The Senior Pod has been doing a book study on the superb book 'Wonder' by R.J.Palacio. Students created some incredible artwork in the style of the character illustrations that appear in the book.
Whole School Photo August 30th Kia ora koutou! This Friday, we will be having a whole school photo. This is a great opportunity for students to show enthusiasm and Crofton Downs School spirit, so please make sure that your child comes to school wearing their house t-shirt. Below is a list of our Room 8 students and which house they belong to: Green/ Kauri students Grace Locky Sam Kiera Kyan Red/ Pohutukawa students Amberley Charlotte Robyn Thomas Anna Micah Yellow/ Kowhai students Alex Jayda Annika Callum Hina Liam Blue/ Totara students Lottie Pablo Miguel Thank you for making sure our school photo is as amazing as last year's! I'm looking forward to seeing the end result.
Philippa Werry Author Visit We have been celebrating book week at school and have been fortunate to have some amazing guest speakers visiting to share their knowledge about books. One of our guests was the famous New Zealand writer Philippa Werry. She conducted an excellent Q&A session with our Senior Pod where she discussed what it was like to be a writer. She also shared some insights into the books that she has written. It was very exciting to meet an author who has written so many wonderful school journal stories over the years.
Kia ora koutou! Term 3 is well underway now and students have been hard at work. There are a number of different extracurricular projects which many of our Ruma Waru students are a part of, such as Dance Splash and Tournament of the Minds, and all of the students are taking part in our Primary Enterprise Programme. PrEP Kirsty, Josh and I are all very excited about how this program is developing- many students are showing great initiative and creativity. Currently, some students have elected to be business group leaders or CEOs, while the other students are applying for roles within the businesses that most appeal to them, such as accountants, designers and communication managers. Students will soon be setting up their business groups, applying for business loans and creating their products. You should all expect some letters home requesting resources and unwanted supplies that might be useful in creating their products! Calendar art The students in Ruma Waru have been hard at...
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