Te Tuhi Art Gallery

It was lovely to go on a trip to Te Tuhi in Pakuranga! That's where the new bridge is being built and lots of changes are happening around it. We had been looking forward to seeing the large sculpture that is just outside the art gallery. It was designed by Michael Parekowhai who remembered the cuisenaire rods he had used at school when they were learning about numbers. His art work had ten different colours. We were excited because we were going into the art studio next to mix and paint. Using the three primary colours, red, yellow and blue, we mixed colours to make purple, green and orange. We filled up a colour wheel with all these colours. Bree, our teacher for the day, then took us into the entrance area where we played some games using special arty bean bags. One of the highlights of our trip was the bus we travelled on - it had been totally decorated with spider webs and other Halloween decorations! Such an exciting day!

Making Hamburgers

Our final STEM Day for the year was really hands on with our sleeves rolled up! We were chefs in a PVS burger restaurant and besides that, we were also scientists and creators!

Our Olympic Day

Hooray!! How exciting to have had our very own PVS Olympics Day! Our class was the Great Britain team and we dressed in red, blue and white sports gear. In the morning we took our British flags down to the Opening Ceremony held in the hall. Our flag bearers were Draco and Soyhun. During the wonderful ceremony we took the Olympic Oath to play our sports fairly and with great team spirit. We couldn't wait to participate in all the Olympic activities. There were many different games such as kayaking, obstacle courses, gymnastics, relays, etc. At the end of all the activities, we again convened in the hall to have the closing ceremony and the awards. We were happy to congratulate all the winners and even though our class didn't win, we still felt very proud of ourselves for doing our best!