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15/03/2019

House T-Shirts

Our 'School Houses' were initiated in 2018, to help foster positive relationships across all year groups. Last week, at assembly your child got a sneak preview of the new House T-Shirts, and by their reaction it appears they think they are really…

15/03/2019

Upcoming Teacher Union Meetings next week

Next week, teachers from around New Zealand will be attending paid union meetings in order to review and then vote on the latest offer that has been made by the government.  Our teachers have worked together to see how they…

15/03/2019

Staff Update

Unfortunately, I need to let you all know that Kate Ginders (Rm 28), has decided to move on from our school to take up a position at Grey Lynn School, from the beginning of Term 2.  Kate joined us just…

06/03/2019

School Culture

Dear Parents and Caregivers We appreciate the length of this piece, however, please read all of the following important message: It is of the utmost importance, that our school playground is a safe and an inclusive place for all our…

04/03/2019

A Mid Term Catchup

It is hard to believe we are already half way through the term, and that there is only 4 weeks to go until the fair.  I know that the Fair group has been working really hard to be as creative…

04/03/2019

Garden to Table and Family Picnic

The weather was beautiful and it was great to see so many families come along to mix and mingle last Friday night. Thanks to Shelley and Katie and helpers from the Friends and Families group for their hard work organising…

15/02/2019

Chinese New Year Celebrations

It was wonderful today visiting classes and seeing children from different class levels working together on their Chinese related activities.  These class activities were followed by a school assembly, where some of our talented Chinese students;- Boris H. Rm 20, Eason…

15/02/2019

2019 Fair Proceeds

Over the years we have been able to provide a number of special facilities for our school, that are not seen in all other schools. Some examples include, but are not limited to:- The Parkour Playground (funded over two fairs)…

13/02/2019

A Chaser to Visit our School

We are very excited to announce that Shaun will be visiting our school next Tuesday 19 February at 2pm.  Shaun will be talking to our children in the hall, and as I am aware how popular 'The Chase' is on…

08/02/2019

Opening for the Breakers

It was great to see CPDS children playing in the curtain raiser for the Breakers game at the Spark Arena, last night.  Congratulations to Yogya M, George N, Cooper T.R, Zareena B, Wilson F, Matthew T, Miqi L, and Ben D.  Thank you…

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