Our Year 5-8's are at the moment experincing golf. They are learning the different skills i.e. putting, swing and the need for hand-eye cordination.

They are learning how to adjust the force used to be accurate in the placement of the ball.

"I am working on keeping my arms straight and eyes on the ball so I don't hit the grass on my swing." Manga, year 7.

Week 8-10

Our Year 7-8's attended the annual Ripper Tournament at the TSB Hub. The team won 3 out of the 5 games.

"I enjoyed the fact that I was able to achieve my goal of scoring 5 tries. I exceeded this by scoring 10!" Liam, Year 8.

"It was quite tiring, the teams were very competitive. The trial of wining a tough game was amazing." Jehiel-Arieh, Year 8

9th June, Week 8

All kura in Whakaahurangi, Stratford were approached to raise money to support the roof replacement for the King's Theartre. We had a great response to this event raising $100.

5th June, Week 8

Congratulations to our Year 5-6 Ripper team who played and won all of their games at the Ripper tournament that was played at Stratford Primary.

We were so proud of your sportsmanship and perseverance when the games became tough. We look forward to playing again in the competition next year as we continue to build our sporting talents.

May 19th, Week 5

For many years, ANZAC Day has fallen during the school holidays, which means we aren't able to share the importance of this day together. During our literacy programme the senior classes learnt about Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone.

Last week, Rākau and Māhuri rooms learned about the bravery and mana of Colonel William Malone. On Thursday, 23rd April, they walked to the Malone Gates, past the Cenotaph, and to the Hall of Remembrance. They shared their thoughts on why knowing about Lieutenant Colonel Malone helps us remember the past. 

Leigh, one of our year 6 boys in Māhuri room wrote, “What I like about the walk is that I saw the photos on the wall, it made me think about how young they were. I also liked the Malone Statue and the tank. I saw so many crosses and I love how they served to save our lives.” 

April 23rd, 2026

We were fortunate to receive a grant from NZ Community Trust of $18k to upgrade our sandpit and add Core boards (a board that offers images for ākonga with diverse needs to communicate) to our sandpit.

We would like to thank Andrew Georgeson from ACG Property Services for completing the upgrade and NZ Community trust for enabling this upgrade to happen.

Our tamariki wanted access to water and Andrew added a water feature including a pump and functioning tape to the sandpit kitchen. We see the tamariki engaging in the area now every day! On the back of the kitchen sink there is a magnetic board that the tamariki can create a water / marble track, a cupboard for storage and a great access pathway.

We have also utilised mulch from our back fence upgrade to line the plant area as well.                                                                           

April 16th, 2026