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PRIMARY YOUTH FORUMOn 25 May 2011 the annual Primary Youth Forum took place at the SBS centre in Timaru. There were 21 schools attending the event, with over 80 students, parents and teachers. Objectives for the day were to give WAVE student health teams the opportunity to present and share their schools health issue to other WAVE schools, develop and increase knowledge of health promotion, and develop skills so that student health teams can work more independently in the area of health promotion. Six WAVE health teams presented at the forum. They included Albury, St Josephs Pleasant Point, Westmount, Waimate Centennial, Highfield and St Josephs Timaru. Also on display were some of the schools "Visual Dairies" and a display board of previous WAVE initiatives the schools have undertaken. Here are four of these presentations: Waimate Centennial and Westmount (pictured above) used display boards to share their health promotion stories. We would like to thank the presenting schools for all their hard work, Arowhenua Maori School for welcoming all the other schools to the forum, and also the other participating schools for their enthusiasm in making the day a success. The WAVE team look forward to continuing the development of health promotion in all schools and communities in the South Canterbury region through forums such as this.
Jump Jam ExtravaganzaThe Sport South Canterbury Jump Jam Extravaganza 2011 took place on 31 May at the SBS Events Centre. This was a hugely exciting event for both participants and the capacity audience, brilliantly run once again by Lee King of Sport South Canterbury. This year a total of 17 South Canterbury schools took part, with 38 teams and an incredible 374 participants competing in three categories: Mixed Teams Year 1-4, Year 4-6 and Year 7-8. This year for the first time there was also a Best Overall Novice Team trophy awarded. With such a high number of teams, the expertise of two very experienced and competent judges was sought. Head judge was Chris Meehan, a past national competitive aerobics competitor and judge. Chris is also deputy principal at Our Lady of Fatima School in Christchurch so has plenty of experience with the Jump Jam programme. Maria Kane, local personal trainer and experienced aerobics instructor completed the judging team. Together the judges were very clear about what they were looking for in a winning team. Marks were awarded for movement quality, team synchronization and performance. Teams who displayed the whole package in the most entertaining and enjoyable way were those who took home the trophies. There were some adorable performances by the younger children in the Year 1-4 category, a sure sign of some promising stage careers, but it was the Gleniti Jammers who stole the show with their interpretation of the classic Jump Jam routine "Witch Doctor". The "Sacred Heart Believers" came in second, and were top-placed Novice Team in the Y4-6 category.
Special OlympicsOn 1 April 2011 there was a Special Olympics day held, where 20 students from Roncalli, Timaru Boys High School, Timaru Girls High School, Mountainview and Waimate High all participated in traditional Maori games and bocce ball. Volunteers from these schools and the Aoraki Polytechnic assisted on the day. There were also two volunteers from Oamaru who led the bocce ball games. Traditional Maori games included tapuwae, horhopu and poi toa using oversized poi. WAVE supported the day with both Karena and Greg playing active roles during the day. A highlight of the day was the last event where everyone enjoyed throwing poi, with the winning team throwing the poi the most distance. Certificates were given to all participants as well as acknowledgement of all the volunteers. Temuka Primary WAVE TeamThis group of students has been "a very busy group of beavers" during Term One. Some of the projects completed, or still in progress are: • Ideas and planning a 2011 vision • Have visited a worm farm and now have their own • Raised funding for the purchase and installation of classroom hand sanitizers • Mufti Day/Wheels Day $308.00 raised with the proceeds going towards the purchase and planting of fruit trees • Walking School Buses - three routes now in operation The WAVE Health Team is all about students working for students. Well done team - fantastic work!
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