Photos:

Ihaka and his family made me an awesome bead picture of a turtle - so cool.

Caisin made a boat he was really proud of.

Chris was proud of his weaving.

When I visited recently, Jessie's book Piki Te Ora was prominently displayed in Wellington's main Whitcoulls store. It's also in the main window of Pages Bookshop in Henderson Mall.

Daniel is reading The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas—it is 1145 pages long

! I catch up with him regularly to see how the story is going. Kudos Daniel.

Jorja was recently a TV News presenter for Room 18 - along with Stephen from Room 21 - for their Whānau Time. Jorja's Dad had these pictures to share.

Room Nine's New Puppy: