Kapahaka /Olympics Day Assembly - Friday 24 August.

As soon as the bell rang this morning at 9o'clock,the whole school went to the Mission Centre for the Kapahaka assembly.The Kapahaka group sang some Maori and Samoan songs.The boys did a haka.

Next Cathy Baker talked to us about her Olympic experience in 1984 in Los Angeles

As soon as the bell rang this morning at 9o'clock,the whole school went to the Mission Centre for the Kapahaka assembly.The Kapahaka group sang some Maori and Samoan songs.The boys did a haka

Next Cathy Baker talked to us about her Olympic experience in 1984 in Los Angeles
 Jack.

We did actions for the Samoan song. Va’ai played drums at the beginning of the assembly to line up   the Kapahaka children. In two more weeks, we are going to the CBS arena to perform in front of everyone. 

Lingas

 

Then someone very special who teaches us PE skills ,Cathy Baker came talked to us about her Olympic experience. She represented NZ as a hockey player  in 1984.They went to Canada and practiced for three weeks. When they finished  they flew all the way to America to compete with 5 other nations including Australia.

Laverton. 

Cathy told us all about her time at the Olympics as one of the woman of the New Zealand hockey team. She told us that they were very generous and let her have free food and meals whenever she wanted whether it was three o’clock in the afternoon or two o’clock in the morning. She told us how she traded badges with the other teams and national team jerseys. She also told us about her competitor’s passport and even showed us. It was one of the best experiences in her life.

Freya

 Ms French and Denise are amazed - they cannot believe they are actually holding the 1984 mascots and medals .

Cathy Baker's experience was inspiring for our whole school. She told us to not give up our dreams and that there was probably a future gold medalist right in this room. I think everyone learned a lot from Cathy Baker. When I am older I want to go to the Olympics for hockey as well.

Tatiana 

I liked Cathy Bakers advice. I think it was funny when she talked about the lollies. I really liked her badges, they were cool! I also liked the cool mascots she showed us, I like the New Zealand one the best!

It was a great assembly marking our Olympics Day. It was lovely that some parents came.

R5 enjoyed wearing their medals to the assembly- we are all champions.