Perceptual Motor Programme

Every Monday and Thursday morning, Hub 1 and some of Hub 2 are taking part in the Perceptual Motor Skills Programme (PMP). At Welcome Bay School we acknowledge the importance of developing children's perceptions and understanding of their world through planned movement and language activities. In each session the children rotate around 5 activities, spending 4 minutes at each. 

The activities are fun and motivating and help develop the following skills: 

• Balance
• Hand-eye and foot-eye co-ordination
• Body image and position in space
• Locomotion and fitness
• Auditory memory
• Eye tracking

PMP helps the children with:

• Concentration
• Memory
• Following instructions 
• Organising themselves

All of which are underlying skills necessary for Reading, Handwriting and Writing and  Maths. 

Each of the five stations require adult assistance so thank you to all the fantastic parents who volunteer their time to help with this worthwhile programme.

Here are some pics from Mondays PMP session. 

Arts Week

Week 8 at Welcome Bay School is Arts focus week. Hub 1 are doing four fun Matariki activities  to celebrate Matariki and the Arts. The children are in four groups and will rotate around the four Hub 1 teachers from Monday to Thursday. Mrs Plane is doing some beautiful Koru art, Mr Silby is making and decorating kites, Miss McGovern is doing Maori games such as knucklebones,  marbles, string games and stick games and Mrs Absalom is making grass seed heads.