This page is dedicated to our wonderful students... Their positive attitudes, their involvement in learning and activities, and their creativity.

Some of our school successes...

2010
Sporting

• Flippa Ball
  - Four Flippa Ball teams
• Soccer
  - One Soccer team
• Touch
  - 2 touch teams
• Hockey
  - 3 hockey teams team
• Athletics
  - 34 students represented the school at the kiwi zone athletic sports
  - 9 students represented the kiwi zone at the Southland athletic championships
  - 2 students gained a top 3 placing in one event at Southland Championships
  - 1 student gained top 3 placing in 2 events at Southland Championships
  
  

Other School Highlights

• Year 6 Camp to Arrowtown
• Outdoor Education Week
• Motivational Talk from New Zealand Triathlete Penny Hayes
• The Cool Kids Care Magic Show
• Life Education Van
• Visit from players of the Southland Rugby Team
• Visit from Southern Steel players

2009

Academic

• Southspell
  - First and third place in the year 5 & 6 section
• NIE Current Events

Cultural

• Creative Southland speech competition
  - Two students reached Southland final
• Oral Assessment
  - Four students gained Distinctions in the oral language exam
• School Production

Sporting

• Miniball
  - Five mini ball teams
• Flippa Ball
  - Two Flippa Ball teams
  – Two teams won their competition.
• Touch Rugby
  - Three Touch Rugby teams
• Soccer
  - One Soccer team
• Netball
  - Two Year 5 and five Year 6 students were selected for the kiwi zone netball team
• Hockey
  - Year 1-2 team finished first
  - Year 4-6 team finished second
• Cross Country
  - 20 students qualified for the kiwi zone cross country
  - One student won their sections at the kiwi zone cross country
  - Four students represented the kiwi zone at the Southland cross country championships
• Athletics
  - 45 students represented the school at the kiwi zone athletic sports
  - 11 students represented the kiwi zone at the Southland athletic championships
  - One student gained a top 3 placing in two events

Other School Highlights

• Year 6 Camp to Arrowtown
• Outdoor Education Week
• Ski Trip
• The Cool Kids Magic Show
• Life Education Van
• Dreamweaver Story Teller
• Visit from players of the Southland Rugby Team
• Motivational talk from Billy Graham
• Pet Day
• Southland Dance & Aerobics Festival
  

2008

Academic

• Southspell
  - Fourth & fifth place in the year 5 & 6 section
• NIE Current Events
  - Second in the NIE quiz
• Southland Science Fair
  - Two students won three awards for their road safety investigation

Cultural

• Creative Southland speech competition
  - One student finished third
• Oral Assessment
  - Six students gained distinctions in the oral language exam
  

Sporting

• Miniball
  - Year 3 team won their final
  - Year 4 team won their final
  - Year 6 boys team was placed third equal
• Flippa Ball
  - Two flippa ball teams were runners up
  - One team finished third equal
• Netball
  - Three year 5 and two year 6 students were selected for the kiwi zone netball team
• Hockey
  - Year 1-3 team finished second
  - Year 4-6 team finished second
• Cross Country
  - 22 students qualified for the kiwi zone cross country
  - Three students won their sections at the kiwi zone cross country
  - Four students represented the kiwi zone at the Southland cross country championships
• Athletics
  - 39 students represented the school at the kiwi zone athletic sports
  - Nine students represented the kiwi zone at the Southland athletic championships
  - One student gained a top 3 placing in two events

Other School Highlights

• Year 6 Camp to Arrowtown
• Outdoor Education Week
• Ski Trip
• The Cool Kids Magic Show
• Life Education Van
• Dreamweaver Story Teller
• Visit from players of the Southland Rugby Team
• Motivational talk from Jessica Hamill Para Olympian
• Pet Day
• Southland Dance & Aerobics Festival
• School Triathlon
• Choir performing at the Choral Festival & the Kids for Kids concert.

 

 

Student art	Gymnastics
Using the interactive whiteboards in class	Using the interactive whiteboard in class
Students at work in class	Using technology in learning

2009 Achievement Awards
All Rounder Cup	Boys: Shannon Seaton Girls: Hannah Cocker
Citizens Cup	Boys: Ethan Holland Girls: Nickayla Millar
Swimming Cup	Kelly Overdevest
Performance Arts Trophy	Sarah Eskdale

2008 Achievement Awards
All Rounder Cup	Boys: Dillon Bryant Girls: Keely Hughes
Citizens Cup	Boys: Rees Guise Girls: Brianna Nally
Swimming Cup	Keely Hughes
Performance Arts Trophy	Meghan Pink

2007 Achievement Awards
All Rounder Cup	Boys - Cory Thompson Girls - Christy Barron
Citizens Cup	Boys - Michael Robbie Girls - Grace Holland
Swimming Cup	Cory Thompson
Performance Arts Trophy	Michael Robbie Jack Millar

2006 Achievement Awards
Achievement Cup	Erin Hughes
Citizens Cup	Jaidyn Wilson Erin Hughes & Cordelia Calder
Swimming Cup	Richard Innes
Performance Arts Trophy	Rhys McLaren