Ōtāwhito Korfball Tournament

Yesterday, Ōtāwhito had an exciting Korfball tournament! The teams were a mixture of T-groups from each end and everyone worked really well together. There will be a final game next week to decide who the champions are. Congratulations everyone, you are amazing Korfballers! 

Here are some photos from the semi-final game:

Senior Athletics

It was a very windy day down at Ngā Puna Wai, but the seniors didn't let that hold them back from having a fantastic Athletics day! It was wonderful to see everyone trying their best and giving everything a go. We had long jump, high jump, discus, shotput, long distance running and sprints events. Thank you to all of the parent/caregiver helpers for your support and a BIG thank you to Miss Fraser for all of the organising she did to make the day go so smoothly. Well done everyone!

Here are some photos of the long distance runners:

Korfball Tournament

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Korfball Tournament today at the Celebration Centre! You all tried your best, played fair and had lots of fun. You can all be extremely proud of yourselves! Team 3 won the tournament with a nail biting game, the final score being 8 - 5.

Year 5/6 Living Springs Camp

The Year 5/6 students really enjoyed their camp at Living Springs last week!! The Koreke team went from Monday to Wednesday and the Kowhai team from Wednesday to Friday. Some of the awesome activities included archery/rifles, team building, low ropes, rock climbing, history walk, swimming, trampolines, orienteering and much more! We had plenty of sunshine, and no rain which made it even better. It was so much fun!!

Collaborative Bubble Art

Ōtawhito students have been busy decorating colourful 'bubbles' to create some very effective collaborative artwork. They look so amazing!! Can you guess who the silhouettes belong to? They are all from our studio...

Welcome back and Window Art

It was fantastic to have all our Otawhito kids back at school for the past two weeks! We have loved hearing about all the children's experiences during the lockdown. As a studio, we produced our lockdown window art. We drew pictures to represent the different things that we did during lockdown such as baking, movies, youtube, walking with our families. We hope you enjoy them!

Art in Ōtāwhito

We have been very busy this week working on our self portraits. The Koreke students chose collage as their medium and Kowhai used pastels. Look at how effective our art looks!

Starfish Swimming

The Year 4's and 5's have really enjoyed their swimming sessions at Starfish during the last 2 weeks. The lessons have been loads of fun and we have learnt a lot!

Sports Coaching at Hillmorton High School

The Year 4 students have really enjoyed the Sports Coaching sessions at Hillmorton High School, each Tuesday for the last 3 weeks. Students are participating in netball, hockey, football and basketball coaching sessions, lead by senior PE students from Hillmorton High. We have been developing our ball skills and learning to work as a team with a variety of our peers. It is so much fun!

Tuhono Kapa Haka Festival

Last night, the Year 4-8 Kapa Haka team performed at the Tuhono Kapa Haka Festival. They competed against 5 other Christchurch schools in the Intermediate section. They did an amazing job of impressing the audience and judges with their waiata, action song and our school haka. Ka pai team, you should be very proud of your efforts!

Gymnastics with Jono

Every second Friday for the rest of the term, we will have Jono from Selwyn Sports coming in to teach our Otawhito kids gymnastics. Last Friday we worked on our balance and stability which is a key part of gymnastics. As a group we worked on our core muscles and how we engage these when we are doing different activities such as planks and balancing. 

Fun Day at School on Wednesday

With a large majority of Year 5 kids on the ski trip to Mount Hutt on Wednesday, the kids back at school had a fun day full of problem solving, baking and games. We made marshmallow balls, using our measuring skills that we have been working on in maths. These skills helped us with measuring the ingredients for the recipe. We played hungry hungry hippos which was a lot of fun competing in pairs to get the most tennis balls. It was a great day full of fun and laughter.