Te Pahu Challenge - SURF

What an awesome day we had! Perfect weather, great waves, warm water, lots of smiles, lots of crashes and LOTS of success! It was so good to see everyone standing, surfing the waves. Our awesome instructor gave us plenty of great tips and skills. There are some real natural surfers in room 7! One of the countries best surfing spots is on our doorstep - I see some future pro surfers!

Our other challenge was flying a kite boarding kite. This was also awesome. It was quite tricky at first getting used to the kite and the wind's strong pull but again we persevered and experienced success.

Enjoy the video guys and you can all feel proud of your perseverance, skills and success!

Beach Education

In New Zealand we swim a lot, and often at the beach. That is why we think it is important to get the skills and knowledge to be safe swimming in the sea. So Room 1 and 7 set off to Raglan for some beach education. It was a great day with Surf Life Saving NZ. We learnt about being Sun safe, basic safety strategies when swimming, as well as how to identify and get out of a rip. I hope you took it all on board guys because it was really valuable information.

Leadership 2015

Leadership is a big part of being a year 7/8. Over the last couple of the weeks the students have applied for their leadership roles and they were announced on Friday. Guys I was so impressed by your applications. They were well laid out and you sold yourself well. I am looking forward to you guys stepping up to the challenge of leadership this year. I am sure you guys will really grow in being leaders this year and realise just how much you can influence the school (and world!) for the better.

In class we have also looked a bit at attitudes of good leaders. We have discussed the difference between bossing and leading. We will continue to explore leadership throughout the year.

Same Same But Different

In class we explored the notion that people in essence are similar, in terms of basics needs (what ever culture we are from), yet we also have significant differences. We related this to out class. We are similar and yet different. Looking for how we are similar is a great strategy for getting to know others and getting along with people around us. We did some art which reflects this discussion.

              

2015 Te Pahu Challenge

The challenge is set and waiting to be taken on. I am really looking forward to seeing you take on the Te Pahu Challenge this year guys. I look forward to watching you conquer fears and develop the attitudes needed to face challenges. Which challenge do you think you will find most challenging?

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional." Roger Crawford
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all" Helen Keller
"The tough challenges we encounter, make us stronger, and wiser. With each victory we gain something of value; our character is strengthened." Ellen J. Barrier

2015 - Here we go!

Welcome to a new year guys. It is going to be awesome and I am looking forward to watching you push yourselves to become your best! It was great seeing you take on some challenging activities today. Challenge makes us think, persevere and work hard together - all things I saw you do today. A great start. Keep it up.