Year: 2023

For our second MANA Day, those who were eligible spent the day at Ngamotu Beach! A couple of students were playing with frisbees and some were just chilling on the beach. Some kids were playing touch on the sand and some were playing volleyball under the sun. The classes got to visit Mr Whippy’s van and buy some ice cream! There were many activities so everyone wouldn’t get bored, and Miss Feaunati had her speaker and was jamming songs while we were all having fun. We brought some of the school lunches in case some kids were hungry. Although no one was allowed to swim, the school still had a great time. At the end of the day, everyone walked back to school for a bit of excercise, while helpers stayed behind to put everything away.

We had our last session up at the pool today, and what better way to end off the swimming unit that getting out the kayaks. We were encouraged to bring along clothes to swim in to get a feel for moving around in the water in something other than togs, we competed in some kayak relays, as well as practicing falling out of the kayak and then making our way to safety.

Today was our first MANA Reward day for the year , our ahiahi MANA was Devon Wipeout, and everyone from ruma tekau was eligible. We got to move around the school at our own pace and go through different stations, including: the swimming pool, a bouncy castle, a water balloon wall, a waterslide, sponge face – where we got to throw a sponge at Miss Mercer’s face, as well as some obstacles like an army crawl. There was music playing, and the sun was out. It was a great first MANA Reward.

Our first school event is over and done with and the pool terraces were alive with green as the students of Ruma Tekau and Discovery swam and chanted their way to the win. It was awesome to see some many students from our class getting in, giving it their best, and doing themselves and our class proud.