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The Players Sports January Cricket Clinic is back!
We’re thrilled to announce that our Cricket Holiday Clinic is back this January 2025! Whether…
Andy’s Holiday Programme
Andy’s OSCAR Club Andy’s OSCAR Club is proud to be the only onsite provider of…
SHINE – TERM 4
Welcome to term 4 of speech and drama classes. We hope you have all enjoyed a restful break…
Cornwall Cricket Club – Season Opener
We have a big opening day at the club on Saturday the 19th of October.…
The 2024 Have a GO! session is here.
Step up to the crease on September 22, 2024, for our "Have a Go!" session.…
Oranga Brownies
Know any girls ready to tackle the world, gain the spirit of adventure and make…
St Cuthbert’s Swim School
Confidence in the water starts Young Learning to swim is a vital life skill, for…
FANTASTIC DRAWING CLASSES in CPDS
FANTASTIC DRAWING CLASSES in CPDS CHILDREN (age 5 - 13+) Realistic Drawing Skills for Kids…
Epsom South Kindergarten
Enrol Today Kia ora and welcome to Epsom South Kindergarten Epsom South Kindergarten has a…
School Donation 2022
2022 SCHOOL DONATION Dear Parents, caregivers and extended whānau, Paying your school donation helps…
NEXT CHAPTER PARENTING Offering The PARENT SURVIVAL KIT PARENTING COURSE
NEXT CHAPTER PARENTING Offering The PARENT SURVIVAL KIT PARENTING COURSE • Do you find yourself…
Quiz Night – Saturday 21 August
The CPDS Friends and Family group are holding a quiz night on Saturday 21 August…
End of Term Staff Update
As we approach Term 3, I have a few staff updates to make. Recently the…
BOT Update – June 2021
Tēnā koutou katoa. I'll start with a massive thank you to the parents and caregivers…
Rm 27’s Amazing 1970 Robots
I was honoured to be invited to Rm 27 yesterday, so the children could share…
A Timely Reminder to Keep Children Safe
After an occurrence in Ellerslie yesterday that is being actively investigated by Police, we have…
Term 2 Instrumental Music Lessons Year 3-6: Enrolment Reminder
Students continuing with Instrumental Music lessons in Term 2: If you would like your child…
Y5 and 6 Triathlon and Summer Field Day
Triathlon On Thursday 8 April we held our Year 5/6 Triathlon. Luckily it was a…
MENZA Songwriting Experience
Earlier this term, we had a number of children working with Francine Werry, writing songs…
BOT Update- April 2021
Kia ora tātou, What a busy term we’ve had. We’ve seen some great work…
Celebrating Two of our Walking School Bus Parents
A huge congratulations to two of our Walking School Bus (WSB) Co-ordinators, Campbell Waugh and…
Fantastic Fun Fiesta!!
What a great day we had yesterday at our Family Fun Fiesta. The weather was…
Family Fun Fiesta Newsletter – Week 10
Three sleeps until the Family Fun Fiesta! Below is all the info you need to…
FAMILY FUN FIESTA AUCTION – is now live!!!
Cornwall District Park School Family Fun Fiesta Auction All proceeds from this auction will benefit Cornwall…
Maths Whizz for Years 3-6
A friendly reminder to those families of Year 3-6 students who have not as yet…
CPDS is seeing Purple Today
A huge thank you to all those who supported our Purple day today for Epilepsy…
Swimming Success
On Tuesday the 23 March, we had our Y5/6 swimming team represent us at the…
Thank you for the Flowers
I would like personally thank all the children and staff who brought along a single…
Congratulations to Tristan
Congratulations to Tristan J- Rm 18, for winning the 2021 National Lead Climbing Competition (in…
Year 5/6 Netball
As the netball season is fast approaching, we are calling for registrations for netball teams. …
Year 3/4 Netball
As the netball season is fast approaching, we are calling for registrations for Year 3/4…
BOT UPDATE – MARCH 2021
Kia ora CPDS whānau, Well, here we are again, following yet another lockdown. Thank you…
Instrumental Music Lessons Year 3-6
Dear Parents, Instrumental Music Lessons will resume this week. Fortunately, there are enough weeks remaining…
Level 3- Learning From Home This Week!
Dear Parents and Caregivers Last night, we heard the news we did not want to…
Puberty Classes for Year 6 Students
An important part of the Year 6 Health curriculum includes ‘puberty talks’. Due to the…
Back to School Tomorrow at Level 2
Dear Parents and Caregivers It was a big relief to hear we are moving back…
Maths Whizz for Year 3-6 Students
Maths Whizz is an optional programme that provides online maths tuition tailored to meet the…
Puberty Lessons for Year 6 Students
An important part of the Year 6 Health curriculum includes ‘puberty talks’. Due to the…
Level Three Learning Online
Dear Parents and Caregivers Teachers have been working hard tonight, since 7pm, getting the neccessary…
新年快乐 – Happy New Year
Yesterday, at Cornwall Park District School we celebrated Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. Throughout…
Being Role Models
Now we are back into the flow of school, I would like to remind everyone…
Joyce Fisher Preschool
Come and see how we provoke children's thinking in our inclusive centre
Recognising 100 Years at our School
Yesterday afternoon, we all gathered together to officially recognise that our school opened exactly…
Year 3-6 Instrumental Music Lessons: Enrolment Reminder
Dear Parents, Enrolments for Year 3-6 Term 1 Instrumental Music lessons are currently available…
Centennial Message from the Board
I love celebrating milestone birthdays – those moments that feel all the more special and…
Practising with the Blues
This morning, some of our Year 5 and 6 students were lucky enough to train…
We are Celebrating 100 years
2021 is the centennial year for our school and throughout the year we have a…
Year 3-6 Instrumental Music Lessons: Enrolments for Term 1 2021
Cornwall Park District School is fortunate to have the expertise of experienced Music Specialists available…
Happy New Year 2021 and Getting to Know Your Child Meetings 2 February
It is my great pleasure to welcome all our new and returning families to what…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
As the school year draws to a close, I would like to wish you all…
Signing of T-shirts (Year 6 and other leavers)
There has been a long standing tradition at CPDS where children who are leaving our…
End of Year Walking School Bus Success
It was a great pleasure to be able to join one of the ‘Walking School…
School Organisation 2021
Dear Parents/ Caregivers From 5pm this afternoon you will be able to find out, on…
International Competition Success
I would like to congratulate Mallory R8, who recently entered an International essay competition sponsored…
Success at EPRO8 Competition
Last Friday, we had a team participate in the Epro8 grand final Y5-6 , as a…
Congratulations to Lawrence
I was very pleased to be able to present a $25 gift card to Lawrence…
Performing Arts Competition
Last Wednesday, our children took part in our annual 'Performing Arts' competition. The audience was…
Congratulations to Steven Mills
Last Thursday, some staff represented our school at the 2020 Graduation Ceremony for Provisionally Certificated…
Stars on Stage
Sophie Rm 17 & Jacob Rm 28 have been rehearsing hard every week since February…
Table Tennis Success
On Thursday 5 November, we had a group of eight Year 5 and 6 children…
EPro8 Semi-Finals
Last Friday, three EPro8 groups represented CPDS in the semifinals held at Stanhope Road School. …
Road Safety Poster Competition
As last week was 'Road Safety' week, we ran a poster competition across the school…
Outstanding Speech Maker
Last night, I attended the Y5 and 6 Remuera Lions’ Speech Competition along with Gail…
Walking School Bus (WSB) Update
We are excited to announce we have six routes for our WSB that are up…
Room 27’s Wonder Project Movie
Last Term, Room 27 were involved in a wonder project were the class worked alongside…
Dance Performances Friday
Dear Parents and Caregivers We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of…
Mathematics Success
Recently, a group of our Year 5 and 6 children participated in a national mathematics…
Champion of Champions Success
Well done to our Year 6 Boys (Peter S, Joe G and Nathan P) gymnastics…
Important Message from the Board of Trustees
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whānau, This is an email we hoped we’d never have to…
Congratulations
I would like to celebrate the outstanding efforts of some special children who have competed…
Year 6 Performing Arts Cup: Entries Close Tuesday 20th October
Dear Parents of Year 6 Children Just a reminder that entries for the Performing Arts…
Keeping our Children Safe
It has been a great week back at school, especially being at level one. It…
Term 4 Instrumental Music Lessons: Enrolment Reminder
Dear Parents, Thank you, many of you have already paid for your child’s Term 4…
Year 6: Performing Arts Cup
Dear Parents of Year 6 Children, It is time to start the process for our…
Looking Forward to Monday
I hope all of your children managed to have a lovely break over the past…
Term 4 Instrumental Music Lessons: Enrolments
In the first week/s of Term 4 students will continue with the lesson/s that are…
Board of Trustees Newsletter – September 24/09
Kia ora whānau, Well, here we are again in level 2. Thank you for all…
Term 4 Instrumental Music Lessons
Dear Parents, As you are aware, our music lessons were disrupted in Term 3, due…
NZ Chinese Language and NZ Sign Language Week
你好, Ni hao 由于本周是新西兰中文周,我们邀请所有希望参与此次活动的 CPDS 学生们在这个周五穿着 “传统中国服装” 来学校。 这是开放给所有 CPDS 的学生的邀请。 这不是便服日,所以孩子们只能选择穿着 “传统中国服装” 或者是校服来学校。 As…
End of Term Update
Kia ora Celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori This week, the school has been…
September Update
Kia ora whanau, We’re all getting a little bit better at dealing with whatever changes…
A Request from our House Captains
Sophie Lochead Room 17 Cornwall Park District School 193 Greenlane West Greenlane Auckland Tuesday…
Malo e Lelei
As part of celebrating Tongan Language Week, we encouraged children to wear their Tongan dress…
School Projects Due to Start
Dear Parents and Caregivers, At the end of 2019, the Government announced the ‘School Infrastructure…
Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga /TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK 2020
Sunday 6 September to Saturday 12 September. Malo e Lelei - Welcome to Tongan Language Week…
Term 3 Instrumental Music Lessons Resume This Week
Dear Parents, Instrumental Music lessons will be resuming this week. Please assist our transition back…
Return to School at Level 2
Dear Parents and Caregivers It was a big relief to hear we are moving back…
MATARIKI 2020
Kia Ora Whānau, Whilst we were unable to hold our annual Dawn Ceremony and Breakfast…
Teacher Only Day Friday 28 August -POSTPONED
Dear Parents and Caregivers I have made the decision to postpone our planned Teacher Only…
Catch Your Child(ren) Being Good
This week we are starting up our 'Level 3 -Caught Being Good' system again Parents…
Continuation of Level 3
Dear Parents and Caregivers Now that we know that we will continue with online learning…
Learning Online during Level 3
Dear Parents and Caregivers Teachers have been working hard today getting the neccessary work done,…
What Level 3 in Auckland means for CPDS
After the COVID announcement made by the Prime Minister last evening, I would like to…
Upcoming Zoom Question and Answer Session
This year, the school is introducing a series of ‘Zoom’ sessions where we can explore…
August Update
Kia ora whanau, It’s exciting to see the school back to having kids in classrooms,…
New Wellbeing/ Behaviour Page on Website
After listening to feedback from some of you we agreed parents need more information relating…
Upcoming Walking School Bus Event
On Wednesday, we had a special visitor from Auckland Transport come to help promote walking…
Our Netball Girls Star at Central Pulse Game
Here are our Y5 Diamonds team posing and playing at half time in the Pulse v Magic…
Upcoming Teacher Only Days
Please put the following dates in your diaries as school will be closed to students…
Epsom Community Creche
For more information phone 09 623 2200 or visit epsomcommunitycreche.co.nz
Sports Events 2020
Tuesday 11th August 1:00-3:00 v Kings School and Royal Oak Primary (venues to be confirmed)…
Travelwise
School is Back – please remember to drive at a safe speed around our school.This…
Term 3 Instrumental Music Lessons: Urgent reminder
This is an urgent reminder: Payment of $136 for Instrumental Music lessons for students continuing…
Term 3 Instrumental Music: Enrolment Reminder
Students continuing with Instrumental Music lessons in Term 3: There will be eight lessons in…
Matariki Celebrations 2020
Kia Ora Whānau, On behalf of all the CPDS staff, I would like to wish you…
End of Term 2
This term will definitely go down in the history books as one of a kind; with…
Pick Up/ Drop Off Reminder
Thanks for all the cooperation yesterday in the 'Tennis Club' carpark, as it flowed really…
Important Message – Please Read
Dear Parents and Caregivers I was very concerned to hear about and also to witness…
Justified and Unjustified Absences
Dear Parents and Caregivers You would have seen that we have started to include attendance…
Reports on Hero
Dear Parents and Caregivers Hopefully, most of you have had an opportunity to go online…
BOT Update – June 2020
Kia ora whanau, So much has changed in the last few months. For many of…
Online Reporting Rollout
Dear Parents and Caregivers In preparation for accessing your child(ren)'s reports this Friday, you will…
2020-Y5 and 6 Camps
Thank you for your recent responses regarding camp and I am pleased to announce that…
Staff Update
Unfortunately, I need to inform you that Jude O'Sullivan has decided it is time to…
Our School Centenary is Not Far Away
Dear CPDS Families and Community, We have previously written to let you know that 2021…
Moving into Level One Tomorrow
I am sure we were all extremely pleased with the anouncement from the Prime Minister…
Term 2 Reporting and Parent Discussions
Dear Parents and Caregivers Now our children have had time to settle back into school…
Attendance Reporting to the Ministry of Education
Dear Parents/ Caregivers The Ministry of Education has asked me to past the following message…
Post Covid Staff Update
Dear Parents and Caregivers I need to inform you of a couple of changes to…
Change to Pick Up Times Next Week
Dear Parents and Caregivers, Now we have arrived at the end of our first week…
Update after Day 1 Including Some Changes
Thank you so much for all your cooperation today, as we fine tune our systems. …
Important-In Preparation for Monday
Dear Parents and Caregivers Below is quite lengthy, but it is extremely important information that…
Two Important Messages- Please read
1) We have cancelled the 'Teacher Only Day' scheduled for Friday before Queen's Birthday (29th…
Preparing for Monday
Dear Parents and Caregivers As we prepare to return to school on Monday at Level…
Important Information As We Approach Level 2
Dear Parents, At last, the moment we have been waiting for! The time when all…
Winners of the Week 3 Lockdown Competition
This competition proved harder than I thought with less than half the entries getting all…
Lockdown Competition – Week 3 (Pet Day)
This week, we have some pets who would like you to match them to their…
Winners of the Week 2 Lockdown Competition
This proved quite difficult for most. Here are the correct answers of the 'Baby Photo'…
Level 3 for Schools
Dear Families I am sure you all will be seeing the information online at the…
Well done!!- You have Survived Day Two of Online learning at Home
I am sure everyone of you have had a different experience with online learning in…
Successful Songwriters at CPDS
Recently, we had the follwing group of children compete in the MENZA National Annual Songwriting…
Catching Your Children Being Good
This week we are starting up our 'Level 3 -Caught Being Good' system again Parents…
Important filtering help from the Ministry and Network for Learning (N4L)
If you have any issues,please contact help@n4l.co.nz directly. Kind regards Janine
FAQ on Learning at Home
Newmarket School is one of the schools CPDS collaborates with as part of our Community…
Mrs Irvine’s Lockdown Challenge -Week 2
This week, we have a 'Baby Staff Photo' Competition. Just match the teacher' or leader's…
Guidelines for Online Learning that starts tomorrow
Kia ora koutou e te Whanau Tomorrow, we start a new term, in a new…
CPDS Whānau Positivity Overload Page
During the holidays, Dev Singh has been working extremely hard to build a site where…
Winners of Week One’s Lockdown Challenge
Thank you to all the great entries submitted, making the decision really hard. We arrived…
A Lockdown Challenge form Mrs Irvine
Over the next few weeks, I am going to run a lockdown competition for families.…
Home Learning Update
Kia ora koutou e te Whanau Please take the time to read the entire email…
Message regarding Kapa Haka from Lisa Rolle
Kia Ora Whānau, Many of your tamariki have signed up for Kapa Haka. I am…
Essential Businesses
Essential businesses, and those that support them, will continue to provide the necessities of life…
Some Online Links and Offline Ideas
Dear Parents and Caregivers Today’s announcement stated that there will be a four week ‘holiday’…
COVID-19 Update
Kia ora koutou Self Isolation This is becoming extremely important, as we know many people…
COVID-19 Update
Kia ora The school has currently reviewed upcoming events and as one can expect with…
COVID-19 Update
Kia ora You may have seen that the World Health Organisation has now declared COVID-19…
Latest COVID-19 Update
Information provided by Ministry of Education today. This afternoon, the Director General of Health announced…
Lastest Update on COVID-19
Dear Parents and Caregivers Please find below important information issued by the Auckland Regional Public…
COVID-19 Update
Dear Parents and Caregivers, I am concerned with how some of our children have come…
Term 1 Instrumental Music Lessons
Timetables for Term 1 Instrumental Music Lessons have been sent out to all Year 3-6…
Term 1 Instrumental Music Lessons: Reminder that enrolments close this Friday
Cornwall Park District School is fortunate to have the expertise of experienced Music Specialists available…
Welcome Back Everyone
It has been great to see everyone back with so much energy to start the…
IMPORTANT: Coronavirus Update-重要信息:冠状病毒更新
As our children prepare to return to school tomorrow, we are asking for everyone’s support…
IMPORTANT: Coronavirus Update 重要信息:冠状病毒更新
Dear Parents and Caregivers With school due to start in just over a week, I…
Happy New Year 2020 新年快乐 2020
It is my great pleasure to welcome all our new and returning families to what…
String Ensemble Performance in the Town Hall
Congratulations to our 'String Ensemble' who performed in the Town hall recently. Below is a…
Well done to our Flipperball teams
What a great weekend with all 3 of our Flippa Ball teams won their final…
Class Organisation for 2020
Please find below the class organisation for next year, including one last minute staff change. …
Surprise $400,000 for Maintenance Funding from the Government
The recent news that our school will be receiving a one off payment of $400,000…
End of Year-Teacher Update
As we near the end of the year, I would like to recognise and thank…
Life Education Classes for Years 3,4,5 & 6
Over the next 2 weeks all Year 3,4,5 and 6 students will be attending Life…
Process for Selecting ‘Flag Day’ Award Recipients
As we lead into 'Flag Day' next week, I wanted to again circulate the process…
Kapa Haka Performance at Albert-Eden Festival 2019
Kia Ora Whānau, On the sunny Saturday just past, Cornwall Park students from Nga Pihi…
2019 APPA Festival of Music
I spent a wonderful evening at the Town Hall last night, watching our Year 6…
Flag Day / Prize Giving Ceremony 2019
Flag Day/Prize Giving Ceremony is a big event on the school’s calendar and for those…
BOT Fair Newsletter Nov 2019
Kia ora whanau, The Fair The board are delighted to see that there has been…
Kids for Kids Concert
Last night, our Year 5 Choir performed at the annual ‘Kids for Kids’ concert at…
Our Y6 Lions Citizenship Award Recipients
On Wednesday night, I was privileged to be able to attend the annual 'Lions Citizenship…
Happy Diwali
Namaste Today, our school celebrated Diwali, and it was great to see so many parents…
Fractured Fairy Tales Production
Last night, was the final showing of our Y5 and 6 production for 2019, and…
Year 5/6 Production Next Week
Written and performed by our very talented students in Year 5 and 6. This show…
Auckland Marathon – CPDS Runners Race Report
It was a glorious day at Victoria Park as the CPDS Runners lined up to…
Staffing Update for 2020
It has been a very busy time over the past few weeks trying to ensure…
2019 Chesspower Nationals
On Friday, I was lucky enough to accompany 7 of our Y5 and 6 boys…
Lewis Eady Music Contest Placings
On 21 September, we had a number of school groups take part in the 2019 Lewis…
Y6 Performing Arts Cup
Last night, the school held the annual final for our Performing Arts Cup. The auditions…
Success for our Y4 Orcas
Congratulations to the Flippaball Y4 Orcas team (Heidi A, Jacob H, Ellie and Olivia D,…
Basketball News
This term, we have had three basketball teams playing in the local St Kentigern School…
Cross Country Zones
On Tuesday, we took a team of 32 children to the Remuera Zone Cross Country…
Staff Update
Unfortunately, I am writing to inform you that Kelsi Robertson Rm 28, has tendered her…
Celebrating Jamie and Kayla Y6
In the last holidays the Karate NZ National Champs were held which covered all styles…
Music Group visits/ Mathex and Gymnastics Update
Community Visits Sorry for a delayed blog, however, the term just seemed to have got…
Speech Success
The Year 6 children competed in the school speech competition on Monday. The standard was…
Science Fair and Art Exhibition
On Tuesday night, Totara and Kauri Teams held a wonderful showcase of student learning. The…
Term 4 Flippaball, Mini Polo, Basketball
Payment for Term 4 continuing players of Flippaball, Mini Polo and Basketball can now be…
Lewis Eady Junior Music Contest
Exciting news! We have entered even more groups this year into the Lewis Eady Junior…
Chickens in Room 23
Heihei i roto i te akomanga 23 Room 23 experienced some real life learning last…
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…
2019 Mandarin Language Speech Competition
大家下午好 On Tuesday 3rd September Cornwall Park District School held its Mandarin Language Speech Competition. …
Save the Fair / August Board Update
请阅读下面的中文翻译,谢谢 Kia ora whanau, It’s finally Spring! Phew! It feels like that was a long…
Tongan Language Week
Malo e lelei, This week is Tongan Language Week, and we started it in style…
Daffodil Day
It was a very bright yellow day on Friday, with so many children walking around…
Staff Update
Staff Resignation Unfortunately, I need to inform you that Nicki Boswell, our wonderful librarian has…
EPro8 Competition
On Monday, we had two Year 6 teams represent our school at the Epro8 Competition.…
Winter Field Day
A number of our senior children represented our school at the Winter Field Day on…
Important Measles Outbreak Information
So far, we have had no reported cases of measles at our school. Please help us…
Next Out of Zone Ballot
It is a legal requirement for the Board of Trustees to decide how many ballots…
A Night to Remember
On Tuesday night, we were treated to a 'Night to Remember'. This performance consisted of…
Maths Week
This week, our children have been totally engaged in all things ‘mathematical’. There have been…
July Board Update
7月董事会更新 请阅读英文版下面的中文翻译,谢谢! Kia ora whānau, The Board of Trustees met on Tuesday 30th of July.…
Gymnastics Success
Last Thursday, our school gymnastics teams competed in the Remuera Zone competition at the Tri…
Important -To and From School Safety Messages
A few reminders to ensure our children stay safe before and after school:- Only…
Year 6 Choir APPA Music Festival
This message contains important information regarding the Year 6 Choir performance in the Auckland Town…
Staff Update
Congratulations I am starting to believe there may be something in the water this year,…
CPDS Turns 100! Cornwall Park 小学就快 100 周年了!
请阅读英文版下面的中文翻译,谢谢! In 2021 Cornwall Park District School will celebrate its centenary!! What an exciting year…
Well Done to our Y3 and Y4 Netball Teams
On Sunday 28 July, our Year 4 and Year 3 Netball teams took part in…
Health and Wellbeing Survey
Dear Parents and Caregivers Every three years the school is required to seek feedback from…
Supporting our Principal
Dear Parents, As some of you may already know, primary school principals across the country…
Work from some of our Fantastic Year 1 Poets
I wanted to share these wonderful colour poems written by four of our Year One…
An Important Message – Please read
Welcome back everyone to Term 3, and a special welcome to all our new children…
Term 3 Instrumental Music Lessons
Term 3 Instrumental Music Lessons begin this week. Violin lessons will take place in the Bunker…
CPDS Netballers are tough
On Thursday, the netball games (for Y3 and 4) scheduled at Windmill Road Courts for…
June board update
Kia ora. After a hotly contested election process, our brand new Board of Trustees…
Staff Update
Tomorrow, we are farewelling Cynthia Peat (as mentioned in a post earlier this term). Cynthia…
Rimu Sharing of the Arts
Tēnā koutou, Nameste, Jambo, Nĭ hăo (你好), Malo e lelei, On Tuesday night, Rimu parents and extended…
Matariki 2019
Tēnā koutou Whānau O Maungakiekie What a superb Matariki celebration on Friday.…
Exciting News
Congratulations to our school chess team who are continuing to succeed. In my last post…
Declaration of Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees Election Results 2019
Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees Election Declaration of Parent Election Results Parent representatives…
Electronic devices
As smartwatches are becoming more common for our children to wear to school, we feel it…
Our Kids Lit Quiz Team were so Successful
My apologies for not blogging this earlier We are so proud of our Kids…
Staff Update
There definitely is something in the water this year, as I have another pregnancy announcement…
Year 5&6 Sports Exchange – 25th June
FOOTBALL NETBALL RUGBY HOCKEY Venue - College Rifles Venue - College Riffles Venue -College Rifles…
Our Successful Chess Team
On Tuesday 28th May, our chess team took part in the Zone Chess Comptetion at…
Planned Lockdown Practice 锁定演习计划
We will be practicing this procedure sometime in the next couple of weeks. We do…
Some Reminders for Parents
After School It is very important that children go straight home after school, or to…
Year 5 & 6 Sports Exchange – 11th June
Rugby Venue 1.20pm DJC v ROPS Dilworth JC Field 1 CPS v VAS Dilworth JC…
BOARD UPDATE – END MAY 2019年 5月 董事会会议通讯 请看下面的简单翻译, 谢谢
Kia ora. I hope that you’ve all managed to enjoy a really great long weekend.…
Serious Health Concerns
Measles Now it is official that Measles have made it to Auckland, we ask you…
Staff Update
Staff Appointments I am pleased to announce that we have two new members of staff…
Two Solid Weeks of Camps
Today brings us to the end of the 2019 Camp season, with all of our…
A Perk of Being Principal
Today, I was delivered the most devine salad courtesy of our Garden to Table 'Gardening…
Teacher Only Day-Next Friday 31 May
Dear Parents and Caregivers, The teaching staff are very aware that next week may cause…
Teachers Strike Wednesday 29 May
As reported by the media recently, teachers in both unions -NZEI (Primary) and PPTA (Secondary),…
CPDS has never been so Pink!!
Today, our school is a sea of pink as a support for the 'Pink Shirt…
National Support Staff Day Tomorrow
At Cornwall Park District School we have the most amazing support staff, and tomorrow is…
Board Newsletter- May 2019
Hello all, and welcome back after the Easter Break. I hope that you all had…
Two Big National Campaigns Next Week
Anti-bullying Event Pink Shirt Day is celebrated around the country as a way of drawing…
A Day in the Life …..of our Kowhai Team Children
Last night, our delightful New Entrant/ Year 1 children presented a number of items to…
Important News-Please read
Reports and Parent/Teacher Discussions Your child(ren)'s first progress reports for 2019, will be coming home…
House Captains – brief meeting today
HI team, Please can we meet in Room 22 at the start of lunch -…
Term 2 Instrumental Music Lessons
Payment for Instrumental Music lessons for students continuing with lessons in Term 2 is required…
A Poetic Picture of the Fair
Fair Frenzy Lines of people snaked through the field to enjoy a thrilling ride.…
BOT Newsletter – April 2019
Kia ora, CPDS whānau, The board met on Tuesday 26th March. The ratified minutes for…
Call out for Parent Helpers for the Fair
I would like to thank each and every one of the 268 parents who…
School Donations
Thank you to those of you who have already chosen to pay the school donation;…
Swimming Zones Competition
Last Tuesday 19 March, our Y5 and Y6 Swim Team competed in the Zones Swimming…
Children Promoting our Fair
Kylie (Rm3) and Oliver (Rm12) have been working hard to raise some money ahead of…
Y1 and Y2 Biathlon
Yesterday, our Y1 and Y2 children took part in their annual biathlon. This involed a…
Visit from Ofa Tu’ungafasi
All Black and Blues Rugby player Ofa Tu'ungafasi visited school on Tuesday. He spent time…
Colour Our Day
A huge thank you to all our children who donated money today to help families…
Coming Together as a Country – Mufti Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow, we want to join together with other schools and take part in a…
House Captain meeting
Morena house captains, Please meet in Room 22 with your lunches. We need to…
Some Information That May Be Of Help
Dear Parents and Caregivers Our deepest sympathy and thoughts goes out to all who have been immediately…
Our thoughts are with them
With the horrific events that are unfolding in Christchurch tonight, I know you will all…
First Vlog
We are looking as using Vlogs as another way to communicate with you about programmes. …
House T-Shirts
Our 'School Houses' were initiated in 2018, to help foster positive relationships across all year…
Upcoming Teacher Union Meetings next week
Next week, teachers from around New Zealand will be attending paid union meetings in order…
Staff Update
Unfortunately, I need to let you all know that Kate Ginders (Rm 28), has decided…
BOT Newsletter – March 2019
Tēnā koutou katoa, By way of introduction, my name is Nick, I’m a parent of…
School Culture
Dear Parents and Caregivers We appreciate the length of this piece, however, please read all…
A Mid Term Catchup
It is hard to believe we are already half way through the term, and that…
Garden to Table and Family Picnic
The weather was beautiful and it was great to see so many families come along…
Friends & Family School Picnic
Friday 1st March, 5-7pm including The Official Opening of the 'Garden to Table' area…
Chinese New Year Celebrations
It was wonderful today visiting classes and seeing children from different class levels working together…
2019 Fair Proceeds
Over the years we have been able to provide a number of special facilities for…
A Chaser to Visit our School
We are very excited to announce that Shaun will be visiting our school next Tuesday…
Yr 6 Mini Polo Practise
Reminder to Yr 6 Snappers Mini Polo team. Practise today in the school pool at…
Opening for the Breakers
It was great to see CPDS children playing in the curtain raiser for the Breakers…
Lantern Festival Success
新年快乐 Happy Chinese New Year and welcome to the Year of the Pig! On Friday…
Year 6 Puberty Classes
Dear Parents An important part of the Year 6 Health curriculum includes ‘puberty talks’. Due…
Two Amazing Students
It is only day three, and I am already able to share the amazing achievements…
Another Successful Second Hand Uniform Sale
I would like to pass on a huge thanks to Kristy Fourie, Natalie O’Brien, Marguerita Tevaga,…
Back to School Tomorrow
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. An extra special welcome to all our…
Inviting Feedback on Strategic Plan
Dear Parents and Caregivers, A very warm welcome to 2019 for all Cornwall Park District…
Second Hand Uniform Sale
Reminder: Our very popular second hand uniform sale will be held tomorrow, Thursday 24 January, between…
Happy New Year, 新年快乐
Welcome to all new and returning families. I hope you have all had a chance…
Year 6 Leavers: Closing your Kindo Account
School Leavers – notice re Kindo shop account If your family is leaving our school…
Generous Donation and Leader Project
I would like to thank Harry S, for the very generous donation he and his…
2019 Class Organisation
Please see below for class organisation for 2019. Your children visited their new class at…
Blues Ceremony and Y6 Graduation
On Thursday at 9.30am, we will holding our final Blues Assembly for the year and…
Flag Day Apology
The Leadership Team, would like to apologise for not communicating to our community prior to…
Flag Day- Change of Date
Change of Date-Flag Day /Prize Giving Ceremony Now-Friday 7th December 2:15pm - 4:00pm Due to the…
Flag Day Information 2018
Flag Day /Prize Giving Ceremony Tuesday 4th December 2:15pm - 4:00pm Flag Day/Prize Giving Ceremony is a…
The CPDS Dragons
This term, we have had a Year 3 and 4 Basketball Team called the 'Dragons',…
Athletic Zone Success
Well done to our Y5 and 6 children who attended the Remuera Athletic Zones, at…
Beach Education as a Motivation
Upon a beach… I hear rocks skimming over water with swift speed. I feel the…
Open Afternoon and Parent Discussions
Open Day Yesterday, Kowhai Team had an open afternoon, where families were invited to come…
Being Creative Learners in Room 22
I was very lucky to be invited to Room 22 on Friday last week, to…
Two Names to Watch For
We have had two of our children achieve amazing results recently. Xin-Xin Rm 28, was…
Christmas Cheer for Others
Each year, Cornwall Park District School ask our families to help support those children and…
Instrumental Music Lessons
There are the following lessons this week: Recorder and Flute: Lessons have finished for the…
Boys Choir and Senior Ukulele today
Boys Choir and Senior Ukulele group 10.30am in the Hall today please. Senior Ukulele, we…
‘Self-Managing’ New Entrants
In Room 19 today, I came across some very 'self-managing' learners completing their 'Must Do/Can…
Aria Park Performance
Our Y3/4 Choir and Junior Ukulele Group performed at Aria Park Retirement Village, on Wednesday. …
Please Respect our Neighbours
Parking I am aware that dropping off and picking up children can be a very…
Diwali Celebration
On Friday, we all celebrated another wonderful Diwali celebration. During the day, children across the…
Kapa Haka Performance at Mt Albert Cultural Festival
Both of our Kapa Haka groups; Nga Pihi and Totara-i-ahua performed beautifully at the recent…
APPA Music Festival
Our Year 6 Choir and Ensemble group performed at the Town Hall on Wednesday night,…
EPro8 Challenge
Last week, Max, Spencer, Antonio, Rory, Tim and Angelo from R28 and Maskill from R27 …
Table Tennis Competition
Last Thursday, Paul Campbell took a group of twelve table tennis players to the Auckland…
Well done to our Y6 Performers
It was the final performance of the 2018 Year 6 Production 'Kidsummer Night's Dream' last…
Recent Marathon
I want the children who took part in the marathon on Sunday 28 October, to…
Y6 Production- A Kidsummer Night’s Dream
We have our Year 6 production performances this Wednesday and Thursday night- in our hall…
EPro8 Challenge
Could all members of the EPro8 Challenge team this coming Friday please meet Mr Collins…
BOT Newsletter – October 2018
Tena koutou katoa The Board met on Tuesday 23rd October. The Board welcomed Mrs Irvine…
Y0-2 Cross Country
Last Thursday, our Y0-2 had their Cross Country, despite the rain. It was great to…
Y5 Dance Extravaganza
Year 5 Dance Production I just wanted to recognise the dance extravaganza put on at…
Thanks For a Great Disco
What a wonderful night the children had on Friday night at their disco. I was…
End of Year Awards
As promised, I wanted to circulate the process of how we select the recipients of…
2019 Student Placement Form
I apologise for not getting this out yesterday, as promised. If you have more than…
Fair Convenor – WE WANT YOU!!
Hi everyone, Due to it being Craig Anderson’s last year at the school as a…
Awesome Inquiry & Writing
It was very pleasing to see a number of students visiting my office in the…
WHAT NOW – Incredible Day!!
What an incredible Sunday morning, we had lots of visitors and members of our schooling…
Basketball
Our Aces Basketball team won their grade last Monday with a great win over Three…
Cross Country
Our Cross country team ran extremely well at the zone last Tuesday. The four races…
APPA Music Competition
The APPA music competition is one of the most prestigious music competition for primary-intermediate aged…
Kindo – Online ordering and payment
Today we are pleased to announce our new online ordering and payment method known as…
BOT Newsletter – September 2018
Tena koutou katoa The Board met on Tuesday 4th of September. Of particular interest in…
Orchestra Practice – Music Club
Extra Orchestra Practice for soloists and Rhythm Section There will be an extra practice at…
Speech Competitions
On Thursday 13th September 2018 Elva Zheng represented CPDS at the APPA Native Mandarin Speakers…
Auckland Champion of Champion Gymnastics
On Thursday our Year 4 Boys team and Year 6 Girls team competed in the…
Amazing Book Week
What a fantastic week of literacy celebrated at our school. We had parents, staff and…
Performing Arts Cup Competition
Thank you to all the year six students who auditioned for the Performing Arts Cup…
Daffodil Day
Thank you to all the children who took part in our Daffodil Day campaign last…
Totara Production
Totara Team had their team production last night and it was enjoyed by all who…
Performance Trip
On Wednesday 5th September, the Boys Choir, Senior Ukulele Group and String Ensemble performed at…
Tongan Language Week
Malo e lelei! This week was Tongan Language Week. It was great to see our…
Boys Choir and Ukulele Group
Boys Choir and Ukulele group please meet at 10.30am in the Hall today. Mrs Yu
CPDS Ski Team
CPDS GROMS 2018 Big Congratulations to: Keira Gentry Mia Bason Cooper Sargison Elliot Schultz …
Watties Can Collection
A massive thank you to our school community for getting behind the 2018 Watties Cans…
Celebrating Learning
I had the privilege of being invited out of my office to meet Room 2 outside…
Speech Competition
What an event. 12 speakers sat nervously waiting their turn. We had 2 amazing judges…
Mandarin Speech Competition
2018 Mandarin Language Speech Competition 大家下午好 On Thursday 30th August Cornwall Park District School held…
WHAT NOW!!!
What Now - New Zealand's longest running, highest rating and best loved kids TV series…
Year 5 & 6 Cross Country
Next Tuesday the 28th August we will be running the Year 5 and Year 6 Cross Country.…
Board of Trustees are reviewing the following policies
Boys Choir today
There will be Boys Choir today in the Hall as tomorrow is Winter Field Day…
Casual vacancy for an elected trustee – two roles
Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees Casual vacancy for an elected trustee – two…
Learner Dispositions
We have had a number of our students displaying our school learner dispositions in their…
Mrs Wynne’s Ukulele Group today
Don't forget Mrs Wynne's Ukulele Group is on today in the Music Room 12.30pm, bring…
Learning is Evolving – Get on the ball
The learners in Room 2 have been using Sphero to learn about angles and shapes…
Gymnastics Zone Day
On Thursday we sent 31 of our gymnasts to the Remuera Zone Gymnastics competition which…
Student Led Conferences/NZEI Strike/Siyanqi Primary
Student Led Conferences Next Monday, at 3 pm online booking will be open for student-led…
Kauri Team Production
Kauri Team had their team production last night and it was enjoyed by all who…
Wonderful Writing
I have been overwhelmed by the number of learners that are visiting me during the…
BOT Newsletter – July 2018
Tena koutou katoa The Board met on Tuesday 31st of July to receive the Principal’s…
Powhiri – Siyanqi Primary School
We had another amazing powhiri for our visitors from Siyanqi Primary School, Ningbo, China this…
Friends And Family
Please take the time to view our Friends and Family page on our school website,…
Welcome back to Term 3!
We had a wonderful powhiri this morning, welcoming our new students, families & teachers into…
BOT Newsletter – June 2018
Time to Celebrate
This week has been a busy one, starting in the weekend, when our Y3/4 Flippaball…
No Ensemble Group today
No Ensemble Group today. Enjoy the House Assembly! See you all next term. Mrs Yu…
Lock Down Practice Completed
Last week, I notified you all that we would have a lock down practice at…
Recorder, Flute and Keyboard lessons today
Flute and recorder lessons have finished for the term. Keyboard lessons: There are the following…
Planned Lock Down Practice
We will be practicing this procedure sometime next week. We do not want to provide…
Gymnastics Fun Festival
On Wednesday, our Year 4, 5 and 6 gymnasts competed at the 'Gymnastics Fun Festival' …
Wig Wednesday
Today, our school took part in Wig Wednesday. We managed to raise $434.80 for 'Kiwi…
Matariki 2018
Tēnā koutou Whānau O Maungakiekie, As dawn broke this morning, two hundred gathered inside the…
Protecting Privacy
Dear Parents and Caregivers, I am aware that social media for many of us, is…
Staff Updates for Term 3
I am extremely pleased to announce that we have been successful in securing the three…
Competitive Sports Games for 12 June- Year 5/6 Tuesday Sports
We have confirmed the following competitive games for next Tuesday. All games start at 1.30…
Latou Foliga Manaia
Here is Miss Robertson supporting a couple of our boys (Cooper and Mac) who also…
Malō soifua
This week, the school has been celebrating 'Samoan Week' with many classes learning basic greetings…
Delightful Days at Camp
Pigeons gazed with black, beady eyes. Flamboyant peacocks strutted proudly. Innocent quails sniffing curiously for…
BOT Newsletter – May 2018
Reminder Teacher Only Day/ Queen’s Birthday -School Closed
Teacher Only Day/Queen's Birthday Weekend - School Closed – Friday 1 June and Monday 4…
REMINDER-PARENT/STUDENT AND TEACHER CONFERENCES EARLY FINISH TUESDAY 29th MAY 2018
Dear Parents The Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday 29th May and Wednesday 30…
Staff Leaving us at the End of the Term
I know when you employ good people their skills are going to be sought after…
Some Powerful Writing
CHOCOLATE SUPREME A torrent of gooey goodness pierced the sweet chocolate shell An overwhelming…
Well done to a Multi-Talented Young Lady
During the recent holidays Xin-Xin Rm 28, competed in the 2018 Tennis Auckland -Autumn Junior…
School Discussions
www.schoolinterviews.co.nz Tomorrow, you will be receiving a progress report for child (with the exception…
A New Beginning
After the meeting last week, it has been decided that while the school is extremely…
Reminder-‘PTA Brainstorming’ session TONIGHT
As with all groups, occassionally they need to be reinvented in order to become…
Y5/6 Triathlon Results
It has been a busy couple of weeks, however, finally I am in a position…
Receiving Important School Messages
I thought it was timely after the aftermath of the storm earlier in the week…
Best News Ever- Fair Income Goes Up
Yesterday, we discovered that some of our eftpos transactions had been recorded incorrectly which has…
2018 House Captains
Today, we announced our successful house captains. The children nominated were all of a very…
A Huge Thank You from Viv Quan
Before Vivian Quan wanted to say a huge thank you to the community at CPDS…
Easter Ice Skating
Today, children from Totara Team had a go at ice skating. From these photos it…
School Donation
Thank you to those of you who have already chosen to contribute the school donation;…
PTA Meeting Minutes 8 March 2018
Please click here for the minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2018. The…
Well done to our teachers Colleen, Kelsi and Kimberly
Well done to Kelsi, Kimberly and Colleen who competed in the Panasonic People's Triathlon series…
Congratulations to a past pupil-Te Kahurangi Whata
On behalf of all of us at CPDS, I would like to say how proud…
Congratulations to a Past Pupil- Harry Butler
Harry was part of the Selwyn College team who recently won the Harken National…
Year 5 and 6 Swimming Sports Results
It was great to see both the Year 5 and 6 children take part in…
A Brave Staff Member is Shaving her Head for Charity
Viv Quan has been part of our staff at Cornwall Park for many years, in…
BOT Newsletter – March 2018
Well-Being Focus in 2018
As part of our focus on well-being this year, all classes are completing the Kia…
Spelling Review
As part of our cycle of review the teaching staff recently reviewed our spelling programmes.…
PTA Picnic tonight 5-7pm
The family picnic is on tonight on the school field from 5 pm so come…
Introducing CPDS Houses
This year, CPDS have decided to reintroduce a house system where all children are grouped,…
New Disposition Passports
In Term 2, the school is introducing a learner disposition passport that includes our values…
Updating your School App Details for 2018
Now we are up and running for the year it is a good time to…
PTA Family Picnic
The PTA have organised a great evening out for families on Friday 2nd March 5-7pm. …
Welcome to our New Staff
It is with much pleasure that I am able to welcome Ronelle Clarke, as the…
A huge thanks to our PTA
As you can see from the photo below, the children are loving the new playground…
Welcome Back to the 2018 School Year
I hope you have all had an enjoyable break with your children. I am sure…
Staff Announcement- New Associate Principal Appointed
I am very pleased to announce that we have appointed Mr Shanthan Naidu as our…
Graffiti Problem
Unfortunately, we have been the target of graffiti artists over the past month or so,…
BOT Newsletter – November 2017
Congratulations to Lisa Rolle
I would like to congratulate Lisa Rolle for recently completing the University Qualification ' Transforming…
Does your school uniform still fit you?
ARE YOU MOVING ON TO ANOTHER SCHOOL? Please support the PTA by donating CPDS Uniform…
Athletic Zones
On Tuesday, our Y5/6 athletes competed at the Remuera Athletic Zones. Below is the…
Our Totara-i-Ahua Group Perform at Festival
On Saturday, our fantastic Totara-i-Ahua Kapa Haka group performed brilliantly at the Albert-Eden Cultural Festival…
A Wonderful Powhiri
On Friday, a large contingent of staff, BOT representative and parents, along with Alicia's family…
2018 School Organisation
I am pleased to announce the organisation for 2018. I thought that I would be…
BOT Newsletter – October 2017
Wonderful Y6 Production
The last two nights have been great with the Y6 production 'Cinderella and Rockerfella' providing…
PTA Minutes of October 19 Meeting
Please click here to view the minutes of the 19 October PTA meeting.
Y6 APPA Festival Performance
Just as the Year 5 children round off a couple of busy weeks, our Year…
Y5 Kids For Kids Concert
What a busy time our Year 5 children have had over the past two weeks. …
Cornwall Park District School – Annual Review of Charter
Kids Marathon
On Sunday, we had a number of children taking part in the Heart Foundation 5Km…
Year 5 Dance Extravaganza
The Year 5 group put on an amazing 'Trip down Memory Lane' for us on…
Writing Workshops
Last week, eight Year 6 students took part in a series of creative writing workshops…
Y0-4 Cross Country Results
Even though we had a couple of showers yesterday, we are pleased we were able…
Another Welcome
I would like to welcome Vicki Hartstonge back onto our staff in a new capacity. Vicki…
Term 4 Reports
Just a reminder that children will be bringing home their Term 4 report tonight. This…
Carpark, Crossing and Grounds Reminder
Hi all Just a bit of housekeeping regarding some very important areas of our school.…
ICAS Results- Mathematics and English
We had a number of children sit the Maths and English ICAS (International Competitions and…
Term 4 is Underway
Welcome back everyone! With the first week nearly completed there is no doubt that this…
PTA September Meeting Minutes
Please click here to read the PTA minutes of the meeting held in September.
BOT Newsletter – September 2017
The Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees had its monthly meeting Tuesday evening 27th…
Zone Cross Country Success
Congratulations to our school cross country team who ran very well in extremely muddy conditions…
Mathex 2017
On Thursday 14 September, we had a number of our students represent CPDS at the…
BOT Newsletter – August 2017
The Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees had its monthly meeting Tuesday evening 29th…
Health Alert- Mumps
Auckland is experiencing an unprecedented mumps outbreak. There have been over 370 cases with…
Success at the Gymnastics Competition on Friday
Congratulations to our Year 5 Girl's team consiting of Daniella Van D, Lara T, Mikaela R,…
Our ‘Te Reo’ Strategy
Ngā mihi o te ahiahi Monday 11- Sunday 17 September, marks the official 'Te Reo'…
Classroom Music Update
Dear Parents and Caregivers As you are aware we appointed Francine Werry to take over…
Staff Update for Term 4
As we approach the end of the term, I have an upcoming staff change to…
2018 Local Writers’ Festival
Yesterday, we had a group of Y6 budding writers (Tony C, Julian L, Henry W,…
Health Alert- For Pregnant Mothers
Dear Parents and Caregivers The school currently has a case of slapped cheek, so we…
Speech Competitions
Last week we ran our Y6 speech competition. The finalists had a range of topics…
EPro8 Competition
We had two teams (Year 6-Coen, Oscar, Nathan and Connor) and (Year 5- Gracie, Maia, Joe…
Another CPDS Star
Keira G in Year 4 has been a great representative for our school at the North…
Blues Award Update
Due to the small number of 'Blues' recipients mid year, we have decided to include…
An Outstanding Result for Daffodil Day
Thank you to all the children who took part in our Daffodil Day campaign today…
Cultural Concert
It was an extremely busy week last week with the Y4 Choir performing at the…
Sister School Visit
Last week we had students from our sister school Siyanqi Primary in Ningbo join us. It…
CPDS Board of Trustees Newsletter – 1st August 2017
The Cornwall Park District School Board of Trustees had its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening…
Y5/6 Winter Field Day
Thank goodness the weather behaved this year allowing some of our Y5/6 children to participate…
Maths Competition – Siyanqi v CPDS
We have been enjoying a very busy week with our students who have been visiting…
Replacement of Decile Ratings
At the beginning of the month the government announced that our current decile rating system…
Gymnastics Zone Competition
On Thursday our Year 3,4,5 and 6 Gymnastics teams competed at the Remuera Zone…
Y4 Choir Performance at the Town Hall
Last night Alicia Whata, Kiri Waghorn and I were lucky enough to attend the 'Kids…
ICAS Science Results
We had a number of children sit the Science ICAS (International Competitions and Assessment for…
Kapa Haka Performance
Our lovely Kapa Haka group performed for the school and families last Thursday and we…
Congratulations
It is time to celebrate the amazing achievements of two of our students. In the…
PTA Meeting Thursday 7.30pm
Newsletter – Principals update
Preparing students for the 21st Century
This short 4 1/2 min video provides a small insight into why at CPDS we…
Fixed V Growth Mindset
Some people believe that your intellect is set while other believe intellect can grow. Watch…
Japanese Artwork
We have been working super hard to create some Japanese inspired artwork which is on…
Year 2 Production Celebrating Different Cultures
Room 5 performed a Haka which was a tribute to the people in the Christchurch…
Different ways to make 5!
Room 2 have been learning about the different ways to make 5. How many different…
We are curious learners
Our Mother’s are Important
We painted and collaged a basket of flowers and wrote a poem to our mum's.
Weaving and Haka song!!!!!!!
While doing our weaving Room 5 children burst into chorus with their Haka song!!!!!!!
Riglets Session provided for us by Snow Planet
A fun learning session with instructors from Snow Planet who provided all the equipment and…
Matariki Celebrations
Last Friday our whole school had Matariki celebrations. We started bright and early with a…
Learn about Verbs
Confused about what a verb is? Watch the YouTube video staring year 2 teachers demonstrating…