Tupu @ Waima School

Friday Art with Whaea Jo The students are learning about Abstract Art and at present are working on  Picasso inspired Artwork, thanks to Whaea Jo. Whaea Jo started the day with some of the senior students, then went on to work with some of the younger students of the school.  Part I Part II Part III Part IV

A special little visitor to school. Today Damian and Tane brought their special little friend to school to share with the rest of their classmates.  The tamariki enjoyed holding, feeding and playing with her. Both the boys told the students the story of how she came to be in their care.  Below is a video of some of the students playing with Nibbles  (the name Damian decided to call the rabbit).

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS,  JINGLE ALL THE WAY,  OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO PAINT!!! Christmas is fast approaching, so what does Mrs Colebrook do, she goes and get plates and cups that the students can paint and decorate as presents for their parents or grandparents.....  What an awesome thing to do..... Miss Waiariki making some very care strokes with her brush..... Te Awa and Peter have a hard time deciding what colours to use on theirs!! Tyler and Hawaiki painting their cups for Xmas presents.... Add caption Waiariki takes such care when it comes to her plate... 5yr old Kauri painting his plate!!

TE AHUREA  KAPA HAKA O TE TONGA O HOKIANGA 2018   Ko te kapa haka Maori te waa tino ataahua o taku, a kaore rawa au e wareware i te wa tuatahi i tohua taku kapa haka ki WAIMA. Waima Kura is all about Whanaungatanga, Aroha, Integrity, Manaki, Ako are the five things that kept Waima School happy, and joyful, Waima Kura is the most wonderful school I've ever been at, because thats how we roll, and the way we keep our school safe. On the day when all Waima School performed for the festival I was so excited to perform but also confused because we were supposed to go around the back were the backdrops are, but the entrance was blocked off so we had to go through the tent and onto the stage, I felt so embarrassed and shy but we all did our best with a few mistakes but that didn’t matter at least we all had fun, that's what mattered the most, having fun. It wasn’t all about keeping it perfect like some dumb rich guy at a wedding, it was all about having fun, in Maori

Swimsafe In Water Lessons!! It is so important at our school that each child has the knowledge of what to do it they or anyone they know are in trouble in and around water.  So each year we have this awesome lady come in and teach the students techniques to help if they or anyone they know ever do get into trouble in and around  water.   The day they did this it was freezing cold, we had just had a big storm, and the rain had stopped, just after these pictures were taken the rain started again, then hail began to come down topped off with a bit of thunder and lightening!!  Four seasons in one day here in WAIMA...... It doesn't matter how many of you their are, if you work together you can survive the dangers in the water This group learning to work together to get to safety!! Chevvy and Isaac pulling Tyler to the edge of the pool 5 yr old Nikris trying to get to the huddle with the rest of the group Finally made it to the huddle!!

Peter and his Kikko Car!! Peter 6 yrs old made this car using parts from our  Kikko Construction sets, he was very excited to show me how it actually worked, and how he constructed it. Awesome work, one day you may design and build cars of your very own Peter!! Test run! Some of the other things you can make using the Kikko sets.....