ARABIAN NIGHTS

What a great way to end 2016! The show went really well and showcased the extraordinary talents of our Ardgowan kids. They can sing, dance and act with style. Thank you to everyone for their support with getting us to showtime and for all your support over the year. Have a great holiday and see you all in 2017.

Y8 Graduation Dinner

Tonight we celebrated our four Y8 girls as they leave us to move on to High School next year. They have been excellent role models and we will very much miss them.
After a competitive game of bowling we had dinner at the Star and Garter, followed by speeches, presents and the girls treating us to an amazing dance!! Take a look.

Well done everyone

At our Board Meeting last night we were happy to share our end of year data. We had set a target of 85% of children attaining at or above the national standard in reading. We just fell short, achieving 84%, but were very pleased with this high level.
In maths our target was for 65% and this was exceeded with 68% of our children reaching at or above.
We have had a real push on writing this year, seeking help from the MOE and getting involved in external professional development, as well as utilizing the great expertise we already have on the staff. Our target was set at 65% and again, we exceeded this achieving 70%.
We took time to celebrate and are now putting plans in place to make sure that we can sustain this great shift and build upon it next year, targeting those children who have not quite made the standard this time.

Heritage weekend

The sun came out just at the right moment to make sure that the Heritage Parade was bathed in sunlight and went off without a hitch.
It was great to see some Ardgowan kids either watching, or participating.
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy celebrating the special character and rich history of our unique town.

Emergency drills

Today we had an emergency earthquake drill and the children all responded quickly to the 'Drop, cover, hold' instruction.
Our thoughts are with all those affected by the recent earthquakes. Kia Kaha.

ATHLETICS

Congratulations to all of our competitors, including the teacher's relay team, for being the best that they could be on Friday. It was great to see everyone having fun and challenging themselves and to see some outstanding athletes gain personal bests. Great job to all.