Sophie Graduates!!!!!

Today, a wonderful celebration was held for Sophie Woods from Room 8 who has now graduated from Reading Discovery!

Sophie, who was joined by her family, friends, and other Reading Discovery children, (Miracle, Jackson and Dante,) leaves the programme on Level Purple 19/20.

Mrs Pat Watson, our Reading Discovery teacher, says Sophie has worked very hard to achieve such a wonderful result.

A big thank you to everyone at home and at school for doing such a great job supporting Sophie's learning.

Well done Sophie, you are a champion!!!

School Opening

School will reopen tomorrow Thursday 16 June. Please bring a bottle of boiled drinking water.

See you all there!

Earthquake - School Closure

We will be closed tomorrow [Wednesday the 15 June] as we are waiting on an engineers structural report to be completed on our school buildings. We are hoping to open again on Thursday but will keep you informed via this blog.

School Leaders Morning Tea

Recently our school leaders joined Addington Staff for a shared morning tea. Our eight leaders, two from each Whanau, enjoyed a large selection of savoury and sweet treats. Ms M was quick to point out to them that this was not our usual morning tea fare! Staff and the children enjoyed the opportunity for the social occasion.

Addington Student, Role Model For All

Ahsan Ahmadi, also known as Ali, received an award in our full school assembly today. Ali is a refugee from Afghanistan,who with his family has been in New Zealand for only 8 months, received the award from the Addington Action Committee for outstanding contribution to the Addington Community, in the weeks after the 22 February earthquake. Presenting the award was Mike Peters of the Addington Action Committee and Jim Anderton MP.

After the earthquake struck, Ali got in touch with the AAC and with his Dad spent the next two weeks helping to clear rubble, dig toilets and deliver food and water to people in need.

We are all very proud of this young man, who is an inspiration and a wonderful role model. Well done Ali.

Ali was also featured in todays Christchurch Press.