Last term we started a wall display on each of our school values: HEART.
We finally completed the final three values of the school - Hauora, Explore and Respect.
The school cross country was last Wednesday and we all worked hard to look after our physical and mental wellbeing through running! Even though it was muddy and slightly wet, everyone tried their best to take part in either the competitive run or the fun run. Each letter of the word, Hauora, is filled up with photos of Ruru running on that day!
The next value was Explore.
We are all explorers and each time we learn something, we gain new knowledge about that topic and discover new things about ourselves! There are also many fantastic New Zealanders who have different careers and their exploration inspires us as students in New Zealand.
Our final value is Respect!
Due to the wet weather in Christchurch, we had to think about what respect would mean and look like in such conditions. Many of us reflected on how we need to use kind words and making sure we do the right thing. There were some who thought about how they could have shown more respect to others when they are speaking.
We took photos and created a speech bubble of what respect meant to each of us.
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Check out our earlier posts to see what our other school values are!
