Open morning, T-shirts...and Donkeys!

We had a very busy and exciting day in Pikopiko today. First off this morning we had a special session to welcome some of our new friends who will be joining us on the first day of next year. They came along to visit Pikopiko and try some activities and meet some of their classmates. They all did some lovely craft and had a fun time together. Thanks for coming we loved getting to know you all and will see you again next Thursday!

The bigger kids got to have a fun morning as well, they all joined up with Kowhai and did some outdoor stations and had a great time. There was the parachute, some skipping ropes, balls and frisbees. 

After lunch we had a very exciting surprise! As part of our warm up to Pet Day next Tuesday we had some special visitors. Margaret and Jan from the Canterbury Donkey Rehoming Centre brought down two lovely donkeys Tam and Periwinkle to visit the junior children. They were very cute and friendly! We learnt that they like to eat hay and straw, they need company to be happy and they love children :) We got to have a pat and it was great to learn more about these gorgeous creatures. Thank you so much for the visit!

Also this afternoon we had the very exciting job of undoing our tie dyed shirts...and they worked brilliantly! It was awesome to see the amazing patterns that have turned out and the colours look fantastic.

Finally we had a chance to share in a yummy treat at the end of the day as we celebrated our friend Zara's birthday and first day in Pikopiko :) It is great to have you join us Zara, thank you for the cake!

What a day! Don't forget our disco tomorrow, see the post below :)

Disco Reminder

We had a very exciting day in Pikopiko with lots going on. Just having a few problems with photos so will try and update a little later on. However in the meantime we have a very important reminder about tomorrow's disco! The junior school have their disco on in school time tomorrow from 2.15-3pm. Here are the things to remember:

• You may come in mufti and stay in your mufti clothes all day
• You need to bring a gold coin donation
• You may also bring a little extra money to buy popcorn ($1) chips ($1) and glowsticks (50c)

Like last time, the junior children will order their treats first thing in the morning (they will not be able to purchase at the disco). There will be a list in Pikopiko tomorrow.

Look forward to seeing you in your dancing clothes! 

Tie Dye Day!

Well this afternoon was the moment we've been waiting for! Time to get stuck in and dye our white t-shirts! We learnt how to use rubber bands to gather little 'bunny ears'  in the fabric. We each put about 8 bands in our shirts. Then we got to dunk the shirts into the dye! We had a bucket of green for the Forest, bluey purple for the Ocean and orange for the Volcano. Some of us had a go at stirring the shirts and making sure they were nice and soaked in the dye. We can't wait to see what they look like when we take the bands out, there were lots of great predictions!

Thank you so much to Amy for her help organising the afternoon, and to all the adults who came along and helped the children put the rubber bands on. We couldn't have run the activity without you so we are very appreciative!

Conferences and Tie Dye!

Our student led conferences are in full swing - thank you so much to those that came along tonight. It was great to see the Pikopiko children sharing their learning with their families and to have a chance to report back on the fantastic progress you are all making.
It means the teachers don't have a lot of time for blog posts! But we just wanted to firstly remind anyone that hasn't had a conference that there are still slots tomorrow and we'd love to have you along so that your child can share what they have been doing.
Secondly, we are hoping to get started on our tie-dyed t-shirts this Wednesday afternoon! We would love some parent helpers for this and hoped this might be a good time slot as we've had such great help with PMP :) If you are free on Wednesday afternoon from about 1.30 onwards we would love a few extra pairs of hands.
Thank you!

Spit Roast Whanau Lunch

Today the whole school was treated to a fabulous spit roast lunch. Brett came over to Pikopiko to invite us to see the pork being cooked over the hot charcoals. He got the fire going at 5.30am this morning and along with a group of helpers, worked very hard to get our lunch ready. We all joined up with our older buddies in our whanau groups, participated in karakia and then lined up patiently waiting to get our bun. You could choose to have lettuce and sauces as well. It was a great idea and it was awesome to see so many Pikopiko friends enjoying their bun and chatting with their buddy.