Stairway to successful learning

Here are some pics of our amazing adventure at school while our Year 5s were away at camp. Our kids were absolutely amazing and we are so...

While the rest of our class is at choir on a Tuesday afternoon we have been using Incredibox to create our own jams. Tayla has created...

Ruruku mai Lets come together Pou kaha rawa - manaakitanga mai what/who is something that makes you feel amazing. God? Koro/Nan? Beauden...

The students that are sleeping in tents on camp have been busy learning and practising how to put them up all by themselves!

Today was raining at morning tea so we were all inside. The teepees were in hot demand today and I managed to get a photo of 2 of our...

Poutama is on the land (tama related to the land). Poutama also means staircase or steps. It is about your ancestry. We are all one step...

Ngā mihi mo ō tautoko - thank you for your support! Wednesday was a very successful and enjoyable night! Take a look at this picture...

We love having choices in Poutama! Each Friday we get to choose something that we are interested in. Some of the choices have been - a...

Kia Ora Whanau, We have started the year with a bang! Our HUGE environment is humming with all of our mahi so far this year. Welcome to...

What is a bribe? - someone says I will give $20 if you go and hit that kid - someone says hope in my car I will give you an ice cream...

Here are the winners from our last competition. Such an amazing bunch of artists here in Poutama!!! Congratulations Sephia...

Lucas B has created his own stopmation (animation with lots and lots of photos joined together to make a video). Check this out!!!!!!

We were so lucky to meet Aaron's new baby sister!

This term we have been looking more closely about the meaning of He Whakawhetai. We start very day at school with He Whakawhetai and end...

This term some of our students are exploring clay in our Connect Space. They all have different reasons for using clay, some for a...

Our inquiry for the rest of this term is LEGO! We are going to be creating, building, collaborating, constructing and having FUN!!!...