Arts Celebration 2026

Huge congratulations to the Māhutonga Matariki tamariki for such an incredible achievement! Performing four shows across two nights is a massive effort, and managing a student-devised performance demonstrates deep engagement, creativity, and leadership. By taking ownership of the production—from scripting to set design and sound composition—our tamariki directly embodied the key strands of the New Zealand Curriculum (The Arts/Ngā Toi): Drama (Whakaari): Developing Ideas & Communicating: Writing their own scripts, devising original scenes, and structuring the narrative of Kupe and the Giant Wheke. Understanding Context: Retelling traditional Māori narratives (pūrākau) to connect with cultural heritage and Matariki. Visual Arts (Toi Whakaari / Toi Ataata): Developing Practical Knowledge & Crafting: Working alongside Cloe to design and construct a functional, moving backdrop—applying concepts of scale, texture, motion, and visual storytelling. Music (Pūoro): Creating & Representing Sound: Collaborating with Kirsten to compose original soundscapes and music that convey mood, dramatic tension, and atmospheric depth for the story. Key Competencies in Action: Participating and Contributing & Managing Self: Working in collaborative groups, rehearsing over time, coordinating technical production, and performing live before an audience. Congratulations tamariki! Ka mau te wehi!

Road Safety

 

This week we had our annual road patrol training with School Community Officer Constable Dann. This session is about all things road safety and growing the responsibility of our students when they are crossing the road themselves and eventually helping others to cross. As our Worser Bay School students get older, we support them in growing their leadership through opportunities like these. Building their sense of positive purpose and giving back to our community are important values that we help support our students with. 

Apart from already being a knowledgable bunch around road saftey, our learning uncovered new things about the different types of crossings that we use. At Worser Bay we have a Kea crossing as well as a Pedestrian crossing. Below are some helpful explainer videos that we took a look at.

Making sure to look both ways!

Finally in the session, we got to experience running a road patrol with the support of Constable Dann. We are very lucky to work with someone with great knowledge and skill to help our learners grow.

Look out for these new road patrollers in the near future and listen out for the: Check! Clear! Cross now!