Grandparents Day

Thank you so much to all our grandparents who were able to make it to Grandparents Day.  We had such fun spending the morning with you.

Year 5/6 Speech finals

On Wednesday 5th September we held our speech finals.  The winners were:
1st Julia Mitchell
2nd Lucas Bennett
3rd equal Aryan Raut and Juliette Miller

Congratulations to all of our finalists.  The standard of the speeches - content and presentation - was incredibly high.  We are so proud of all of our children for being such outstanding Communicators and Thinkers.

The finalists

On Wednesday, the Halswell teachers walked alongside other Canterbury teachers as part of the strike action.  We understand how disruptive this was but appreciate your ongoing support. 

 
 

The children in Otawhito and Otumatua had the pleasure of listening to Emma Twigg talk to us today about her successes in rowing. Alongside this, we learned about her 'Long Way Home' fundraiser that she and two other New Zealand Olympians have set up. They will travel over 18,000km from Switzerland to New Zealand on a bike, to raise money for young sports women to pursue their dreams. It was awesome to hear about her experiences and get some inspirational advice on giving things a go and trying your best!

Yesterday we were very lucky to have Neil Shaskey come to our learning studio and take us for an art workshop. We learned all about cartooning and shading for effect. The children did a fantastic job!