2023 - Highlights

Please open the attached pdf to see the exciting new playground that will be built for our youngest students. Enjoy looking at the wonderful spaces and challenges in the design.

Thank you to all the parents/whanau who were able to attend this incredible celebration of learning - reflecting all the hard work that has been put in by your children.

Welcome to all our new students and their families. We hope you enjoy your time with us at Fendalton Open-Air School

Whānau groups provide opportunities for children to work together and build relationships within the school from new entrants to Y6 in a tuakana–teina relationship. This tuakana–teina relationship is an integral part of traditional Māori society and provides a model for buddy systems Our students have embraced this model and forged lifelong friendships .

Arthur loves teaching the world about NZSL. Please see below. Check out the photos of Arthur in action!

The Senior Choir performed at the North West Music Festival last week. These students have worked immensely hard to prepare for this performance and stood out for all the right reasons. What a talented bunch!

Some wonderful examples from HUB 1 - Year 3 & 4 - Enjoy reading

Well done to all our teams that competed in the WestZone Competitions on Tuesday.

Some snaps from the swimming programme at Graeme Condon. Our children have loved these regular swimming lessons and they have all gained confidence with their water skills

This event totally lived up to its scary reputation. Everyone had the spookiest fun time. Thank you to the PTA and especially to Emma Slade, Juliet Turner & Stephanie Ling for the wonderful decorations - WOW WOW WOW.

This is one of the highlights on our calendar. It was good to see so many parents, whanau and significant adults here to spend time with their children. They read books, enjoyed a sausage sizzle (feed) and played games out on the field (speed). Even the weather played its part - thank you to our wonderful PTA & Judy Harford for the yummy sausage sizzle.

Waimairi-iri Kāhui Ako Chess Competition

It's not Christmas without some lovely carols. We were fortunate to have the New Zealand Army Brass Band come to school and play some lovely carols the children could sing a long to.

Ray Blank had a visit from Will's Dad who is a pilot! We turned our classroom into an airport and even had a fly-around outside.

Lots of enthusiasm in today's Fun Run. Thank you to all the families who came and supported our Fun Runners. Even the weather supported the event, with the rain holding off.

With all the leaves falling rapidly now - what else would you do.

We were very lucky in Week 5 to have a visit from Steve Bush (QSM) from Trees for Canterbury.

The first group of students visited Bottle Lake Forest on earlier this week with another group of children going on Friday. We were there to look at the natural flora & fauna, of the area, linking it back to our Cultural Narrative.

A couple of weeks ago our Strum Strike Blow students set off with their marimba and ukulele to practice and perform for the Festival. There were over 1000 other students. They did a fantastic job and enjoyed the occassion!

Some quick photos from the Year 6 Camp to Wainui. The campers experienced all weathers, but still managed to have an amazing time.

This is always a highlight for our Year 6 students leaving us this year. As usual, they taught their parents some new dance moves and laughed and danced their way through the evening. We were making fabulous memories from the last few days at Fendalton School.

Enjoy these special moments from our Year 6 Leavers