Hi everyone,

Congratulations to the fabulous Piwakawakas for the fantastic job you did of preparing for and operating the Pet Day stall last Friday. I couldn’t believe how popular it was – just about everything sold out! The 8kg of iced Animal Biscuits in those gorgeous boxes went really fast – that’s a winner that we’ll have to keep up our sleeve for next year!

To those of you that submitted a Pet Day Project, I enjoyed reading about your animals and gardens – well done on going that extra mile.

We’ve moved on now to studying the systems and traditions of another culture – Japan. We are making individual Daruma Dolls using the principles of stability, studying the feudal system under the Japanese Samurai and investigating aspects of the culture such as food, clothing, housing and Taiko Drumming. It’s a very energetic (and sometimes noisy) environment. In quieter moments, we’re learning about the folktales of Japan and writing our own narratives along those lines.

OK folk, that’s it for today! Ka kite ano,

Bu