Today our peer mediator leaders had a great day together working with teachers from the "Peace foundation" and with students from other primary schools.
Their task was to plan out the programme for Term 3's Peace week, and also think about how they can do their role even better.
It was an inspirational time for all involved. All came away with great ideas and a little bag of goodies for their efforts. Thanks Mrs Leonhart for organising the day for our peer mediators!
Today's thinking question was, "What does it mean to be Free?"
This was quite a deep question, but we came up with lots of great ideas. Here are three of our thinking responses:
"What does it mean to be Free?" by Chloe S
Being free is to feel like you're in an open space, with no annoying sounds or annoying brothers and sisters. To feel free can be some place you want to have time alone. But my idea to be free is when I'm playing my piano, or when I'm in an open field that I can dance and run around in.
Freedom also means peacefulness, silence, or like when you are surrounded by little kids and you get away and sigh from relief. These things can be freedom too.
I like being free, it makes me feel happy and relaxed at the same time.
What does it mean to be free? by Maia W
Being free means many things. Being free is when you're at home, with nobody around. I can eat and drink whatever I want. Being free is when I don't have to do what my mum and dad says. That's when I'm free.
When I'm bed all I can hear is birds singing, the wind, and Bonnie barking. I'm free!
When I'm at home with Bonnie, I can be free. It's peaceful when we're outside. We play, we dance, we're peaceful and free!
When I play soccer I'm free because the wind blows in my face and nobody's marking me. I'm free!
I'm peaceful and free when I have no annoying brothers around me.
This is what it means to be free.
What does it mean to be free? by Jaime B
Being free means many things. It can mean if you've been stuck somewhere for a long time and you finally get to leave, or get out...you're free.
It can also mean if you have been at school or at work for hours, and you finally get home you are free. Another way to feel free is when you've just sitting in your room reading or playing- away from any annoying things and it is so peaceful and freeing.
You can also fell free in different ways like when you can just run around in a big grassy area, you feel free. You can feel free when you can do whatever you want. Feeling free is the best feeling!
This Tuesday was our first "Teach me Tuesday". Jaime did an amazing job teaching us a portion of a contemporary ballet dance. After a warm up and stretch, she organised us into groups and taught us a few dance steps. Go Jaime!!
We can't wait till next weeks "Teach me Tuesday!"
In the first week of school back at Upper Harbour the Tipa team played some games to get to know each other better. Here are some photos of the team building games.
In this game we had to kick the ball up to the Tee and then run around it 10 times before kicking the ball back to our teams. Everyone got really dizzy!!
Today our peer mediator leaders had a great day together working with teachers from the "Peace foundation" and with students from other primary schools. 
