We are dedicated to empowering our students to be Agents of Change. By integrating our CARE values into group discussions and goal-setting exercises, we have collaboratively defined our classroom expectations. This framework ensures that every student is equipped to contribute meaningfully to our school culture from day one. .
Start of the year team work challenge – The Marshmallow challenge!
During the initial days of the academic year, our primary focus was establishing a positive classroom culture through collaborative problem-solving. To reinforce the importance of communication and collective effort, students participated in the Marshmallow Challenge.
Using a limited kit—20 strands of spaghetti, one meter of tape, and one meter of string—teams were tasked with constructing the tallest freestanding structure capable of supporting a single marshmallow. The exercise followed a strict 18-minute timeframe: a two-minute strategic brainstorming phase followed by 16 minutes of active construction. While the height of the towers varied, the true objective was to observe and refine how we communicate under pressure and function as a cohesive unit. 
A Night of Celebration: Panmure Bridge Annual Prize Giving
On Thursday, December 18th, we held our annual Panmure Bridge prize-giving ceremony. The atmosphere was electric, filled with excitement and anticipation from both our students and their families.
While we are incredibly proud of everyone’s hard work, we would like to extend a special congratulations to the following award recipients from LS1:
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Most Outstanding Literacy: Angelo Puloto
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Most Outstanding Numeracy: Kato Uong
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Class Award (Most Improved/Best Effort): Aryna Marchi-Morini
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Year 4-6 Special Award for Literacy: Micaela
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Year 4-6 Special Award for Mathematics: Kato Uong
- Attendance Award: Alex Champness
I am super proud of all of you! To the rest of LS1, well done on your personal achievements and growth throughout the year. It has been a pleasure watching you all succeed.
May you have a blessed Christmas !
Merry Christmas from LS1
What an absolutely incredible school year it has been! From all of us in LS1, we send our heartfelt thanks and best wishes. Wishing you and your whānau a joyful Merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous 2026!
Sundial by Micaela
Great demonstration of how a sundial works with this animation done by Micaela. This animation forms part of our Inquiry this term about time and how it was measured in the past. Fantastic work Micaela!
Dwayde – Guy Fawkes Animation
Dwayde also showed us his create skills by creating a fireworks animation. I absolutely love it Dwayde!
Fisherman by Tupe
Tupe is very creative. He made an animation showing us a fisherman who caught a fish. Well done Tupe! Keep up the good work!
Matalepuna Guy Fawkes animation
Matalepuna showed us his creative skills during Guy Fawkes. I love the visuals and the great firework display at the end Puna! Keep up the good work
PBS Athletics
The annual school athletics day was a vibrant success, blessed with perfect, sunny weather that shone down on the bustling sports field. The air was thick with the much excitement of the students representing their four distinct teams: Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green. Competitors demonstrated great sportsmanship throughout the day’s various activities, which included the power events of long jump, high jump, shotput, and discus. After a full day of thrilling races and impressive field efforts, the Blue team earned the most points and came 1st place.
Learning about Kate Sheppard – Leading the Way for Woman
For a long time in New Zealand, only men were allowed to vote No matter how smart, rich, or hardworking they were, they had no say. In 1893 Kate Sheppard managed to get parliament’s approval for woman to have the right to vote.
During week 6, we have learnt about this iconic character and the important role she has played in history. Part of our learning, LS1 students had to make a character profile of Kate Sheppard, this is some of the amazing work that has been completed.
