Tūhua Art Gallery and Library visit this week.

🏀🥉 Year 5/6 Basketball World Cup Bronze Medalists! 🥉🏀 A fantastic way to finish the tournament today, completely dominating our final game to secure 6 wins from 7 matches and bring home the bronze medal. Following on from our Year 3/4 World Cup victory last week, the growth, depth, and strength of basketball at Papamoa Primary continues to shine through. The commitment of our players, coaches, and supporters is creating something really special. This medal is thoroughly deserved and reflects the hard work, teamwork, and determination shown throughout the day today. So proud of this group and everything they have achieved. Congratulations team! 👏🏀💙💛

Well done to all of our cross-country runners who represented our school so proudly at the Papamoa Cluster Cross Country today at TMOP. You all performed exceptionally well on a fast, slippery, and challenging new course. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you. We have a strong team of runners who have qualified and will now be heading to the WBOP Championships in a few weeks' time. Congratulations on your fantastic efforts, and we wish you all the best for the next stage of competition! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🎉

Reminder.. Do you have a 4 year old turning 5 this year & reside within our zone? Fill the form out below or scan the QR code to let us know that they are coming! https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeh6HYeL6ar2P.../viewform

Well done to our Matakana Principal Award recipients. Ka pai tō mahi!

2026 WBOP Basketball World Cup Winners!! 🏆🏀🇨🇦 Representing Canada, our Year 3/4 team went seven from seven today — that’s 140 minutes of basketball! — to take home the gold for 2026, a first for Pāpamoa Primary! With 24 schools from across the WBOP attending, such a cool achievement🥇 Led by their incredible coach Shinae, a true powerhouse who gives so much of her time to basketball at our school, coaching three teams throughout the winter season year after year. Yesterday was also her birthday, so this win was a pretty special belated gift from the team 😉 Thank you for everything you do for our players and school community. And to the kids — we are beyond proud of you all. You gave absolutely everything out on the court: sweat, determination, and heart. The scores today were phenomenal, and the 26–6 win over Mount Primary was so exciting to watch! Even more exciting — 6 out of the 10 players in this team are Year 3s, meaning they’ll be back for more next year 👀🏀 How cool is sport! 💙💛

Winter sports are well underway! 🏑❄️ So awesome seeing our Year 5/6 hockey team training before school this crisp autumn morning with coach Jaimee leading the way. Big shoutout to our amazing volunteer parents and coaches — sport at our kura simply wouldn’t happen without you! 💙

What’s on this week ✨ Kia ora whānau, Here’s what’s on this week! Ngā mihi, Papamoa Primary Team