Our class have followed the Olympics closely, celebrating alongside our Olympians in all their efforts and successes. The Olympics were on our big screen when the students arrived off the bus and they had an opportunity to watch swimming, Sevens rugby, gymnastics, triathlon, rowing, kayaking, basketball, canoe slalom, climbing, athletics and skateboarding. The tamariki learnt about Te Paea Cook-Savage who was a student at Paparore School and is in the NZ Mens 7s team. Te Paea was in our very Te Manga classroom 14 years ago and now he is an Olympian!
We celebrated each of the NZ medals and learnt about the NZ athletes. We read letters from Hayden Wilde and Lisa Carrington, who talked about the sacrifices that they made to be an Olympic athlete and what success means to them. They talked about the importance of dreaming big, taking every opportunity and never let anyone say you can’t because if it is your goal, there is always a way. Success isn’t about winning or losing, its about doing your best everytime and being the best version of your self in all that you do. These words really reasonated with the tamariki and it is exciting to think who our next NZ representative might be. Check out our wonderful future Olympians!
