Cultural Festival Practise : Cook Island dancing

Room 18 students practising diligently for the Cultural festival which will be held on Wednesday 9 April 2014.

Tasha (parent help) training the Cook Island dance team.

Phlise and Aliyah showing off their dance techniques.

Zoe and Jane practising what they have learnt.

Jonny Chang showing off his skill of the Yo-Yo techniques.

Community involvement : Fitness Fighters

Fitness Fighters had the honour of being visited by , Tony Sargisson  born in  Hastings, New Zealand and won the silver medal for New Zealand in the men's 50km walk at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.





Tony talked about the mental and physical training and preparation an athlete needs for sporting events.

An interactive talk with the Fitness Fighters.

Pelikani, Christian, Arielle, Rahul, Cypress, Connor showing off international athletics t-shirts.

Christian wearing the commonwealth games NZ blazer.

Pelikani wearing the NZ winning T-shirt for the walking championship.

Pelikani thanking Mr Sargisson for taking the time out to inspire and motivate them.

Fitness Fighters with Tony. Cypress proudly wearing Tony's winning medal.

Christian proudly showing off the blazer that Tony wore for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

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Community involvement in Room 18

Room 18's, KCIslander Girls, had the honour of being visited by a former NZ Immigration Chief Operating Officer, Mr David Sim.

 

Focus : to equip students with life skills and prepare them for success in later life.

Room 18 students identified a variety of reasons why people choose to immigrate to NZ.

 

 Purpose of visit : to discuss his experiences and knowledge of Immigration     and assist students to understand the reasons why people immigrate to NZ.

Mr Sim discussed questions relating to immigration that students had posed to him.

Students understood the thought processes people go through in reaching what can be a life-changing decision. They were made to understand that such decisions are not made lightly and that day to day decisions have long reaching impacts on their lives. 

Zoe Nelson, class councillor, thanking Mr Sim with a token of appreciation.