Choices Programme TERM 3 – 2017

Join one of Auckland’s leading choir trainers and sing popular, fun songs. If you love to sing, this is for you. If selected, you will be participating in the Auckland massed Choir event at the town hall.

Monday 1.55 – 2.55

Hall

Robin Burns

This group performs for visiting groups and organisations in and out of our school as well as at school assemblies and on special occasions.  The students will take on leadership roles, e.g. mentoring junior group members as well as developing their knowledge of karanga, whai korero and tikanga when being welcomed onto a marae or school, as well as, welcoming people to Orakei School.

(7:50am – 8:45am)

Hall

Your child can learn an instrument with us at school.  Instruments available include: Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Ukelele, Vocals/Singing, Drum Kit, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Recorder, Trumpet, Trombone & Violin.

Enrol your child online at www.lewiseady.co.nz

A relaxing and quiet time of creativity which may reduce stress and anxiety. These sessions will be used to explore creativity through colour and have some peaceful ‘time-out’.

Come and let your creativity run wild. The club will be designing and creating a variety of crafts that use both new and used materials. Learning new skills along the way.

Renee Pennington

Are you interested in Latin and Ballroom dancing?  Come and learn to dance the Cha Cha, Jive, Samba and more.

Thursday

Come along and join the reading club and share your favourite stories with your friends.

Monday

Pitch Perfect

This is a singing club where we will sing the latest pop songs and also some classics. Come along and sing with us every Wednesday in R4 at lunchtime.

R4

A1

Keep an eye out for sports run by our house leaders throughout the week.  Come along and play and win points for your house

Trial for our school basketball team and you will have the opportunity of playing against other primary school teams and at the Eastern Zone and Bay Suburbs Basketball tournaments.

Lunchtimes

Mr Jolly

This term Orakei School is able to offer tennis coaching.  For detailed information you can visit the Kiwi Tennis website https://kiwitennis.co.nz/programme/orakei-primary-school . Spaces are limited so it is on a “first come, first serve” basis, so please register using the kiwi tennis link.

Orakei School Gymnastics Club meets on a Tuesday and Thursday.  We have teams that are entered in the Eastern Zone Gymnastics.  This is an opportunity for those students selected to train for competitions.

Beginning late Term 2

A bus fee may be required for competition day.

Trial for our school netball team and you will have the opportunity of playing against other primary school teams and at the Bay Suburbs Netball tournament

Trial for our school netball team and you will have the opportunity of playing against other primary school teams and at the Bay Suburbs Netball tournament

Join this group to prepare for the soapbox derby in 2016.  Students will be part of a group that develops a business plan; seeks sponsorship and trains to compete in the Soap Box Derby run by Rotary.  There will be two teams entering next year to represent the school, a year 5-6 team and a year 7-8 team.

Room 1

Are you keen to learn the skills and be a part of our Bay Suburbs and Eastern Zone teams?  Come and play basketball at Orakei School

Beginning in week three

Mrs Hobbs