Thursday, August 6, 2026

Joyful July




 

My group went for a walk to Liston Park and watched a building being knocked down by a digger. I loved watching the walls fall down and make a great big crash! The walk back was just as fun, and when we returned, we built our own towers for the trucks and cars to crash into.

I also walked up the Papamoa Hills with some of my friends from Arohanui. It was a long walk, but we were so excited when we reached the top and saw the amazing view. We all agreed that we would love to do it again!

I have been lucky enough to do some volunteer work at the 15th Avenue SPCA op shop. We help sort donations, organizing the clothes from small to large and keeping all the same colors together. I also volunteer once a month at the Bridge Street op shop, and I really enjoy helping to put things away.

We’ve had our first week back at drama, and I'm so excited! It has been a whole year since my last class. Right now, we are pretending that our studio is haunted. It's really scary and a lot of fun, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the term.

During the winter months we go to the library instead of swimming. This past week  we have been searching for books on different indoor sports for us to do back at the centre like volleyball and indoor bowels mini soccer and basketball. I love all sports especially when I win and even when i dont win I always trick people and tell them that I did.

I help with the centre shopping on mondays. I love pushing the trolley while we stock up on supplies like coffee and milk and cooking ingredients for the week.

I am so happy to be cooking again. Last week we made a pumpkin and feta salad. We used salad vegetables from our own arohanui garden. It was healthy and tasty.

I have actually been quite spoiled this term because I get to go to connect 20 to see all of my friends from the other centres and other services. I miss them when i dont get to see them for a while.