On Wednesday we had some experts from Peacehaven come to visit us to talk about the games that they played and the activities that they enjoyed when they were younger.  This helped us with our inquiry about play.

 We welcomed our visitors with a song.

In groups we heard about the games and asked our experts questions.

The Muddy Fun Run

On Thursday we had our Muddy Fun Run.  This was a sponsored event run by the friends of the school.  It was a fun way to learn about showing grit.  It made us feel happy because we got to do something that got our heart rate up while slipping and sliding our way through the mud.

Way to go Scott.  You are running with such determination. 

 We love the mud.

 Riley and Joseph enjoying a hot milo after the fun run.

Ricky with his milo

We were lucky enough to have Ali McKenzie, from the Southland Campus of the Dunedin College of Education, come and teach us some new physical education games on Tuesday. We bounced balls and played aliens. We worked hard to keep the balls under control so that they didn't roll away from us.

We all had so much fun playing our games on Friday. Thank you for letting the children bring them along to school so that they could share them with their friends. We continue with our healthy play this week. The children are learning to use poi and have had fun making up new moves and learning a new game called poi toa where the children throw a poi in a group of three and the person in the middle tries to catch the poi. We are continuing to learn about time. We are reviewing the months of the year and learning to tell time to quarter past and quarter to the hour. We look forward to seeing you at the Parent Community Workshop on Tuesday at 7.30.

The Bragg family were lucky enough to see the kakapo when they were at the DOC house in Invercargill. The first photo shows Abigail, Isaiah and Oliver dressed ready to see the chicks. They had to put on protective clothing to keep the chicks safe and healthy. Thanks for sharing your exciting visit with us Abigail.

George, Alex and Ben are learning how to play poi toa. They are practising their fair play skills.

WE had fun today playing our games with our friends. We had to tell them the rules and play fair by making sure that everyone got a turn. We loved having games at school!