Reflection Day - Part 3- Thankful for those who have gone before us

Sharron Cole explaining the history of the Catholic Cemetery at the bottom of Korokoro hill. 

Reflection Day - Part 2

Walking to Percy's Reserve.

Working together with the parachute, then off for a small group meditation & personal reflection time.

Lunch finished, walking through Percy's Reserve to Korokoro Cemetery.

Reflection Day - Part 1

The Mission Team organised a session for us - focusing on 'Identity' and our gifts & talents.

Their mime about how Jesus is God's gift to us- was very cleverly done (with no words!!).

Year 8 Leavers Lunch

TTT day

Well done Kakapo- great fun & activities on TTT day :-)

Cricket skill sessions with Sani

Awesome work last night Kākāpō!

The WOW last night amazing, it was clearly led in many ways by the wonderful Kākāpō students. 

You guys were awesome, you should all be very proud!

(sorry about the blurry pics!)

Petone Christmas parade

This is us at the parade on Friday night before the rain!

Mr T visited!!

Haere ra Raven

Raven heads off to live in Australia on Monday. 

This week to bid him 'farewell' we had a shared lunch picnic & games at Petone Rec.

Yesterday Miss Heatley presented him with his Year 8 leavers bible & candle.

Good luck in Sydney Raven :-)

Year 8's Legacy Working Bee

At the end of each year the Year 8's work on a 'Legacy Item'.

This year a 'Memory Garden' is being constructed.

The first sods of earth were turned yesterday and 12 of the Year 8's came along to a Working Bee in the evening to get the construction started.

There were bursts of work interspersed by bursts of socialising/play!

 With Fish & Chips to finish.

The garden will keep evolving over the next couple of weeks...

BEFORE...

DURING...

AFTER...

WOW!!!

The last couple of weeks have seen Kakapo's 9 'Design teams' working very hard on their Wearable Art.

Planning- Sketching- Discussing-Creating- Overcoming Challenges- Adjusting- Painting- Fingerknitting-Paper Mâché -Constructing-Writing a Narrative-Music decisions... the list goes on!

Here are some progress snapshots...

Show us your dance moves!!

Today our syndicate had a dancing session with Footsteps Dance Co. 

We learnt some new hip hop moves..