News From The Karawha Team

Recently, the Karawha Team have had a wonderful time both in the classroom and education outside of the classroom. Last Wednesday, Room 6 and 7 had the pleasure of attending the Christchurch Primary School Cultural Festival. As we watched we felt very proud of our wonderful Linwood North Kapa Haka Group and Matua Anton. They looked marvellous in their new Kapa Haka uniforms, their Pasifika uniforms are always uplifting and their own traditional clothing from their specific cultures. We embraced the true sense of acknowledging the diversity of the different cultures that our students and their families come from. We would like to especially thank Kay, Mr Shimasaki’s Mum and Stalin, Safina’s Dad for accompanying Room 6 and 7 on this trip.

The following day, the Karawha Team joined the rest of the school and participated in our school’s Mini Olympics. We all thoroughly enjoyed this event as we celebrated the values of both the Olympics and our Linwood North School. We participated in a wide variety of novelty activities like tossing the gumboot, tug of war, javelin and discus hoop throws. It was our own special version of what it means to be a champion while still having fun and being part of a team.

Lastly, I would like to mention the creative Artworks that are emerging from each of our classrooms. In our weekly Visual Art Lesson this term we are learning about Fabric and Fibre, which includes acquiring the skills of both weaving and needle and thread work. It is an art in itself to just thread the needle let alone stitch along a line however I am pleased to report that Karawha students have taken this challenge on with great enthusiasm. I think these photos speak for themselves.