Heart of the School

Mud, glorious mud... two weeks of it. As soon as the first sod was turned the clouds wept turning our whole grounds to muck.  But not today, the sun is shining, blue skies prevail, and surrounded by birdsong I am getting excited by the development of the Heart of our School. 

I have been part of the Puketaha School community for nearly 17 years and have spent many of those years wishing for a front entrance that leads directly into our space. I know many of you will have experienced the confusion when you first arrived in our Puketaha Paradise of trying to find the office? Well, not for much longer. In four weeks time not only will we have a front entrance that is easy to find, it will lead us into our thoughtfully designed Heart. The Heart where our community can meet and our children can enjoy and learn within. A place that connects our Modern Learning Spaces and celebrates our 21 Century rural environment.

I look forward to seeing whanau catching up with each other when they drop off and pick up their children for school as well as celebrating the performances in the outdoor theatre, imaginary games on the boardwalk, vegetables being grown in the raised planters and the developing scientific thinking in the sandpit.

Here's hoping for more sunshine and cloudless days ahead. 

Our Epro8 Challenge Experience

Last Thursday Puketaha School entered four teams into a new event to run in Hamilton, called the Epro8 Challenge. The Epro8 Challenge is an engineering and problem-solving race made up of a series of challenges that teams work together to meet using a set of specifically designed equipment. 

Our teams made the most of this opportunity to showcase their collaboration skills and their creative and critical thinking.

Our Year 7 & 8 team came fourth in their competition meaning that they can go on to the semi-finals next week at Maeroa Intermediate. We wish them all the best and will keep you updated.

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