This is a hoki stool…. 

Hoki stools are a welcomed inclusion into 21 century classrooms. They are designed so that students can sit on them and maintain the movement balance their body needs.

Some students

wear glasses to support their learning,

use pictures to support their learning,

listen to music to support their learning,

earn stickers to support their learning

work by themselves to support their learning

sit on a hoki stool to support their learning.

Yesterday I witnessed a student “BEING A ST PATS KID”. This is the story-

A child approached me and said “Mrs Perryman, I really need a hoki stool.” I replied “Leave  it with me, I will do my best.”

We have placed an order for more hoki stools in the school however they have not arrived. This student needed one, what could I do? I knew some were coming, but…..

I approached one of our senior classes and told them the story of a student in our school who needed a hoki stool. I wondered with them whether someone would be prepared to make a sacrifice for this younger student and give the hoki stool they were using to this student until the new ones arrived. There were six hoki stools in the senior class I approached, six students were using them. All six students were prepared to give their hoki stool up for another student.

That’s “BEING A ST PATS KID”

Thank you to all our St Pat’s kids, who think about others before themselves.

Caz Perryman