Prize Winner For the Art Quiz

Congratulations to Ethan who was the winner of the Art Quiz. He won a $25 Paper Plus Voucher. Thanks for coming to our Art Show it was an awesome night.

Shake out! New Zealand Earthquake Drill

Today at school we practised our earthquake drill as part of the New Zealand-wide Shake Out!You can see Rata 2 in the stop, drop, cover and hold position.

Young Leaders Awards

Such privilege to be at the inaugural Rotary Leadership Award ceremony for outstanding young leaders in Porirua. Papakowhai School nominated Sendhil Rungasamy and Gemma Orsman because they are outstanding role models and leaders in our school. They were presented with their award by Nick Leggett, Mayor of Porirua.

Papakowhai School compete in the EPRO8 Technology Challenge

Elijah, Josh, Erana and Zoe competed in the Epro8 Technology Challenge hosted at Papakowhai School. They competed in the semi-final against teams from across the region. They tied for second and go through to the grand final next week.

Papakowhai are the Year 5 and 6 Swimming Champions

Papakowhai School Year 5/6 Swim Team took out the Parumoana Inter-School Championship today. Congratulations to  all our wonderful swimmers and special thanks to our Manager Rachel Jones.

Charli in Rata 2

Today I enjoyed Charli's writing. She is in Rata 2. What a super story about going shopping with Mum.

Oliver in Rata 1

  

Oliver in Rata Tahi is an awesome writer. Today he wrote about playing trucks with his grandad. Thanks Oliver for sharing your writing.