Blue light disco

We loved the blue light disco on Monday.  It was so much fun! We enjoyed the lights, music, bubbles and limbo.

Thank you to the police for our treat. We can't wait to do it again.

Little 8's African Art

Come and check out our African art!

W.a.l.a indian/sri lanka traditional dress

On Friday, Miss Veena's mum visited Great 8 and showed us how to wear a sari. Mrs Te Amo loved wearing the sari.

W.a.l.a other cultures - Sri Lanka

On Monday, Miss Veena's dad visited the Junior team and told us all about the country Miss Veena was born in - Sri Lanka.

We learnt that it is a  island, just like New Zealand.  It is hot there and when it rains, sometimes snakes come out. There are also monkeys and elephants in SL. Women wear a lot of saris or salwahs there.  

We asked lots of interesting questions and Mr Ravindran was very impressed!

W.a.l.t share our culture with others.

On Monday, Latai came to school wearing a traditional Tongan dress.
Around her waist is kiekie. She also showed us a fan called ii and a bag called a kato.
Latai is very proud of her culture and taught our class some Tongan words.
We also read a book about Tonga and learnt lots of interesting facts.

Little 8's Korus

Check out Little 8's Koru Art. Each koru represents a member of our family. The little koru's are kids and the big ones are adults. We created our artworks using dye, crayon and paint.

Athletics at the Massey Track

Over the last few weeks of the this term the children have been focusing on correct ways to run, jump and throw.  As part of this unit of Athletics we join the whole school to participate in activities that show case our skills.

Monday this week was our day for Athletics we had lots of Great 8 parents come to support us.

Thank you Geraldine (Ella's Mum) Sarah (Ollie's Mum) Michael (Finley's Dad) Tukta (Michael's Mum) and all the other wonderful helpers on that day.

Here are some pictures taken by Mahalee (Emile's Mum) to show how we persevered in the wet weather and had a great time from the beginning all the way to the end.