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Top Tribe Competition
Tug of War over a paddling pool, student powered go-karts, and gumboot throwing all featured at this week’s Top-Tribe competition. Family tribe groups travelled around 16 activities in the fun, fast-paced festival of colour. Teams…
Road Patrollers Honoured Orange
Cornerstone volunteer Road Patrollers enjoyed the annual Orange Parade this week, marching through the centre of town. They were thanked for their service to road safety by Mayor Grant Smith. Constable Lewis Barkley also contributed…
Clouds Clear for Primary Athletics
Students ran, jumped, threw, and hopped all day today in their tribe colours at our annual Primary School Athletics. Final results have yet to come in, however early results place Naphtali Tribe slightly ahead of…
Year 6 Camp at Rangi Woods
Bivouac and catapult building, river rafts and glow worm walks. These were some of the many highlights of Year 6 Camp. Our Year 6 students were joined ably by Year 10 volunteers to lead them…
Cultures Day – Wow
With 46 different ethnicities, Cornerstone’s annual Cultures Day was a diverse mosaic of colours, costumes, and cuisines. It was a big day for the student Cultures Committee, who organised and hosted the activities. The ‘each…
Newsletters
The weekly school newsletter is sent home with the eldest child in each family every second Thursday afternoon. It is also emailed to parents who have asked to receive it by email. It outlines key learning foci and keeps parents informed about what is happening at the school.
At the beginning of each term, parents of students in Years 1-6 receive a newsletter which outlines the learning focus for their child’s team for the coming term, i.e. Aroha (Y1-2), Manahau (Y3-4), Tumanako (Y5-6).
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