News
Cultures Day: a Feast of Song, Dance and Culture
Over a dozen countries were represented in cultures day performances this week. There was Maori singing, Irish springing, Bollywood Swinging and Barndance Slinging. The diverse range of performances from Year 1s right through to Year…
MPs Inspire Cornerstone Students
Ian McKelvie, Minister for the Rangitikei District, and Alfred Ngaro, National MP, visited Palmerston North to speak to Cornerstone students today. The MPs told their journeys to Parliament, testimonies in the job, the power of…
Cornerstone Sports Award 2019
With just under half of all cornerstone students playing sport for the school, the annual sports prize was a celebration of the community, character and team work that can develop in sports as well as…
Cornerstone Business Class Shine at Regionals
Out of 45 entries from 13 schools around the wider Manawatu, three Cornerstone teams were chosen for the Young Enterprise Scheme business proposal finals. Competing for prizes of over $1000, as well as a spot…
Work begins on new A Block Playground
The limestone path and first swingset of the new A-block playground have now been set in the ground. With several more apparatus to come the specialised playground for beginning school students will more empower safe…
Newsletters
The weekly school newsletter is sent home with the eldest child in each family every second Thursday afternoon. It is also emailed to parents who have asked to receive it by email. It outlines key learning foci and keeps parents informed about what is happening at the school.
At the beginning of each term, parents of students in Years 1-6 receive a newsletter which outlines the learning focus for their child’s team for the coming term, i.e. Aroha (Y1-2), Manahau (Y3-4), Tumanako (Y5-6).
Download Term 1, 2025 Newsletters
- Aroha Team (Year 0 – 2)
- Manahau Team (Year 3 – 4)
- Tumanako Team (Year 5 – 6)
