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Term 3 Commences Monday 14th July – Friday 19th September
Monday 14th July 8.45am – Friday 19th September 3.00pm
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Year 0 Kiwi – Botanic Gardens
Wednesday 20th August
Auckland Botanical Gardens
102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland, 2102 (map)
Patch to Plate
Year level
Years 0-4
Big ideas
Plants that we eat and grow in the garden.
Big experiences
The aim of this programme is to get students to ‘dig’ their veggies … in every sense of the word!
Students learn about the various parts of plants we eat (carrots = roots, cabbage = leaves) and the plant heroes that make up our everyday foods.
Then it’s time to dig! Apprentice gardeners are taught the basics of veggie growing and plant their own seeds to take away with them.
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School Disco
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Year 1 Kea – Music Al Musical Instrument Show at CBS
Wednesday 10th September All Classes
MusicAl Limited was set up in 2003 to foster music education in schools.
MusicAl Limited originally started supplying schools with affordable musical instrument and resources to help teachers deliver a balanced music programme to students.
Towards the end of 2003 we created our first music show for schools, based on teaching students the instruments of the orchestra in a fun interactive show.
Over the next few years, we developed the Musical Instrument Making Show and the Music Style Show.
All our shows have been extremely popular.
By far the most requested show has been the Musical Instrument Making Show as it meets objectives in the Music, Science and Technology
curriculums so after a break of several years working on other projects we have brought it back in 2023.
MusicAl Limited is dedicated to introducing student to music, and how instruments make their sounds.
It is our aim to spark a musical interest in the students we work with, in the hope they may pursue music as an interest or even a profession.
https://www.musicallimited.co.nz/about/
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Term 4 Commences Monday 6th October – Thursday 18th December
Monday 6th October 8.45am – Thursday 18th December 12.30pm. School finishes at 12.30 pm on the last day of the year.
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Year 1 Kea – Howick Historical Village
Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th October
Howick Historical Village is a living history museum on 7 acres of grounds and heritage gardens.
The museum depicts a settlement in the period from 1840 to 1880 and offers visitors an immersive historical experience.
Explore heritage buildings filled with authentic furniture and textiles and see how people lived in early Auckland.
As part of our ‘Homes and Journeys’ theme this term, the Year 1 students are planning a visit to the Howick Historical Village.
The children will be participating in a variety of workshops to learn about and experience what life was like for those living in New Zealand in the 1800s.
The purpose of the trip is to encourage active exploration of our community’s heritage, material culture and landscape, with a focus on the period from 1840 to 1880.
As part of our visit the children will be participating in two workshops:
- Toy Time – students are encouraged to think about the differences between their toys and those from the 19th century.
- Butter Churning – students take turns to churn cream into butter and observe the process if butter-making.
https://www.historicalvillage.org.nz/
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Year 4 Kōtūkū – Willow Park Camp
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 1:30 pm – Thursday 23rd October 2025 2:00 pm
Willow Park Camp
1 Hostel Access Road, Auckland, 2012 New Zealand (map)
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Year 4 Kōtūkū – Top Town Outdoor Experience at Willow Park
Thursday 23rd October 2025
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
At Willow Park Camp
1 Hostel Access Road, Auckland, 2012 New Zealand (map)
Top Town programme
This half-day programme caters for 100 to 250 students.
Participants work cooperatively in teams as they rotate around 10 to 12 quick-fire activity stations set up across the school field.
It is suitable for all abilities with the focus on fun and participation.
Our staff work with teachers and parent helpers to facilitate the activities. We set up and pack down all the equipment.
We also provide scorecards and prizes.
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Y3 Weka – Outdoor Challenge
Wednesday 5th November & Thursday 6th November
Auckland Botanical Gardens
102 Hill Road, Manurewa, Auckland, 2102 (map)
Big ideas
Big experiences
Outdoor Challenge
This programme is a brilliant way to introduce your class to the great outdoors, Kiwi-style!
Students learn about keeping safe and having fun through practical hands-on activities.
They have a go at pitching tents and cooking sausages, get the low-down on tramping, orienteering,
and what to do if things go wrong. Team building opportunities a plenty!
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Y0 Kiwi – Ambury Regional Park Visit
Wednesday 19th November All classes
9.45 – 2.30pm
Big ideas
Meet the farm animals and see how we farm and care for them.
Big experiences
We’ve got pigs to pat, goats to feed, sheep to feel and hens to cluck over!
Children learn about shearing and crutching in the wool shed, before exiting as a sheep would – down the sheep chute! Wheeee!
Then it’s off to the cowshed for a milking demonstration before exploring the farm.
Through observation and interaction with Ambury’s loveable menagerie, children learn bucket-loads about animals – what they eat, how they’re cared for and why we farm them.
This programme is particularly suitable for ESOL students as an introduction to New Zealand farming life.
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