June blogs

 Yipee it's the football world cup and my team I'm supporting is Mexico.

It's been a very exciting month. We've had the brass band visit and play for us and we've even had a masquerade ball. We all got dressed up and had a blue drink and a muffin that the staff and clients made for us. We had a real DJ that played for 

For art we have been learning about matariki. We made a whare out of iceblock sticks and buttons for stars. It looks so cool.

Music and more music. I just love music. We had an Abba dance party and I knew most of the songs. We practiced the waltz for our ball.

For my outings we have been on a walk to Toi Ohomai and had a look around at what people do there. It was really cool to see how many courses they have there. We also went to the historic village to visit the fairy garden. It was so cool.

I still get to go for my walk to the SPCA on a wednesday after my music and dance session. I always ask if I can take not ONE but TWO dogs home haha my staff members say no everytime.

My guys' group outings are always fun but this month was super fun because we went to ten pin to play pool and also played some arcade games and also went to the marble bar to play pool.

I'm still helping with the gardening, pulling weeds out and not the plants haha. There aren't a lot of flowers in the garden over winter. I like being outside in the garden and I especially like sweeping the pathway and keeping the centre look nice and tidy.

May update

 

This month I have been taking Fridays off from Arohanui and having a rest. I have been lucky enough to go centre shopping with a couple of friends from Arohanui. I collect and count the items we need for the centre like milk and rubbish bags and stuff like that.  We are still making our Mini Marae. We are now making the panels TOKITOKI  it is looking very cool and I can't wait until it will be finished before matariki. We have been making the most of the sunny weather and going for walks for our outings this week. Our walk was  at Johnson reserve. It's a nice walk with a waterfall at the end of it. Sports games are always fun for me because I get to use up a lot of my energy. We have been practicing ball skills by catching and throwing and even hitting the balls. I always enjoy my outing with my staff and friends from Arohanui. We have been to isla park and the race course and even bunnings park to play basketball. We had a special visitor last week. His name was Devon Briggs and he is a para-cyclist and has won lots and lots of medals. He brought his bike in and told us it was valued at  $120.000. That's a lot of money. I have been lucky enough to carry on going to connect 20 to visit my friends. I like to help my staff  by getting the cups for our drink.

A very special visit.

 

Today we had a visit from one of New Zealand’s most high-profile para-cycling athletes, Devon Briggs. We asked him so many questions, and it was so inspiring to hear about his sporting journey. Gv 

Outing

 

It was very nice to go to the community garden and water our plants. It was a lovely sunny day. Gv

Sensory

 working at the car wash and plane wash was so fun, wishy-washy.TA

Gardening

 

Today, for our garden session, we decided to do something different for a change. We decided to stay inside, nice and cozy, and do different garden activities such as colouring, word searches, and watching videos about gardening. It was so nice, and I learned a lot. GV

Acting/roleplay

 

Today we played charades. From animals to everyday activities and even famous musicians! I loved acting out a Monkey, it was so fun! - TR

Outing

 

Such a lovely afternoon spent blowing giant bubbles at the park — I absolutely loved it.Gv 

Operatunity concert

 Today we were very lucky and got to attend the operatunity concert at the Holy Trinity Church, it was a hoedown showdown and it was fabulous. 

AN 

Special dance visit

I had a blast in dance today and I loved leading everyone in my own dance. 

Gotta love rocking with my mates.

-N.O

 

Cooking

I enjoyed cooking vegetable patties today, we got to eat them with some nice chutney.TA

Anzac

 In acting and Roleplay we talked about Anzac Day. Dianne brought in cool army and navy uniforms that I had fun trying on. Especially the army uniform. D.H

Sensory

 

I had loads of fun exploring different colours with baking soda. I really enjoyed getting to use a syringe to move the colours.

KB

Walking bingo

Super fun walking bingo at the lakes playground this afternoon. I really enjoyed spotting all the things.

-N.O.

 

Ball prep

 

Today I had fun getting measured up for the ball to help me find the right sized suit! - TR

On the farm

 I had fun creating a farm on the table, I picked what animals I liked and made sure the farm hands were organised and ready to work. We watched  relaxing farm videos while we played. D.H

Music

 

I had loads of fun singing karaoke with my friends. I chose so e different songs today, credence Clearwater revival was great

KB

Outing

 

I had a lovely afternoon at the library, reading the newspaper. It’s always good to stay updated with the news. Gv 

Cooking

 Potato salad was so fresh today I used parsley and chives from our garden,  I would say 10 out of 10.TA

Computers

 

I grooved and dang to Creedence Clearwater Survival on YouTube. EB

Arohanui band

Started a band at lunch today. Decided to try out for a few positions. 

Was super fun

-N.O.

 

Sensory

 

I love the animals, it's great fun making up the different sounds for the zebra and the giraffe

KB