For the last couple of Wednesdays we have been lucky enough to have Jana coming to Boot Camp to share her expertise and show us some of the things that she does with clients. This Wednesday was a bit wet but that gave us a chance to do some work inside and to look everyones form. Jana talked to us about the importance of keeping our form precise and engaging the right muscles. By doing this we will be able to look after our joints well into the future.
After Jason had come in and spoken to us today about how he gets his ideas for new businesses, we thought about what ideas and skills we have that we could use to earn some money. We thought about what we could make and sell, and also what skills we had that we could use to perform a service for someone.
After a brainstorm in small groups, here are some of our ideas:
- smoking fish
- drawing - real fruit ice cream
- art
- doing gardening
- dollhouse
- designing
- soft drinks
- doing cleaning
- cupcakes
- pottery - football club
- bath bombs
- gmynastics lessons
- hot chocolates
- plants
- football coaching
- hairties
- making putty/slime
- drawing comics
What a talented bunch! Watch this space to see what we do...
Each week, we will be working in different groups to get ready for next year. Year 3 students came to Matariki and Mahutonga and spent some time reconnecting and getting to know the people, the teachers and the space. Today in our transition time we did an experiment:
Prediction:
Leola: It is going to make a rainbow.
Alastair: The colours will mix together in different shapes.
Nela: the milk will change colour.
Lily Ji: I think it will explode.
Rim: I thought it would turn brown.
Elliot: It will swirl around the bowl because of the chemical.
This is what we think about transition: Georgina: It was fun and I like connecting with the people in Mahutonga.
Eva: It is fun. We meet new people and we get to do experiments.
Eden: I liked working with new people in a new space.
Liam: I thought that it was fun. It’s good to make new friends and get to know the space more. Next year I will know what to do when I am in the seniors.
Talia: It is helpful because next year we will know other people. We know who we can play with and we might make new friends.
Lily Ji: I really like "wake up your brain". It really does wake up my brain.
Ridley: It is good because we did experiments and milk spread into different colours.
Katherine: We got to know the space more.
Kirsty: It was fun. It is helpful for next year because we get to work with new people.
Matilda: I like transition time. I like to choose what to do for exercise. Drama was really fun.
Here are some more photos from the Eastern Zones Floorball tournament. Thanks again to all our parent helpers who provided support and transport.
Here is some feedback from the students...
"It was really fun trying floorball for the first time, I had to use my perseverance!"
"I had to use my courage and bravery as goalie because you would worry about letting in goals and your team being upset with you. It's also kind of scary when the ball comes flying at you."
"Every one was really supportive and most of the other teams were good sports."
" You're running around frantically with a stick and it is a lot of fun. It feels very rewarding when you manage to shoot a shot past your opponents goalie."
