Thursday, 11 September 2014

Poetry Finals

Congratulations to Zach (first), Elia (second) and Daisy (third) who all did very well in the Poetry competition.














Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Poetry Recital

Congratulations to all the children for their wonderful poetry presentations. It was very hard to pick just 3 finalists in such a close competition.

You can see a photo of all the children presenting their poems in the Media Gallery.



Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Travis Wetlands

This afternoon we enjoyed a wonderful trip to Travis Wetlands. We learned about the importance of the birds, insects and trees.
































Monday, 8 September 2014

Bob Bickerton Show

This morning the whole school enjoyed a show by Bob Bickerton about whaling in early New Zealand. He entertained us with traditional Maori musical instruments as well as some Irish instruments as he told the story of a young sailor called Tom and a Maori woman called Mere.





















Sunday, 7 September 2014

Cricket Coaching

This afternoon Ciaran and Michael from Christchurch Metro cricket came to give us some coaching. We practised catching and then played a fun game of speed cricket.