Clinton Toopi

We were lucky this week to have Clinton Toopi from the Gold Coast Titans (NRL) visit us. He gave a motivational speech on the importance of striving to reach your goals. He related these back to our school values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, and Resourcefulness. Some lucky students then had the opportunity to participate in some basic league drills with him. Thanks Clinton!

Bike Launch

On Friday we had the official opening of our bike track and bike shed. Apanui is the first school in the Bay of Plenty to have this great facility! We not only have a bike track, but have 60 bikes and helmets to use for class and community cycling activities. The children and forty community members who were involved in it's development, came and watched the track being used. One child from every class took part in this event...getting to try out the track and new bikes themselves.
A huge thank you to Mr Hamer who was a key person in the planning, development, and fundraising for this project... You Rock! Classes will spend time with Mr Hamer over the next few weeks, learning how to make the best use of our track and care for the equipment.

 

Getting Our Groove On!

Friday night was the PTA disco. What a fabulous turnout! It was wonderful to see so many parents and children on the dancefloor. Well done to the PTA for organising this fun event.

Room 4 Art

During Art week, Room Four created some beautiful Indian ink artworks. Each of these designs has a very specific meaning. Well done Room Four!

Book Review - Rhys

Here's Rhys with his choice of the coolest book in our school library.