Thursday, December 18, 2025

Christmas party


 Had a good Christmas lunch with my friends at arohanui , and got an awesome new James bond shirt . -MN 

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Sydenham Park


 We went on an outing to Sydenham park to check on the different plants. It was good to get out and enjoy the sunshine. There weren’t any avocados or apples ready so we will have to come back next year. 


MB 

Monday, December 15, 2025

Outing


 I love Santa in my life. TA

Computers

 

A bit of elvis in the morning always gets me going. I love listening to music during my computer sessions

KB

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Acting and roleplay

 

I loved reading Christmas songs and stories with my best friends. It was lots of fun

KB

Literacy and numeracy

 

I really enjoyed doing sign language with my friends. I was really good once I saw it and I could model the hands. I learnt so much

KB

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Literacy and numeracy


 I love mum and I loved writing a card and making a christmas card for her

KB

Lifeskills

 

I enjoyed how learning how to relax and some new stretches. It was a super chill afternoon 

KB

Monday, December 8, 2025

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Cooking

 


Today we had loads of fun making hash browns and salad, using veggies from the garden and making our own dressing. EB

Acting and roleplay

 

I did great reading about the cranky crinkly griny granny dinky donkey today and ,asking hee haw sounds. It was lots of fun

KB

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Literacy and numeracy

 

I enjoyed making a Christmas card today, choosing my colours and colouring in the ornaments. Lots of fun. Next week we will write in it

KB

Circability Event!


This week my outing group and I went to the Circability event art the youth centre. It was so exciting to see Rowan and all our friends. There was an active area and a quiet sensory area. I got a tattoo. 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Lifeskills

 

In lifeskills we talked about what we have learnt, I worked my ideas on the white board and then we chatted about we can look after ourselves by relaxing

KB

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Cooking

 


Today we had fun making Sweet corn fritters. EB


Acting and roleplay

 

I love when we do emotions in acting and roleplay and I mention how often I stomp when I'm annoyed or angry. But I love being happy more than anything 

KB

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Guys Pampering session





 Today I learnt about shaving, deodorants,antiperspirants, aftershaves and colognes. I tried warm facial towels, moisturiser, and cucumber slices on my eyes.i had a foot spa and tried an eye mask. A great relaxing Friday.DG


 

Literacy and numeracy

 

I did some cool work looking for letter beads and spelling out a really cool sentence for my special people, it was lots of fun

KB

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Lifeskills

 

Today we had a big conversation about how we stay safe when we are walking outside, and mentioned how to cross roads safely, not looking at our phone and that we stay with the person you are walking with

Kb

Woodwork


 Creating new planting boxes for our garden 🪴 to put our bulbs in. CR

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Fluffies




 Today we went out to the new cafe at the historic village and got fluffies! It was lovely to sit in the nice chairs and enjoy the ambiance. The fluffies were yum!

Monday, November 24, 2025

Acting and roleplay

 


I was a handsome prince today and I said caring, but we wrote careful, so my prince had to tiptoe through the castle 

KB

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Writing

 

Today in creative writing I wrote a story about Jake who woke up invisible and knew he would be the best secret agent ever.

Kb

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Outing/inside


 So much fun singing my heart out karaoke style on a rainy day.TA

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Cooking

 Today I helped cook an omelette!  We added silverbeet and kale from the garden, along with grated cheese, then sprinkled it with chives. It tasted great. EB



Acting and roleplay

 

I really enjoyed reading jokes and riddles and tongue twisters with my friends. We are doing an awesome job working on my reading skills 

KB

Formed a band

 

Music on Friday was one of the best EVER! We made a band and performed covers to the best songs!

I chose to be on the keys.
-NJ



Thursday, November 13, 2025

Literacy

 


We wrote words today and added them together to make a fun story. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to make more fun stories in the future. I wrote lots of fun names


KB

Circability


 Having Fun with the circus games learning a new trick or two.TA

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Lifeskills

 

I like doing lifeskills with my friends, it was lots of fun talking about ideas about our health. I did some awesome writing these ideas down


KB

Monday, November 10, 2025

Computers/IPads

 


I listened to Elvis Presley on YouTube today. I loved the songs so much that I sang out loud. EB

Acting and roleplay

 

I loved reading the different poems and the sounds in the book. I was really enjoying the rythem of the poem. Then when we moved on to doing animal charades I did an awesome job with fun sounds to identify different animals. It was great fun

KB

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Sports fun

A fun sports session practicing our 'FREEZE'. Pass the ball, musical statues and also green light red light. Such fun!
-NJ



 

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Keeping our bodies healthy 🍏


Today in life skills we talked about all the ways we keep our bodies healthy. We talked about exercise, diet and sleep. I can move my body everyday! I can eat different types of foods to fuel my body! I can rest! 🍏🤸‍♀️

 

Matapihi Bridge


  I love going for walks out in the sunshine! It’s good to get out and about with my friends. 

🚞🚂

Connect 20!


  Drinks all round at Connect 20! So good to catch up and have a yarn. 🍻

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Acting and roleplay

 

I enjoyed reading the funny Dr Seuss poems and rhyming words. I got really comfortable reading them in the poetic rythem 

KB

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Lifeskills

 

We were talking and writing about emotions today. I mentioned that sometimes we feel happy and brave. We had some good conversations about how feeling all emotions are good, but we need to know how to react with our feelings 

KB

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Weaving Exhibition


Today we went to the weaving exhibition near the historic village. It was amazing. I was impressed with all the amazing crafts. We met the students and teachers who did all the work. It was fun walking around and looking at everything.

 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Acting and roleplay

 

I loved showing off how to be a Buffalo. I made sure it was an American Buffalo rather than an African Buffalo. It was great doing animal charades with my friends

KB

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Botanical Gardens


 


 Today I had a lovely outing to the botanical and Rose gardens. We were looking at the beautiful orchids and choosing our favourites. We also looked at the planes taking off. 

Monday, October 13, 2025

Acting and roleplay

 

I enjoyed making different characters with puppets, i love the name Micheal. Everyone got called it

KB