Another Fun Friday in Pikopiko

Dexter the Cat

After Horatio visited us in Pikopiko last week, we were very lucky to have a second live exhibit for our oral language talks today! Another friend in our team has a Ragdoll cat and brought him along to see us. His name is Dexter and he is nearly 1 year old. He was a little bit scared by all of us but it was lovely to see him

This afternoon we were invited to an amazing learning celebration by the middle and senior syndicates around their different visual arts themes. Kahikatea modelled some fabulous wearable arts that were truly stunning. Maybe some of these students will be inspired to go on and take part in the Wellington Wearable Art Awards competition one day. The Kauri team made masks that were all so different and unique. It was interesting to go around the tables and talk to the students about their designs and what had inspired them. They also did a great job of modelling these as they walked across the hall and down the runway. The Pohutukawa team have been learning about graffiti and yarn bombing. Recently, the entrance way to their learning space looked spectacular with all the creative woollen installations. We especially enjoyed their video with a wonderful photos of their learning. The music was very cool and kept us all bobbing on the spot as we watched!

Today we also checked out the new song by a collaboration of New Zealand musicians that has been released to raise money for Battens Disease and also to support the All Blacks as they head off to England to play in the Rugby World Cup. Lots of us really enjoyed watching it so we put it on the blog so families can enjoy it over the weekend if they are interested.