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Mar 28, 20221 min read

Operation Omicron

This week we have thrown out the regular programme and are having a week focusing on Problem Solving activities! We are calling it...

Jo Lunn

Mar 25, 20221 min read

Riverdale School Epro 8 winners

Mr Carter and Mr Bron have been taking the children who were interested in participating in Epro 8 competition for some training...

Jo Lunn

Mar 25, 20221 min read

Friday Opt-ins - Week 7

We had a blast today at Friday Opt-ins. We had some of our friends leading Opt-ins and Mrs Lunn took an Art Opt in on Printmaking. Mrs...

Jo Lunn

Mar 24, 20221 min read

E hia ō tau

How old are you? We learnt this sentence structure today. Check us out - aren't we just the coolest kids ever!

Jo Lunn

Mar 24, 20221 min read

Te Ao Maori with Pa Jack

The BEST part about Thursdays are our weekly visits with Pa Jack. Today Pa talked about the migration of the Polynesian people to New...

Jo Lunn

Mar 24, 20221 min read

Translation of Shapes

The Rulers have been learning about Translation. Watch this video to see what Translation is: Grayson and Brayden were AMAZING at this. ...

Joshua Lion

Mar 23, 20221 min read

Bloopers

We are hard at work with our inquiry in Poutama. We also love a good laugh. Olive and Asha bravely agreed to share a blooper from one...

Jo Lunn

Mar 22, 20221 min read

Watch this kid...

Oh my goodness! This guy has a bright future as a writer! He has made an amazing improvement in his writing this year. So much so, that...

Jo Lunn

Mar 22, 20221 min read

Flexible Furniture

We love being able to move the furniture around to make new comfy spaces for us to work in. Madison, Neva and Kate built themselves the...

Jo Lunn

Mar 22, 20221 min read

Happy Birthday Amelia

Today Amelia is celebrating her 9th Birthday! Happy Birthday lovey! We hope you have a great day!

Jo Lunn

Mar 21, 20221 min read

Check this out!

Joy is one incredible artist. Look at this beautiful piece of art she created while working in Ururangi this morning. We can't wait...

Jo Lunn

Mar 21, 20221 min read

Meet Maddy D...

Maddy is an amazing writer! Mrs Lunn is so impressed with how well she listens to the teachers at our modeling session at the start of...

Jo Lunn

Mar 18, 20221 min read

Published Writing

Here are a few published stories from Mrs Lunn's Writing workshops this week. We have been trying hard to include humour in our writing. ...

Tash Whitta

Mar 18, 20221 min read

Friday Opt ins

Today we had lots of little opt ins, our tamariki took on the teacher role and led their own opt ins. Take a look at our smiling faces

Joshua Lion

Mar 18, 20221 min read

Midnight

Yesterday, some ākonga suggested the popular game of Midnight would be a fun way to end the week. Unfortunately, Mr Lion was not very...

Jo Lunn

Mar 18, 20221 min read

Dinosaur Attack!

A couple of Friday's ago, Alexandra went to Max, Zach and Jorja's Friday Opt in - How to Stop Motion. Last week Alexandra made her very...

Tash Whitta

Mar 17, 20221 min read

Friendships

Today with Mrs Whitta we explained what a friend was. The good and the bad. The happy and the sad. Some our authors were so gorgeous...

Triathlon Team - Interschool Competition

Jo Lunn

Mar 17, 20221 min read

Triathlon Team - Interschool Competition

Yesterday Mrs Lunn took the School Triathlon team to the Interschool Competition. Have a watch of the videos of the kids in action. You...

Joshua Lion

Mar 16, 20221 min read

Amazing Mahi

Asha and Olive have been working really hard on their inquiry presentation to Mrs Peck. They have made an amazing start and have been...

Tash Whitta

Mar 16, 20221 min read

Cooperative games tuarua!

Today's game was called Building Balls. A strategic game including balancing and great body positioning lol!!! Lots of laughs were had...

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