Tag: Owairoa Primary School
Concern over road safety at primary amplifies
Road safety concerns for Owairoa Primary School have increased exponentially in the past week.
On Thursday June 3 concerned parent Ruth McLaren sent an email...
Students plant 800 native trees
Students from Owairoa Primary School have spent the day planting hundreds of native trees.
A total of 30 enthusiastic pupils set off to Ness Valley.
They...
Phoenix, the cat with many tales
There are cats - and then there are cats.
There’s Stubbs, who reigned as mayor in the Alaskan historic district of Talkeetna. What about Félicette,...
COVID-19: Local schools brace for shut-down
Schools in east Auckland were yesterday bracing themselves for news of possible closures due to coronavirus which would impact not just tens of thousands...
The Dinosaurs’ Stomp
Those who thought dinosaurs were extinct, were in for a shock as hundreds of dinosaurs descended onto the grounds of Owairoa Primary School on...
Owairoa Primary celebrates International Day
We are the world, that’s what it felt like as we walked into the gates of Owairoa Primary School on Friday morning.
Over 900 students...
Owairoa Primary the only School in New Zealand to be gifted...
A big delegation of dignitaries from China has delivered a special gift to Owairoa Primary School.
The school was one of those chosen to provide...
For the love of bugs
He didn’t just open a can of worms, but a bag full of insect specimens, invertebrates and menacing traps.
Bug man Ruud Kleinpaste recently opened...
Watch out for the Dragons
Junior students of Owairoa Primary School were both excited and a little scared to see a number of dragons emerge from 'The Dragon's Lair'...
Owairoa saddles up
More than 1000 cowboys, cowgirls and Indians cut a striking picture at Owairoa Primary this week.
Students, staff and parents gathered on the school field...