On Tuesday, several members of Poutama represented Riverdale against other schools in the region. They all played their hearts out and...

Miwa has been writing a book. Today she read it to the class with the help of her friends Rin and Mila. We were so impressed with her...

We have another new friend in Poutama. This is Payton. She joins us all the way from South Africa! It is lovely to have you at our...

Four Riverdale School Rippa teams went to the Arena to compete in the Rippa Tournament. Our Blue team made it to the final but...

Harmful Digital Communication Act 2015 - There are some laws to keep everyone safe when we are online. The Police aren't the agency that...

Mrs Lunn's kittens turned ONE today! Even though they are getting older, they are as naughty as ever! This little ratbag was awake at...

Semi and Jack have been showing persistence to work through the problems of the fire engine. By the end of the week they had done some...

Thursday afternoon, the teachers introduced us to a challenge that we will be completing over the next two Thursday afternoons. Today we...

Amber conquered a fear on Thursday. She learnt how to stand up on the monkey bars! Her friends Kate, Estela and Mrs Lunn were...

On Friday the kids in Poutama, presented their first Assembly for the year. We got a few photos and Mr Lion took some video footage too....

Take a look at these rock stars. We used our paint pens to create master pieces. From mandalas to butterflies, love hearts to birthday...

Congratulations to Madison for being Poutama's first level 2.

To motivate our authors we watched a video to get our creative juices flowing!!! Watch this clip and then read our stunning stories!!!

This young man has been on 🔥 with his writing. It was so amazing this week, he was sent to show Mrs Peck just what creativity he has. ...

Blade recently spent a couple of weeks with his whānau up in Hamilton. He got to meet his new niece! Check out these cool photos Blade...

It was a crisp 12 degrees outside this morning at our swimming time. In the pool it was a balmy 25 degrees! The water was so warm that...

The girls booked the kitchen today to make brownie. They were super organised and had all their ingredients. The teachers didn't even...

Miss Amelia turned 10 today! We sang to Amelia when she came in from Rippa practice. We hope you had a fabulous day Amelia.

Last week we added Vex Robotics to our Friday opt-in repertoire. Check out Ryan, Thomas and Bruno giving it a go.

Friday of Week 8, Poutama will be presenting assembly. Here are a few NZ sign language signs we will need. Thanks Pieta for making these...