18 Feb: Under Alert Level 1, Swimming Sports will proceed at Makino pool on Friday 19th. Classes including assemblies will continue as usual. It is still important to be vigilant at Covid Alert Level 1. This includes: Staying home when sick, Social distancing, good hygiene, and getting a test if you show Covid symptoms. 14 […]
Category Archives: Learning
A New Term Dawns
2021 brings about several changes for our school. Cornerstone held its first start of year pōwhiri welcoming Manuhiri, which are the new staff and students. Our school Kaumātua helped us formally welcome and pray for these Manuhiri. The new entrant class, and other new students maintain our capped roll at 580 students. New teachers Nicola […]
2020 – The Year in Photos
It was a colourful year for Cornerstone. There were significant changes in school leadership, trips all around the country – one of which won the school’s first national sporting trophy. The school also ran its annual gala, book week, colour run, tribe competitions…
Primary and Secondary Prize Giving 2020
Prize Giving was a day of celebrating learning, service and Christian character . The Primary Prize Giving ceremony held in the afternoon, and featured regular class performances. Principal Mr Mitchell was quick to highlight the successes and triumphs in this year that will be remembered for the adversity. The Secondary Prize Giving evening started with […]
Year 10 Camp to Highland Home
Forty Year 10s, along with a dozen student leaders and staff ventured to Highland Home this week for Year 10 camp. Taking advantage of the natural setting, there were river, fire and bush activities. Students also did a spot of shooting, castle building, threw a few water bombs, and ate like kings. For many students […]
Year 8 Taupō Trip a Beauty
With sunny forecast, a great bunch of students and fine accommodation, the Year 8 trip was destined for success. The camp was expertly hosted by Ted and the team at MiCamp. For many the highlight was the activities like kayaking, abseiling and mountain biking. The 48 students enjoyed a birthday party, a memorable bus ride, […]
Cornerstone’s Own Careers Expo
With the city-wide Careers expo not held this year, Teacher in Charge of Careers, Carl McIntyre organised his own. About 30 representatives from areas as diverse as the military, trades, business and emergency responders came. Students were challenged to find jobs they enjoyed. They also aimed to find academic requirements, career pathways and pay rates. […]
Book Week Invigorates Imagination
Book week was a memorable and fun event for Cornerstone this year. The book fair hosted by Scholastic and Manna, was popular, with plenty of exciting items purchased. There were guests reading to classes occasionally in costume, reading competitions, library decorations and of course the book dress-up parade. Geronimo the mouse made a special appearance […]
Hello, Goodbye, Wow – End of Term Assembly
The final Assembly of Term 3, will be remembered for the “Goodbye” to Head of Aroha team Katrina Bannister. The school song was sung in a sad farewell to Mrs Bannister who is returning to the Middle-east to teach. A “Hello” was said to Year 12 Conrad de Groot, who was voted as the student […]
CCS under Alert Level 2
On Tuesday evening this week the Prime Minister advised that as of midday Wednesday August 12, the Auckland region (Auckland Council area) will move to Alert Level 3 for 3 days until midnight on Friday 14 August. The rest of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 2. Obviously, this decision was the last thing […]