Simmersons NZ: New School

The boys are now well settled into Ohoka Primary School. Joe is doing well in year 3 and has made loads of friends, most of whom are sporty boys just like him. Ben is a new entrant and loves it all! He is making fantastic progress in all areas. He too has plenty of like-minded friends and plenty of play dates.
We are making the daily commute out to Ohoka at the moment. The new house was due to be started 'today' but seems have slowed again. Who knows? The plan is that we will be in by the end of January! The boys will be able to cycle to the end of the road and then catch the school bus. The are looking forward to living in the country and nearer to their friends.

The school is lovely - a large country school of just over 200 children years 0-8 (age 5-13). They have just completed the construction of a new multi-purpose hall. It has a stage, teaching rooms, music room, basketball court and bleachers. The official opening was a whole school and community affair and the children performed really well!

I have been helping with the PMP (Perceptual Motor Program) with the first 3 classes. I even took over responsibility for 6 weeks whilst the co-ordinator was on holiday. It is a really fun program and you can really see the difference it makes to the kids! I also spend 1 day a week in Ben's classroom which has been a bit of a learning curve. Not least because of the crazy system of every child starting at their 5th birthday. His teacher seems to have a new starter every couple of weeks! She is amazing!

Below are some pictures of the boys at school....