Term 1 Week 6

Tom has been working on his bird in art this week and we are starting to see it come together nicely.
He has completed the colours for the bird and for the background.
He has also added some shine and glitter to the background, and finally put it all together.
It looks great and he is super happy with it.
Well done Tom.

Drying the PVA  glue which adds shine

Finished

Highlanders Flag.🚩

20 March 2019

Today when Tom and I were coming out of the library we stopped to chat to Mr Friend who is the school caretaker.
Tom noticed the Highlanders flag on Mr Friends Trailer.
Mr Friend very kindly gave a flag to Tom  and we attached it to his wheelchair for the day.
yahoo Mr Friend.
Thankyou.

"Go the Highlanders"

We made a card for Mr Friend to say thanks for the flag.
He has put it up on the wall in his shed.
We will go and have a look next week.

Mr Friends card

March 2019 Tom working with Ann from Talklink on Tom's new device. 

Term 1 Week 5 Waihola CYC

This week was the lead up to camp on Wednesday starting with the Millennial Track walk on Wednesday Morning.

We have spent a bit of time in preparation, to ensure Tom has a happy and successful camp and also maybe a little exciting.
I reckon we did ok. 😊
He participated in rifle shooting, archery, camp cooking, flying fox, geocaching and part of the Millennial Track.

Rifle Shooting

Archery

Camp Cooking

Flying Fox

Geocaching

Adventure Playground

Millennial Track

Term 1 Week 4

The weeks are whizzing by very quickly and Tom has really settled happily into Balmac days. He has a big smile every morning and a terrific spirit and can do attitude.
This week when Room 5 were at swimming Tom and I worked in Room 12  after a visit to the library and getting a Star Wars book out. Tom got out of his chair and relaxed while we looked at his book together.
We did some sorting with Geometry Shapes and then headed back to Room 6 and read together while the class finished off some independent work.
Art again this week. Tom is layering and blending paint for the main part of his bird.

Art

One of Tom's favorite class games during PE is stop ball. I am super happy with Tom and Room 5 because of the effort they put into team games to ensure everyone has a meaningful game. Huge thumbs up to you all.

Special Music started this week.

This is a 20 minute period full of music and movement and lots of fun and friendliness.

It is every Thursday Morning after interval. Tom enjoys the parachute and the rainbow ribbons.

Parachute

Tom and Sue 

Term 1 Week 3

Room 5

Lots of singing Practice this week in preparation for Fridays Mihi Whakatau. This is when the year 8s welcome the new year 7s into the school.
Depending where singing took place Tom had the option to sit on the floor with the rest of the year 7s or remain in his chair.

While Room 5 is at swimming Tom joins in with  Room 6 and seems to enjoy the change.
He is keen to meet new people and works well in different groups.
This week There was a team building challenge.
Each group was given 10 cups,1 rubber band and 4 pieces of string.the challenge was to stack the cups without touching them.

Example of cup stack

Toms group showed some great Team work.

Kiwi Golf

We also had Mel from Kiwi Golf teaching us some golf skills this week.

Term 1 Week 2

Room 5 started visiting the school library today.
Tom issued 2 books and really enjoys the library.
Technology also started this week. Tom is in Art.
Today he started to paint his beautiful bird

The beginning.

8:2:19

Tom enjoyed a large part of the morning moving around independently and choosing people to work with in groups on Treaty of Waitangi Study.
Rooms 5 and 6 both have a strong sense of inclusiveness and it was lovely to see the genuine interactions happening with Tom and others.

We had lunch outside today under the tree for shade. Several other students joined us.

Term 1 Week 1

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Tom's blog.
I am hoping it will build a living diary of Toms time at Balmacewen,  and hopefully beyond if others that work with Tom see it as a useful tool.
In the meantime though, enjoy the posts and please please feel free to add posts, photos, videos and comments or feedback for Tom.
It is a fairly simple format so its easy to use and it's the comments that will keep the blog alive and  hopefully interesting.
It will be something that Tom can look at and hopefully enjoy as well.