Swimming 2014!

Interschool Athletics

On the 3rd of December A.P.S and other primary schools from Nelson came together for Athletics at Saxton oval. The six events were long jump, 800m run, 100m sprints, high jump, tennis ball throw and  last but not least the quoits throw. I liked the high jump but the most challenging was 800m run. 100m sounds long but it doesn’t look long. I enjoyed all of the sports events. 

by Rueben

Athletic Recount

Yesterday, on the third of December, most of Nile room traveled to the Saxton Oval by car to compete against some other Primary Schools in the Interschool Athletics. There were 7 activities: high jump, Quoits, tennis ball throw, sprints, long jump, 800 metres and our last event relay. I think that the hardest part for me was the high jump. I still had a great time :)

By Alex

Here is me jumping into the long jump pit. I got 2.55 metres.

Nile Room at Wangapeka Camp

This is me crashing into a log

Two weeks ago some kids in Nile class went on camp to the Wangapeka River. We did so much that I don’t know where to start,..... The most challenging part  was the sleeping because it was so freezing cold that I just stayed up all night hearing all the sounds. The exciting part was going on the go-karts. I went on them three time but the last time was hard because every time I got to the corner I got stuck on a log. Mr Green had to help me back on to the track again, the same thing happened to Lewis as well. After all the racing it was time for tea. We had burgers and for dessert we had bananas with chocolate in them cooked on the campfire, I did not like them very much. The next day I saw a horse, I was the first one to go on the horse and take a ride but I was too shy to get on it so I just went swimming. After swimming we came back to Auckland point school and I felt relieved that I was back at school. I had a great time at camp and lots of fun.

By Sapphire

             

Go - Karts at Camp

VRRRRRRRRRRRRRROWWWWWH!!!!

I sped off in the Go - Kart!! The Track went past me in a blur, I was having so much fun,  then....

SMASH!!!!

I whacked into Rueben’s Go - Kart, he was going soooooooooo sssssslooooooow!! So slow that even a snail could beat him!!

I stopped throttling the little Go - Kart’s Motor and waited until Rueben got to the other end of the track then... VRRRRRRRROWWWWM!!!!!!!!! I zoomed over the bumps and holes and then I came up behind Rueben. I started coughing a lot because Rueben got the Motorbike helmet and I got a safety helmet. I think I should have had the Motorbike helmet because Rueben had no dust. After our turn was over, Mr Green (who was the man running the Go - Karts) said I could have 2 laps without dust. After my 2 laps I had to get out of the Go - Kart. I had a great time at camp :)

By Alex

Here is me and Rueben in the Go - Karts.

Practicing long jumps Inter school Athletics

We are practicing for Interschool Athletics. In the photo you can see me doing long jump and I jumped  2.43m!!!

By Quentin W.

                    Athletics

The last couple of weeks nile room has been practising for Interschool Athletics.

On most days we have been practising long jump. Sometimes I improved and some times I didn’t. My longest jump so far is 2.83m. That is not the only thing, we are also working at 100m run. My best time is 19.29sec.

By Dylan

Kori Visits APS

On Friday the Swimsafe people came to APS to talk to us about safety around water. They talked about being safe at the pool, the river, the beach, and in boats.. We learnt that life jackets have to fit properly to be safe. When putting on a life jacket we need to remember to “Zip it, click it, pull it, check it!”. If someone is in trouble in the water you should get a rope, throw it to them and get down and pull them in. It was fun playing the  safety game and at the end we all gave Kori a high-five. We also all got a Swimsafe tattoo and colouring in sheet.

By Victoria

Jaz says thanks to Kori

Victoria rescues Kori.

200 ways to replace WENT

Making Music!

Hi team!

This is the link to the Making Music resources on the LEARNZ website.
remember the username and password are on the front white board!

Go and have an explore! There are lots of resources and you can also access recordings of the audio conferences!

It is a good idea to go to the audio conference link and look at the timetable and topics - then go back to the audio conference page and check out the questions we will hear students ask in the different sessions!

Fleur-de-lis

Your task is to find out as much as you can in this session about Fleur-de-lis, shields, coasts of arms and shields!
Use your six big question words to gain information.

Here are some links to get you started

Fleur-de-lis

Shields

Coats of Arms, Shields and Heraldry

Rugby League Training

                   
This is me. I'm playing rugby league with Ava.
by Taualoa

Portraits

Nile Room!  As we are doing portraits with Mrs Hockley I have created a PINTREST account and made a PINBOARD full of different portraits.


Go and check them out! (they have comments for you to read as well).

Salmon Update Whaitiri

The little alevins are turning into fry because they are buttoning up. Buttoning up means when they are losing their yolk and their silver belly is covering the yolk. So we need to start teaching them how to feed, "I would really like to do that sometime".  We are testing the water so the fish are comfortable. We have to do water testing with chemicals. The colour of ammonia is yellow, pH is blue and nitrite is pinkish red. Ricky mostly tests the water. He tests the water before school, before morning tea, before lunch, before brain break and before home time. Things have been going good with our salmon. Nile room hopes you can come in and see our salmon soon.

By Whaitiri

Plot character conflict theme...

Watch this video!

Y6 can check this out as well!

K.E.G.S

On Wednesday the K.E.G.S (Kids Edible Gardens) kids decided to plant potatoes.
We coloured in a sheet that showed the stages of potatoes then Sahria put three types of potatoes in the box. Maris Anchor, Rocket and Ilam Hardy are three types of potato that are sprouting shoots.

By Victoria

Quick Term 3 Salmon Update

Our baby salmon have liberated themselves! On Tuesday morning when I checked them the basket was tipped over and empty!
Now they all live amongst the gravel at the bottom of the tank.
Some of them are starting to "swim up.

More from Nile Room on our Term 3 happenings tomorrow!

Rugby League!

On Tuesday Terri from Tasman Rugby League came to Auckland Point School to teach Nile Room some rugby League skills because schools from Nelson are going to Tahunanui fields to play against other schools.
The weather was pretty bad but rugby league players are tough! We played some tag holding a ball and using it to tag. You had to hold it so your fingers get dirty from the ball but not the palm of your hands. If you were tagged you had to stand still, sometimes on one foot until someone else could free  you.
We also played some 'Rob the Nest' games. Ms Kelly played with us.

By Maia and Ms Kelly

Salmon Update!

Salmon Advance by Alex

Our alevins are evolving into fry. Their yolk sack is depleting into their stomach A.K.A 'buttoning up'.
Up close you can see that they are starting to look like mini fish with a weird orange thing stuck to its body.
I can't wait to see what our fish/salmon will look like when they are fry!

On the 24th July Charmaine and Lesley came to help test the water. They also bought along some fish food. The fish food is tiny balls that smell like fish flakes. They smell very fishy.
Charmaine and Lesley also took out some tank water. I'm excited to see what they look like when they're in the next stage.
By Brearna

On Wednesday we tested the water and Charmaine and Lesley came in. We used a test tube and had bottles which were the test bottles. They were all a different colour. With some of them we had to put three drops int eh test tube and they would change colour. I thought it was cool and exciting because I have never seen the test tube change.

By Sahria

Big Fish!

Term 3 starts tomorrow so I (Ms Kelly) am in class making sure everything is ready!

Look how big our fish are now!  They don't have a lot of yolk sac left so we will have to start teaching them how to feed. Also we will need to let them out of the basket soon and start testing the water quality.

So exciting! (click on the picture for a close up)