Muscles!

Each Wednesday some people from Room 10 go to Funky Movements at Jellie Park. It is an exercise/dance fitness class. Sometimes we work around a rotation. Sometimes we work with partners or groups. We use exercise equipment to help us build up our muscles. Our instructor at Funky Movements is Michelle. She loves to see us get involved and do our best. She plays cool music.

Last week five people from Room 10 went along to Funky Movements.

Matthew discovered that he looks really cool working on weight training.

Kyle also worked incredibly hard on building up his muscles.

Rawiri was lifting the weight up and down.

Aimee-Lee had the heavier weight.

Michelle said "Up high Rawiri!"

Alex could lift the weight too.

And Matthew kept on working really hard. Can you see Rawiri with two weights?

Funky Movements is a special exercise class for people of all abilities. We are so pleased to be able to attend and have met lots of lovely people. We always like to see our friend James who attends with his day programme group. Exercise classes are a great post-school activity for keeping fit and having fun with other awesome people.

I would just like to say how impressed I am with the progress the Funky Movers have made. Matthew hid in the corner on the first two sessions. Look at how great he is doing now! Rawiri knows what to do now, and likes to remind Michelle what comes next. Everyone who attends has learned about the routines and expectations.

We don't send everyone out each week to activities, but always make sure there are other things going on that work better. Josh loves a more freestyle dance session, so we can make that work for him. Will doesn't always feel like being in a noisy environment, so we see how he is feeling and decide each week whether he is going to have fun. The Transition Programme at Allenvale is all about making sure everyone tries new things and then builds on what is most successful.

Have a great Friday everyone! We hope the weather will be good for a visit to our garden at Hohepa.