BEY BLADE BIKE-A-THON

Kia ora whanau: some of the tamariki have been showing such an interest in the Bey Blade game that the staff are putting on a bike-a-thon in the next few weeks. It will be called the BEY BLADE BIKE-A-THON. The date has been set for the Wed 7th Sept 2011. We are planning to funraise to purchase a bey-blade for each of the tuakana to take home. At this stage the cost for 1 bey blade is about $15 each. Therefore we would like to know if you could support these children's interest by sponsoring him/her for the bike-a-thon. You will have received a letter and sponsorship note by now explaining this however, if you have not yet recieved one, please let us know so we can have one sent to you. The bike-a-thon will consist of each child going around our bike track 14 times or as many times as they can. Some of the tamariki have already had a bey blade competition with Tiana Te Pou winning, they have also made atamira (arena's) out of boxes, tried making potaka with bottle tops and using the harakeke to spin it, as well as helped put a waiata together;

Anei te waiata e whai atu nei:

1,2,3,4 Let it rip x2

Bey blade, bey blade turning fast

Bey blade, bey blade spinning fast

Bey blade, bey blade turning fast

Twisting and rotating really fast

1,2,3,4 let it rip x2

1,2,3,4 tukuna x2

Potaka, potaka

taki huri e

Potaka, potaka

taki wiri e

Potaka, potaka

taki huri e

Rite tonu ki te awhiowhio e

1,2,3,4 tukuna x2

Learning outcomes:
We thought to share with you just some of the learning that can occur from this interest; turn taking, sharing, balance, spatial awareness, negotiation skills, maintenance skills, numeracy/literacy, safety rules, tuakana/teina concept, gross/fine motor skills, communication, oral language, just to name a few (Te whaariki 1996) and thank you for your support.