YMS in Town

What an incredible day we had going into town today. We all jumped on the bus at 11:30 and headed into town. Everyone was in good spirits and excited about what was going to happen. 

We arrived safely and all hopped off the bus. The wind was very cold but we were quickly moved into the Christchurch City Council building. It was very large and we could hear Aranui School's Kapa Haka group singing their hearts out. They sound fantastic.

After a small amount of waiting quietly (and our students were so good waiting quietly) we headed upstairs to an area we could drop our bags and sit till it was our turn.

Finally 12:30 arrived and we were moved forward for our performance. Here are a few videos of the Seniors. Sadly my phone had too much on it and I couldn't capture the juniors. However other people have taken some footage and I will post them when I receive them. 

What a great performance from everyone. We looked and sounded fantastic. The parents that attended had big smiles and everyone clapped hard at the end.

Well done YMS!

We then headed for a brisk walk to the Botanic Gardens for some kai and a run around. The kids loved the walk and were commenting on all the things happening around the city they saw. 

Blake even found a new friend.

We had a great lunch and run around and then it was pack to pounding the pavement to get to the bus on time. Whew, we made it. Everyone was very tired by the time we got back to school and so we finished with some play and quiet time in class.