Room 7 and 9 students buddied up on Friday afternoon to go on a Bear Hunt to the river. They didn't find any bears, but they had a great time rolling through the grass and climbing trees!

Room 9 ākonga completed their year-long bean project last week with a harvest and tasting session! Their project centered around the question ‘will our beans grow in winter?’.

Whether you call them pancakes or pikelets, eat them cold or hot, with jam or butter, the M1 ākonga had a great time making (and eating) them!

Congratulations to Jack McLellan who was selected to play in the Year 9/10 South Canterbury cricket squad at Milner Park, Oamaru on Sunday.

The pressure can mount as the year wraps up. Here are some survival tips for enjoying the ride.

Ākonga from M1 have been creating taura (rope) using harakeke this week with Karati and Mrs McGifford.

For anyone interested in a career with the New Zealand Defence Force, there is a free information webinar on Tuesday, 23rd November at 6.30 pm.

Wishing our NCEA students well for their External Examinations, starting next week!

Room 9 ākonga have enjoyed using their green fingers this week working in He Māra Kai (The Food Garden) at school and in the Community Garden.

On Friday, November 12th the school invited Ms Douglas to a special event at school to celebrate her career.

You’ll know from the multitude of media reports regarding the vaccination mandate for education staff that we have now passed the deadline for the first dose.

All our senior leavers were given a letter to take home last week. The letter includes the following information...

No one enjoys stuffing up, but mistakes are how we learn. So how we face our own failings can really help our kids.

Last Friday, Room 9 students joined senior ākonga for a hīkoi (walk) to Te Whare Mahana Marae to practise their waiata.

We have, this week, been approached by New Zealand Police in regards to a complaint by a member of the school community surrounding students wearing (or in this case, not wearing) bike helmets when cycling to and from school.

At the beginning of 2022, the SkoolBag app, used for school notifications and absence reports will be turned off. This will be replaced by our new Student Management System.

Anxiety sometimes look like procrastination, and procrastination can result in panic. Time for a plan!

Recently, the school has received feedback from one of our students about the lack of sandpit facilities for the middle and senior school areas. We invited this student to take action to resolve this matter.

Students in M1 have been learning some Soft Materials Technology beginner skills.

NZQA is changing how students can sit their NCEA exams – from hand-written papers, to online, using a device. If your rangatahi is sitting a digital exam, they can use the 2021 Digital Exam Student Checklist to prepare.