Our learners were very excited to be invited to Ormiston Senior College for some drama performances by the learners which were part of a Drama Assessment. It was a real treat and a great opportunity to connect with our ‘big brother’ school! The Ormiston Community Campus is alive and well. We were highly entertained and […]
Reeves Farm
We went on a special learning adventure to a working Dairy Farm in Glenbrook on Tuesday 9 May 2015, as part of our studies around CONNECTING to our environment, people and places. While there we got to:
observe and learn about farm animals and farm equipment
watch cows being milked / observe the dairy cow rotator […]
GAFE Student Summit
On August 12 some of our LH1 learners and Learning Coaches will be attending the first annual Learner Google Apps for Education Summit at Hobsonville Point Primary School. A #oresome opportunity to COLLABORATE with others. The tickets have already sold out! We are super proud to announce that all 8 of our learners […]
As part of our school-wide term focus of ‘Connect’, our school visited the Fo Guang Shan in Stancombe Road. The learners were able to participate in a number of different activities throughout the temple, focussed around the 3 Good Deeds and 4 Givings. Our learners have also entered writing and colouring competitions as part of […]
It was fantastic to see the first learning adventure occurring outside of our school on Friday, despite of the weather. Learning Habitat 2 learners visited a working farm in Clevedon as a part of their investigations into ‘making connections’. My thanks to both the learners and the parents that helped on Friday. It is great […]
The week of May 4th-May 8th is the New Zealand Sign Language week and our school celebrated and shared with the theme: Connect – Celebrate – Communicate. See the presentation here for more details. Our deaf learners were exceptional, really shining as they lead the morning huis and both entertained us and […]
Mrs Adele Hickey works with our English Language learners. She works with individuals and small groups to accelerate their progress in their learning English. Adele is a qualified teacher with many years experience.
Miss Rozina Ben has also joined our team to work with a learner in Habitat Two. Rozina has a Certificate in Learning Support and will be […]
Leading up to and after ANZAC day all of our learners have been immersed in learning experiences to help them better understand this important day. In addition, Mr Dyer lead our school in an emotive ceremony of remembrance. Some of our learners laid the wreaths that they created together in their habitats. […]
Every learner at OrmPS has a Learning Pathway (all our staff too!). You may know these better as ‘ePortfolios’ but to us they are much more than that. The Learning Pathways are a place to put artefacts of learning, but they are also a place for learners to reflect, assessments to be held, learning coaches […]
Thank you to the families that have already paid the school donation. If all families pay the school donation, it will help the school provide educational excellence, opportunities and resources for our learners. The requested school donation is $200.00 per learner. This figure was set by the Board of Trustees as part of their 2015 […]
