Addington Bush

Many thanks to Rasela's dad, for giving the hub access to Addington Bush this afternoon, as part of our learning about different habitats. We are very lucky that the Bush is so close to us. We came back buzzing!

Representative choir auditions

What a pleasure it was this morning to transport our students to Avonhead School for their auditions for the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival representative choirs.  Well done to Ferlyn, Giliet, Ella, Lebron, Isa, Nichole, Nevaeh and Akaela.

Special thanks to Jo Clark for her time in preparing the students in the holidays and this week after school.  Thanks to Mr Clark for helping transport them to Avonhead School.

Life Education

We have been treated this week with 2 lessons from Jamie in the Life Education van.

Life Education is an interactive educational programme linked to the National School Health Curriculum and presented in hi-tech mobile classrooms which provide a unique learning environment with audio-visual materials, interactive models  and Harold, the Giraffe, chosen as the mascot because he stands tall, and this is what we want our students to do.

Jamie brought alive for us the theme of Body and Physical Activity.  We thoroughly enjoyed Jamie's enthusiasm and the interactive programme she presented, and of course we were all excited when Harold appeared!!  We found the presentation on the circulatory system very interesting and helpful for our linked literacy programme back in the hub.

  

Origin Sport

Year 3 and 4 students in room 3 are very fortunate to have the expertise of Greg from Origin Sport every Thursday afternoon. 

Origin Sport was established in 2011 with the main aim being to provide the opportunity for Year 3 and 4 children to participate in team sport. It’s focus is on keeping grass roots sport local and available to all.

Origin Sport operates on numerous fronts and provides services to a wide range of people in the local communities in the south west of Christchurch.

  

Cross Country

Thank you to Mrs Currie for organising an enjoyable Cross Country for all our students this afternoon.  Congratulations to the hub 34 place getters:  Zaria, Gus and Nevaeh (1st in their age group), Summer, Hamish, Jed and Chiara (2nd in their age group) and Mata and Fynn (3rd in their age group).  Well done to ALL students for your enthusiasm and efforts.

Anticipating

We did it!

Very happy!

Drama

Enjoying theatre games - 'Energy Circle' and 'Splat' in our weekly Drama class.  The middle and senior syndicates are divided into 4 Drama groups each Friday from 10.50 - 11.45am.  All groups are enjoying themselves immensely as they learn about the different aspects of Drama.

New Zealand Sign Language Week 2017

Each May, Deaf Aotearoa runs New Zealand Sign Language Week, celebrating one of New Zealand’s official languages. NZSL Week raises awareness of New Zealand’s Deaf community and provides a platform for Deaf people to proudly promote their language and culture.

Today we were very lucky to have Mrs Rutherford, Yuan's support teacher from Van Asch Deaf Education Centre, share with us her knowledge of sign language.  She not only taught us the alphabet in sign language, but she also made herself available for students to learn more sign language at morning tea.  Thank you Mrs Rutherford! 

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