Orana Park

The day was hot and the wind still as Richmond School headed out on a whole school trip to learn about the different jobs that people do at Orana Park.  We spent the whole day looking and learning about animals and the jobs the zoo keepers do to keep the Park running smoothly. We had free ice blocks and got to feed the giraffes. We held a rhinoceros horn and got to see a rhinoceros tooth. We were told how the gibbons escaped. We would like to thank our guides and the zookeepers who took time out of their day to share their jobs with us.

The Whole School arrive at Orana Park

The new blue whio ducklings

Whaea Sharon feeds the giraffe

Children feeding the giraffes

Clip and Climb

We were all excited to be invited by Whaea Alice's friend Becky to an hour of Clip and Climb for free as a final farewell gift. Thank you Becky, it looks like the whole school enjoyed themselves and Whaea Alice and Matua Simon were brave enough to try the Leap of Faith. Yeehah!!

Check out our photos from the morning trip.

The Te Rito Garden

From a community farewell to supporting our community garden. Richmond School children have been involved in cleaning up the community garden for the last time.

It was amazing just how much the garden has grown and how pretty it looks after a bit of TLC. We hope that the whole community will continue to get behind the Te Rito Garden and continue to make it a special place in the Richmond Community.