Our Outdoor Education Experience

Our syndicate went to Adventure Forest and Sandy Bay for our EOTC experiences. We were divided into two groups. The first group went to Adventure Forest and learnt how to use a karabiner and harness to scale along a variety of challenging circuits. Some of the children were scared of heights, but they over-came their fears. The other group travelled to Sandy Bay where they learnt how to surf. They learnt the importance of balance, technique and water safety. Both groups then swapped activities on the alternative day. A special thanks to those parents/caregivers who assisted with transport and supervision.

RWC 2011

Rugby World Cup fever hit Room 15 with a storm. William, Kaleb, and Matthew were provided the challenge of using the e-learning application, 'I Can Animate' to reproduce the Rugby World Cup Final using just lego. They spent many hours moving individual characters around to recreate the final match between the All Blacks and France. They have also added in a humorous part just for fun-see if you can identify that part. Well done guys. Watch out Peter Jackson!!

Favourite Book Character Day

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Last Friday, the school celebrated 'Favourite Book Character Day.' The event was organised by Rimu Whanau. Children were given the opportunity to be their favourite book character for the day. The costumes were amazing!!!! Later that day, the school had a parade to show off their designs...it was so funny! Sarah and Taine won 'Best Dressed Book Character' for Room 15. Even Mr McKernan got involved-he was 'Bob the Builder.' There was also an elderly lady in costume too...I wonder which teacher that was???

Wacky Wednesday Hair Day

Well...Wacky Wednesday Hair Day finally arrived today. The immersion activity was organised by Kauri whanau. The children were buzzing with excitement showing off their designs. Mr Werder's new hair colour even matched his pink shirt. Tino pai team for using your imagination!

Cricket Coaching

Welcome back to another busy and exciting term. This week, some cricket coaches from Northland Cricket Association visited our school to teach us some simple skills required for the game of cricket. We learned how to catch, throw, field and bat.

Future Olympic Gold Medal Winners

Ben has been teaching us about gymnastics. He has taught us how to do cartwheels, forward rolls, handstands and backward rolls, just to name a few. We have learnt about the key movement skills linked to gymnastics, these include: balance, rotation, spring, swing, flight, locomotion and landing. Thank you Ben for teaching us about these skills and for making it fun. You never know, one of us may win a gold medal at an olympics in the near future...watch this space!

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Heritage Park Museum

Last week, Rooms 13 & 15 visited Heritage Park Museum to look at Whangarei and Northland's taonga/treasures. The education teachers at the museum were amazing. They discussed the many aspects within a museum and how a museum operates. We learnt about the origins of 'museums' and how it (museum) got its name. The classes were split into two groups. One group visited the Kiwi House...WOW!!! The kiwis had a disagreement with each other, which excited us all. The other class went on a 'taonga treasure hunt', then we swapped activities. All in all, the visit was a huge success. A special thank you to the many parents/caregivers who helped with transportation and supervision.