Flax Weaving

We were very lucky today - Reuben's Mum, Dad and Aunty came in to teach us all about flax weaving! We learnt about how people use flax in their lives eg bags, clothing, ropes and even shoes!  Reon showed us which part of the flax bush to cut and then Vicky and Chrystal taught us how to weave a flower.  It was tricky at first but we all managed to complete our piece of work and everyone felt very proud of their efforts.  Reon told us that it is traditional to give away the first piece that you make, so the class have given their flowers to Mrs Siave to display within the school.  Everyone had a wonderful time and we are very grateful to Reuben's family for giving up their time to pass on and share their knowledge and skills.

Reon showing us the flax family.

Break Dancing with Solcypher

Today Miguel and Karl came to Woodend School to demonstrate their break dancing and teach us some new moves.  We had lots of fun and it was great to see everyone giving it a go!  Rm 15 was very talented and even had our very own caterpillars - go April and Conor!!

For those who are interested the Solcypher dance crew will be holding classes in the Chevier Centre on Tuesdays which will be aimed at 8-13 year olds. The first block will start on Tuesday the 7^th of June at 3.30pm-4.30pm. If you are interested give them a call on the numbers provided on the flyer.


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Cross Country

On Tuesday 24th May we had our school cross country.  Everyone participated and completed the course in fantastic times!
Rm 15 had 10 students qualify for the Kaiapoi Schools event which was held Tuesday 31st May.  It was a great day and we had a huge amount of support - thank you to all the parents who helped with transport and came along to cheer everyone on.  From this event Johanna, Emily, Sammi, Lucy and Zayne have qualified to compete at the Pegasus Zones Cross Country to be held next week....GOOD LUCK!!!

Swimming in our PJ's!!

Today was the last day of swimming lessons for our class.  To finish off the swimming programme some of the students had to bring along their pj's to practise swimming in clothing.  The children had to swim 25m then dread water for 1minute before trying to take off their clothing in the water. Then they had a series of relays that involved kicking and balancing ducks!  The children have made great progress in their swimming ability and today was a awesome way to end a successful swimming programme - check

out the photos below!!