Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Pilot bay

We went to the beach.  To make a sand sculpture.   We made  a sculpture of a cruise ship, called Arohanui - the big love boat.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Exciting adventure to butterfly creek

Well what an exciting day we had yesterday we set of for Auckland early In the morning and what do you think happens next? We break down half way oh no!! But thanks to Toyota paeroa for the lend of there rescue one van we where still able to make it to butter fly creek. What an adventures day it was:)

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Superhero disco

On Friday we went to a superhero disco at Wilrose.  I dressed up as cat woman and won best costume! Was an awesome day

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Woodwork

I love going to woodwork with Reg. We are making boxes for tissues.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Purple hair

Last week in girls group was super exciting I got my hair died purple!!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Cricket match

We had a cricket match with Te Puke at Greerton Marist rugby grinds.  It's was lots of fun our practice paid off

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Girls group

Yesterday in girls group I got my make up done with the other girls it was so much fun we got to have a little fashion shoot once we were all dolled up :)

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Orange lady

Last week we went out to Te Puke centre to compete in a Tri studio torment I got to be the orange lady. 

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Foodbank

This morning at Foodbank I was very busy.I helped to put the bread away,sort the Weetbix and noodles and bag up tea bags.I really enjoy my work and meeting the other volunteers.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Bethlehem potters visiting

The Bethlehem potters visited and I demonstrated to Robyn how to make coils for our big pots

Pebble art

I made some pebble art. It was actually pretty easy I took my time to make sure it was perfect.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Soccer match

We had a soccer match Greerton vs Wilrose final score 3-2 to Greerton Go Greerton!

Soccer

Over the past month our sports outing group have been practicing our soccer skills, we were lucky enough to challenge Wilrose centre with a game of soccer, it was a lot of fun.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Girls group

Recently we were lucky enough to go on a special outing for girls group, we went to zaggers, I had a really nice hot drink. It was great fun hanging out with all the girls.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Beautiful day at the waterfront

I had a great outing down to the strand waterfront. It was a beautiful day and there were lots of boats in the water. We stopped to watch a building being pulled down and then sat by the sea to enjoy the scenery.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Bethlehem Gallery of Pottery and Art

We had a outing to drop our pottery off at Bethlehem Pottery Studio. We were lucky enough to meet some of the other members who were making pots out of clay. We also got a tour of the studio and were able to see the kiln where the clay will be fired.

New Woodwork project

I am really enjoying woodwork. I like using the table saw to glue all the wood. I have started a new project so keep an eye out for updates!

Wood and Pebble Art

In Woodwork I made this picture frame. When I brought it back to work I painted it and then chose a pebble art picture that I wanted in it. It took a few sessions of turning the pebbles around and over to get it right, but isn't this awesome!!!!  I told my staff that I want to put this in the next art awards competition.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Soccer Skills

I have been enjoying my sports outings out and about. We are learning some new soccer skills at the moment which I am really enjoying.

Steamers at Bayfair!

On Friday we took a trip over to Bayfair Shopping Centre to look at buying some new sports equipment. While we were there we were lucky enough to see the Steamers Rugby team!

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Lantern making

On thursday a group of us went down to Greerton Hall and we made some lanterns for the Greerton Village Illuminart Festival oFriday 19th July

Monday, July 15, 2013

the Strand

I enjoyed a trip down to the Strand with my friend Alissa to check out the new playground. It was a nice day to stop and enjoy the weather and look out at the harbour.

Out and about in town

We had a great outing into town last week. We went to A.Js emporium and brought some craft supplies that we needed then went into Bin Inn to buy some wheat for the Wheat bags that we are making in Girls Group. I enjoyed walking past all the shops looking in the windows, and watching all the people in town.

Sewing Skills

n Girls Group for the next few weeks we will be making our own wheat packs. I am enjoying sewing the pieces together.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Personal Books

I have been writing out all the captions for my photos in my personal book, It's going to look great at the end of the year!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Community Gardening

Our garden down at the Merivale Community Gardens is growing really well! Yesterday I picked Silverbeet and Cauliflower from the garden and picked up lots of weeds. The garden is one of my favourite places to be.

Tauranga Historic Sites

For our Friday outing we visited the Tauranga Historic Trust. We were told about the historical sites in Tauranga, and of a Pa site that we can go and visit while it is being restored.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Eggs at Arohanui!

In pottery we made a shape of an egg and I have been painting it. We are using the egg as part of a kitchen project that we are doing in mosaics. Il put up a pic when it's all done. Have a great week. Gayleen :-)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Hand Therapy

In Girls group we used warm clothes around our hands then rubbed hand cream into them to make them soft. After that we painted our nails, mine look great because I have been growing them.

Working hard in Woodwork

I go to woodwork every Friday and at the moment I am making a picture frame. I have joined the wood together and sanded it. When it is finished I am going to pick a good photo of myself to put in it.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Drama

I have joined drama in my new programme and we are doing a play about "Oliver Twist". I am really enjoying drama and am excited about putting on a show for others to come and watch.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Art Gallery

This week we went to the art gallery to see the Mount exhibition of photos and paintings. It was great!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Garden Art

Today we walked to the Rock Shop and chose pebbles for our upcoming Garden art project!! We had to choose flat stones. I will keep you updated on our progress.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Food bank

Today I had my first morning working at food bank. I unpacked all the tins and sorted the wet bix what a great morning I had helping out in the community. :)

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Ten Pin

We started back at Ten Pin today. I was so excited because I got a spear!

Learning Tai Chi

We are now learning Tai Chi moves at our centre every two weeks as part of our sports programme. Annie our instructor is showing us the moves, I really enjoyed my first go at it and am looking forward to doing it again.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Breast cancer morning tea

Yestreday we had a lovely morning tea at Wilrose for breast cancer, we all tried to wear pink!!!! We had a lot of fun.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Eels and Creeks!

Today we went to the Historic Village and had a lovely bush walk. There were creeks on our walk which many say have Eels in them. The water was dirty and we didn't see any Eels...But I didn't mind!

My Clay Fish

I have finished my pottery fish now and am painting it. I used a sponge to put the paint on and a brush for the bright red lips. She has black eyelashes and blue scales and I named her Felicity. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Tommy Kapai Wilson

Yesterday Tommy Wilson who is a New Zealand Children's author came into work to read us two of his books and talk to us about how he became a author. He personally autographed all of us a book to keep!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Gondola Time!!!

Yesterday I went to Rotorua to ride the gondolas.  I couldn't believe it! We were up so high!!! The view was so beautiful.  Once we got to the top we set up some tables so that we were over looking  Rotorua. We then had a yummy lunch. The day was sunny and gorgeous, and I'm so glad that I got to experience this with my friends.  It was an INCREDIBLE day and I loved it so much.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Library Time

Today for Cultural Art and study we went down to the Greerton library. We found a great book on the Pacific Islands which is what we will be studying next.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Pinch Pots

Today I finished my pottery pinch pot. I started this from a piece of clay, designed it, sent it away for firing and painted it. I am really proud of what I have finished.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Aboriginal Boomerangs

I made a boomerang using traditional Aboriginal colours and designs, I am very proud of my design.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Mossop's Honey

Today we went out to Mossop's honey shop in Tauriko. We tried on some hand creams made out of manuka honey. We also tried out some honey testers which tasted good! The indoor beehive had a lot of bee's in it making more honey.

Marshalls Animal Farm

We went out to Marshalls Farm up at McLarens Falls. I enjoyed being able to hold the little animals like the Guinea Pigs. We had a picnic lunch out there and then went and patted the horses. I had a great day out there!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fishing off the wharf

I had a great time down at Pilot Bay fishing off the Salisbury wharf. We didn't catch anything but enjoyed our day out and a picnic lunch :-)

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Silverbeet and Peppers

We had a lovely morning in the sun at the Merivale Community Garden. The veges have grown a lot from the rain and we had lots of Silverbeet and peppers to pick.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Donut Factory

Today we went to the Donut Factory in Mt Maunganui. The owner told us about how the donuts are made and where they go. They make a different type of donut daily and today's were large cinnamon ones. The owner was very kind and gave us all one to try so if you are around that way... The donuts there are Yum!!!

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Making Boomerangs

As part of our Cultural arts programme we have started making boomerangs using the traditional dot painting method of the Aborigini's.