There was a lot of excitement at school with Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defending the Americas Cup. Although we couldn't watch the final race at school most kids watched it while at home last Wednesday afternoon and spent the rest of the week at school Buzzing about it.

A big card of congratulations was created and sent off to Emirates Team NZ and we once again made it into the local news.

​Click below to see the card the kids made.

On Wednesday 17 March, Bonnie, Jessica and Nina represented the school at the Waimea South Swimming Championship where they completed in the Year 5 25m Freestyle Event. Although they didn't gain a place in the finals Bonnie and Jessica each came third in their heats and they all swam very well.

Thank you everyone for joining us for swimming sports. The kids loved having parents there to cheer them on as they competed in their races and they had even more fun trying to beat the parents in the parents vs kids races.

Well done to all the children who competed in the races. It's fantastic to see such strong swimmers at school and congratulations to those that placed first, second and third.

The kids had a chance to play with an underwater camera today and had some fun taking candid shots.

What an unbelievable opportunity for the kids. Dive Kaikoura came all the way here to run a Bubblemaker SCUBA course for the senior class. They got to experience the thrill of breathing underwater and learn new skills all in the safety of our pool. The kids had an absolute blast with the common question being "When can we do it again?". I think we may have future SCUBA divers on hand.