31 March 2019 Tuesday 2 April is World Autism Day · 2019-04-08 · Tuesday 2 April is World Autism Day Light Blue Mufti Day at school “Above, photographs of Room 14 Tui students

31 March 2019

Tuesday 2 April is World Autism Day Light Blue Mufti Day at school

“Above, photographs of Room 14 Tui students working hard at our Tuesday morning car wash enterprise. Below, the students learnt about what teenage bodies need, to stay healthy during Harold and The Life Education Bus visit last week.” Ka pai Mel and thank you for sharing these very different experiences our students enjoyed last week.

We wanted to share with you this great class

photo we took on our outing this week. We

went on an Insect hunt. we pretended like it

was a Bear Hunt, just like the popular

children’s book. We went through the grass,

around the poles and over the muddy hill. We

didn’t see many insects though but we had

fun and enjoyed the park afterwards.

We love our outings as it teaches us to take

turns, walk in public, follow instructions and

most of all, we have lots of fun!

We hope you are having fun too!

Room 11: Onyu, Archy, Damien, Tyson, Marcus, Dontae, Kody and Chris, Emily & Kate

Thank you for sharing this Kate.

Room 11 What’s not to love about this wonderful group

of young students and their fabulous staff:

Kate Summerton, Class Teacher, Chris and

Emily, Teacher Assistants.

"Harold and Amanda have had a wonderful time working with the students at Allenvale for the last 6 days. Inside the mobile classroom, students were in awe of the changing lights, stars on the roof and of course with Mr Harold the Giraffe himself. The use of technology in the mobile classroom included "scanning" students with the Xbox Kinect to see how our heart pumps our blood, how our brains send messages through our nervous system, even what we've just eaten for our lunch! The main focus of the visit was learning about our own identity, how we are all unique and wonderful. We also explored friendship and kindness and how kind words can make a difference to others. Some of the senior students explored 'teenage basic needs' and how we can deal with big emotions including strategies to "calm the brain". Strategies such as star breathing were introduced as a calming tool. The highlight of the week for most of the students was a visit from Harold in their classroom, it was high fives and handshakes all around for the life-sized giraffe (a.k.a Jenny! ). Life Education looks forward to visiting Allenvale again next year. " Many thanks, Amanda Thompson - Educator, Life Education Trust Canterbury.

Stars of the Week

Matthew delighting his staff with the

effort and concentration he puts into

his daily physio programme.

Caleb and Connor are both making

great progress with their cycling skills,

thanks to the daily practices their staff

have set up.

Mahi Pai / excellent work everyone!

Many thanks to

our amazing

Deputy Principal

Jenny Gosney

for supporting

Harold

throughout his

week at

Allenvale!

Easter Raffle

Thanks to our wonderful PTA

and generous whānau we

have some great easter

hampers up for grabs in our

raffle. Contact a parent or our

school office ‘to be in to win!’

As always it is such a thrill to share the

highlights of our week at school, the

achievements of our ākonga / students and

the work of our great staff team.

Ngā mihi nui / very warmest regards

Gary Quarless

Tumuaki / Principal

T: 022 058 7321

E: [email protected]