Clayton Park School

Clayton Park School has been appreciating our new pou or totem poles, made possible through a Creatives In Schools grant.

We have two acrylic birds to attach to complete the project and they represent Tamapahore and Tamapahure. Our tallest pou acknowledges the mountain Matukutureia, the middle pou showcases Manurewa Marae, the smallest pou acknowledges our school learners. The other three pou reflect designs from Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa. These were created by students and a local artist.

We are also looking forward to the completion of our sunshade over the courts as this provides great protection from the sun and rain, and gives us a beautiful outdoor performing space. Once that is in place, we will add some colourful poured concrete around our Pasifika village to connect all our huts and give students another place to engage with their learning.

Whilst we have many other projects underway, these are the two that will be seen very shortly.

As a community, you may have noticed the new pergola go up over the mural outside the school. This was built by MMA who also did a fantastic job building our new huts for the juniors, and installing the pallisade fencing around our aatea by the carved entrance.

Thanks to our parents for planting up many spaces in the school to celebrate Matariki on the last week of school. We look forward to seeing those plants thrive for a long time.

We are holding an art exhibition at the end of Term 3. We humbly request donations of unwanted art, canvases (used or not we will paint over them) and frames of any size. This will give our kids an improved base to show their creativity off. If you have any quantity you are happy to send our way, please contact office@claytonpark.school.nz to arrange pick up or drop off

One final cheer for the raised crossing we have been asking for several years. For such a busy road, we wondered why it has taken so long to put in place.

As usual, stay safe and connected.

Jolene Marie, Principal

Hummingbird Maze

Why do Hummingbirds hum? Because they don’t know the words.

Using just the letters below, can you make at least 10 new words?

RULES: You may only use a letter as many times as shown in the key word. Each word must be at least 4 letters long. GOOD LUCK!

B L U E B I R D

What kind of bird doesn’t need a comb? A Bald Eagle.

Bird Anagram

Rearrange these letters to find the name of a famous cartoon bird.

Dunk Old Cad

Why do birds fly south in the Winter? Because its too far to walk.

Acacia Cove Village

In addition to our very busy social programme, the village held its inaugural Wearable Arts show in early July, where eleven residents modelled their creations.

In the photo are our three winners with our photographer extraordinaire.

Wattle Downs we need your help!

We are looking for photo’s of our amazing area to feature in the next Wattle Downs Calendar - 2024

Submit your photos today!

Email: s.matete@barfoot.co.nz