo Lunn
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Coltyn's Tadpole
This afternoon Coltyn shared news of his tadpole with his Whanau Class. We were interested to hear how it is changing into a frog. At...
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