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Zebulun Tribe Win Bible and Summer Games

13/4/2018

 
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For this term's end of term activities, we had Bible competitions for each year group, as well as a series of summer games. One of the joys of working in a Area school for Years 1-13 is seeing secondary teenagers, take care of and work well with the smaller primary students. Summer sports like Longball, Dodgeball and Non-Stop Cricket took on a new twist as big and small students were paired and each given certain tasks. 

Zebulun Tribe started the day  with a convincing win in the teams Bible knowledge competition - winning most age groups. They continued on the success by winning overall in the Summer Games competition. After 24 events, Issachar tribe and Naphtali tribe, amazingly, were tied for second. 

Vanuatu Visitor Excites

11/4/2018

 
PictureMrs. Levy demonstrating a cultural dress made and worn by the Ni-Vanuatu women called a 'Mother Hubbard' or 'island dress'.
"Halo! Oslem wanem?" The students asked each other. "I gud, by you?" Was the reply. To pretty much all of us, these words sound like gobbledygook, but to the people of Vanuatu, this is one of their native languages called Bislama. This was just one of the many interesting things we learned when the Vanuatu trip students listening to Mrs. Levy. The Levy family lived for 7 years in Vanuatu, and so it was awesome to hear first hand what the country is like, and learn about the beautiful people that live in it. 

We learned about Vanuatu as a country, its culture, food and clothing and are now all very excited to go! Learning about a different culture reminds us of how awesome our creator God is in creating people that are all so different and unique.

By Olivia De Groot - Year 13

LifeLab End of Term Activities

6/4/2018

 
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Year 9 students were treated to a Gideon's Bibles presentation this morning, receiving free bibles. 

​Not to be left out, other life labs engaged in sports, food, games, as well as the usual mentoring, bible study and discussion. 

World War 2 Vet Impresses

28/3/2018

 
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Ninety-four year old former Lancaster Bomber Sergeant came and spoke to our Year 9 and 10 students this week, as part of their humanities study on war and conflict. His tale of parachuting out of a burning plane, over Germany, eventually being captured and how he saw God's saving power was inspiring. Students had a lot of questions, from what concentration camp was like, to how many planes were shot down.
"It was nice to hear a personal story about the war, from a first person perspective", Year 9 Irin Lipson reported.

Senior Athletics Day 2018

23/3/2018

 
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​Fairy wings, facepaint, and fast running featured at Cornerstone’s first full Year 7-13 Athletics day. Several school records were broken on the recently repainted blue track, as the weather changed about as quickly as each event.

​Final results:
  • Rebecca Mark of Asher Tribe was the standout athlete of the day, setting five school records on her way to winning the intermediate girls competition.
  • Distance runner Joaquin Taylor-Maclean of Zebulun tribe won the Senior boys competition .
  • Natalya Bissell of Asher tribe won the Senior Girls.
  • Issachar tribe started the day with a slender lead, however they were overtaken by Naphtali, who in turn were overtaken by Asher tribe. 

New Gymnasium

12/3/2018

 
Cornerstone Christian School continues the building programme in 2018, this time we look forward to brand new Gymnasium including an 'International size' Basketball court. The builders have managed to make the most of the fine weather in recent weeks, almost all of the concrete is down, the steel structure all appears to be in place, now the timber is going in! We all watch with enthusiastic hearts as it looks more and more like a proper facility. Pray for the smooth process to continue.

Olivia's Fencing Recognised

25/2/2018

 
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It is neat to see hard working scholar, Olivia Brookie recognised for her extra-curricular success in fencing in the local news recently. Winning the silver medal at her first New Zealand national competition was a big surprise, considering she started the sport simply as a way to unwind. 

See the full news article on Olivia's Sword Fighting at the Manawatu Standard's site

Swimming Sports

19/2/2018

 
Most of the Secondary students turned up at Makino Pool in friendly Feilding on Thursday, last week to take part in the annual Swimming Sports. Organised by Mr Craig McDonald, this was the first time that the event has taken place at this venue and the first time it has run through the whole school day.

It was a fantastic day, including a mixture of traditional and novelty events. There were even a number of teachers that braved the pool and competed in a few of the competitions, one of which was the 'Biggest Splash'! By all accounts, the day was a success, however there can only be one winner... The tribe that scored the most points on the day was Issachar. Congratulations!

Beginning 2018

19/1/2018

 
  • ​16 Feb, Community BBQ:  We would love for as many families to attend this evening as possible as it is a great chance to meet all the teachers and build community.  More details to come.
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  • Stationery lists are available to order online at:  www.myschool.co.nz. Please be aware on the stationery list that a custom student planner/diary is required to be purchased from the school office which cannot be purchased through stationery shops.  This is required for Friday 2nd  February.
  • PE Uniform: A reminder for all senior students to take Physical Education that you will require a PE uniform. This is to be purchased from the uniform shop (including white sports socks).

Cornerstone's 100% NCEA Pass-Rate

19/1/2018

 
Our vision as a school is to create 'Confident followers of Jesus Christ, equipped and inspired to creatively impact our world'. Academic progress, is one of many important aspects of the holistic education we strive to offer. With this bigger picture in mind, we'd like to congratulate the 2017 Year 11 and 12 students for their fine academic achievements in 2017.
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  • All 30 Year 11 students passed NCEA Level 1
  • All 31 Year 12 students passed NCEA Level 2
  • 28% of students earned overall Excellence Endorsements 
  • 25% of students earned overall Merit Endorsements
  • Year 11, Olivia Brookie (pictured receiving her Academic Excellence award) earned a 112 Excellence credits, where only 50 were needed for an Excellence Endorsement. This includes a staggering 42 credits above her year level. 

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