20/09/2019
Basketball News
This term, we have had three basketball teams playing in the local St Kentigern School league. We have had the Aces and Blues playing in the Year 5/6 competition on Mondays and the Year 3/4 Aces who play in the…
20/09/2019
Cross Country Zones
On Tuesday, we took a team of 32 children to the Remuera Zone Cross Country competition which was held at St Kentigern College. Our teams ran a tough 2000m course with over 100 children from different schools running in each…
20/09/2019
Staff Update
Unfortunately, I am writing to inform you that Kelsi Robertson Rm 28, has tendered her resignation and will be leaving at the end of the term. Kelsi has decided to return home to Otaki to pursue her dream of qualifying…
20/09/2019
Celebrating Jamie and Kayla Y6
In the last holidays the Karate NZ National Champs were held which covered all styles of Karate. In this competition;- Kayla was placed 2nd for 10-11 year olds Kumite (sparring) Jaime was placed 3rd for Kumite (sparring) and 3rd for…
20/09/2019
Music Group visits/ Mathex and Gymnastics Update
Community Visits Sorry for a delayed blog, however, the term just seemed to have got a lot busier. This is evident from the number of events happening last week. On Wednesday our Boys Choir, String Ensemble, Chamber Group and Senior…
20/09/2019
Speech Success
The Year 6 children competed in the school speech competition on Monday. The standard was extremely high and the eventual winner was Maskil Rm 27 with a great speech on 'Why Teachers Should Get Paid More'. At this point I…
20/09/2019
Science Fair and Art Exhibition
On Tuesday night, Totara and Kauri Teams held a wonderful showcase of student learning. The evening started with an item from Y3 and 4 children in Hapa Kaka, and a song from the Y3 and 4 Choir. After these performances…
11/09/2019
Chickens in Room 23
Heihei i roto i te akomanga 23 Room 23 experienced some real life learning last week, when they watched some eggs hatch in the incubator. This inspired some fantastic poems and oral language. The following peoms were written by Yaromir, Logan…
10/09/2019
Nau mai ki te wiki tuawaru o te wāhanga tuatoru. Te wiki o Te Reo Māori.
E maha ngā kaupapa e whai ake nei, mai i konei ki te mutunga mai o tēnei wāhanga. Welcome to Week 8 of term 3; Maori Language Week. We have lots happening between now and the end of the term.…
05/09/2019
Ski Team Results
Our CPDS Ski Teams did an awesome job and had lots of fun at the North Island Primary Schools (NIPS) Ski Champs at Whakapapa this week and they represented CPDS really well. The Year 6 'All Stars' team finished 38th out…
