Enjoying Ora with Team Kākāpō
Our Pītau-Allenvale Values whole school focus for Term 3 is Ora.
Ora is all about having healthy habits that promote a healthy body and a happy mind. We start our day with exercise by participating in the whole school fitness walking programme. We add in lots of other movement during the day. We have been very fortunate to have Nicole's expertise in sports as she has been including lots of sports activities on her two days as class teacher. Some of us have participated in yoga for the first time this term, with yoga tutor Zoe. This has been so successful, and so much fun.
We constantly work on developing skills that allow us to be as independent as we can be in looking after ourselves. This includes personal hygiene habits, learning about what to wear for different weather, and also how to manage when are not feeling our best. Ora can also include how to be safe in different situations.
Ora is such an awesome Value to work on. Staff and students have all worked on this together. We are so proud of the effort everyone has put into their health and fitness this year.
Reach up and throw - Sam and Nicole.
Serious pose - serious expression. Ball skills is a serious business! Caleb and Woody in action.
Caleb controlling the ball.
Nicole comes up with some really fun things to do with our bodies. We make use of the hall when the weather is not good.
Robyn and Rain taking Caleb and Woody for a ride.
Rain is using his body to pull Caleb. This is a new way for us to use our bodies. We can build our strength by using our muscles.
Jewel's turn to experience what it feels like to slide across the floor. Robyn and Nicole are pulling.
Jump Sam!
Caleb can move his body in lots of different ways. Go Caleb!
Jewel is practising her jumping skills with Nicole.
Caleb jumping!
Jewel passing the ball behind her.
Kaspar having a lot of fun working with the ball.
What is happening here? Woody is playing with Caleb and Nicole.
Wow - Jewel was so proud to receive her cross country certificate from Ed.
Cross Country day! Sam and Robyn on the track.
Kaspar doing the cross country run.
Thanks to the students from Burnside High who came and helped with the cross country event. The extra hands make our events run so much more successfully.
Go Team Kākāpō (and friends).
We are so proud of Rain. He is now an enthusiastic participant in walking for fitness activities.
Jewel striding out on the cross country course, with helper from Burnside.
Enjoying exercising is really important. We visit some interesting places for walks. We went to the Botanical Gardens for a walk.
Striding down the path.
Rain and Judy look happy to be together at the Botanical Gardens.
We went through the glasshouses. Sam with the flowers.
Rain in the glasshouse.
Jewel loves to talk about flowers when she does writing. We saw some gorgeous flowers on our walk.
The orchid house had a pond with mist coming off it, which was something we don't see every day. Very interesting!
The big glasshouse is like a tropical jungle.
Rain looks amazed. There was another pond hiding among the plants.
We love to give our students experiences that inspire them to enjoy the world around them.
Jewel and Sam much prefer to have a chat now they are older. They leave the playing to everyone else, and that's fine. Enjoying being with your friends is part of our Ora Value too.
Rain made the most of the swings.
Kaspar loves visiting playgrounds out in the community. Ouruhia Domain has a great one.
Rolling down the slope. Caleb loves this slope at Ouruhia Domain.
Wheeee! Ouruhia Domain - Kaspar and the flying fox.
Kaspar sometimes exercises on the bike at lunch break.
Healthy habits include eating healthy vegetables. We have our own vege patch. Jewel, Kaspar and Rain visited Mitre 10 to get some vegetable seedlings.
We love having flowers around as well as vegetables. Jewel is considering whether we should get these plants.
We need to make sure our soil is healthy. We add compost and fertilizer to our garden, and use potting mix if we plant in pots. We feed the garden and it feeds us.
Riley has been attending school in Room 5 this term, but he is still part of our class. He loves swimming with Nicole while he works on strengthening his legs after surgery.
We have regular walking groups that go out and about for longer walks. On this beautiful day Rain, Kaspar and Sam went out together.
Scarborough Park in August.
Caleb on the ropes.
Kaspar did so many different things on this particular visit.
Riding the horse with Robyn.
Kaspar again!
Jewel going round and round.
Basket swings are big favourites around here. Kaspar having fun.
Robyn and Jewel having a chat. Chatting is a big part of our day as it builds social and communication skills. Everyone can have a chat in their own way.
Caleb striking a very relaxed pose on the roundabout.
Rain in the basket swing.
Off to Foster Park. Caleb exploring.
Caleb built up the courage to go down the big tunnel slide. We could see how excited he was to succeed.
Kaspar about to do the big drop with Jill.
The view from the top.
Caleb at the bottom of the big slide.
Caleb emerging!
Kaspar did so much exercise at Foster Park that he was very tired in the afternoon.