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.
Kia ora and welcome all of you to the R ūma Waru blogspace! As you all know, I have recently joined the staff as the wonderful Mr Kay has moved with his family to the United States. I am in my first year of teaching, which can be a nerve-wracking time. Fortunately, Crofton Downs School is filled with fantastic staff who are highly capable and supportive. The students I have spent time with so far have also made the transition very smooth for me, and they are very responsible and caring young people. Maths For the students who are in my maths group, we are currently focussing on a fractions unit, while my release teacher Kriss will be working on some strand maths with them (at the moment, she is teaching students about statistics). We have also been invited to take part in a online Mathletics Challenge which will run for the next month or so, and will be a great opportunity for students to put their maths knowledge and skills to use in a slightly more competitive setting than they...
Kia ora parents and whānau! I hope that you have been enjoying the last little bits of warm weather we have been experiencing lately, as Winter fast approaches. This post will just be a quick update on the main things that have been happening in Ruma Waru over the last few weeks... Cross Country Our school cross country event was a great day, with almost all of our students taking part and showing fantastic support for one another and persistence in their own running. Several of our Ruma Waru students will be representing us in the Northern Zones cross country event this Thursday, which is a great honour for them and for our school. They have been training hard for this and I'm sure they will put in their best efforts at this event. Swimming We only have two more weeks of swimming left, and students are making great progress in their swimming groups. Please encourage them to attend the last two sessions if possible, as they are showing good progress. They also are showing...
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