Waita - Ms Wylde

Children will run 3 or 4 times a week to build up their running kilometers. The goal is to run 40 km in the next 10 weeks. Children will run the final 2km at our Fun Run event.

This will be a bit like a double garage with one part for Health and Physical Education equipment and the other part of Outdoor learning / Loose Parts play and construction equipment.

Our current PE shed is very old, leaky, dark and hard to access. The children and staff can not easily get to the equipment they need for learning and break times…

This makes them less likely to use it. We want a space where equipment is stored in a way which makes it easy to get to and use and which looks after it so it lasts longer. We also need a space for quick repairs and maintenance of equipment - like blowing up balls.

We would also like to develop opportunities for ‘loose parts play’ and construction equipment. We know our ākonga love being creative and building huts and being creative with what they find around our school. Having a space where we can store equipment makes it easy to get to and keeps everything and everyone safe when it is not being used. We are also very keen to develop a space where children can build and make things as part of their learning.