Sea Week Boat Trip

On Friday 12th March as part of sea week Caleb and I went in Mrs Hockley’s car to the Ministry of Fisheries. When we got there we went inside the building and went to the conference room where lots of people were massing. There were people from Victory School, St. Joseph's, Tahuna School and lots of other schools. After that messing around an important looking man came out and talked to us about the fish for the future. After a long talk we finally went abroad the catamaran and the captain talked about safety rules and told us about the ship and it’s history. Then we were off! It was so exiting!! We played a game called sea legs. You had to keep your legs on the boat without falling over on the deck. I never fell over on the deck but lots of other people fell over. When we reached the outskirts of the marine reserve the scientist lowered the underwater camera and looked around the seabed. They only saw spotty, and then they raised it up and we stated going into the marine reserve. When we got in the marine reserve they lowered it back again I didn't see anything because I spewed up my bumper bar that I had for morning tea! The people that were in the cabin saw: spotty,cod,starfish and crayfish. The marine reserve is for protecting fish because you can’t fish in there. I think there should be a few more marine reserves around our area. After all that commotion we headed back to port. I really liked the boat trip and the people were really nice and supporting.

By Buda

Inter School Swimming Sports

Here is our swim team who went to Hampden Street School last Friday. They all swam really well!

School Triathlon

We had a very successful school triathlon and a large number of children competed as individuals this year. Mrs Wadsworth put all the cones out to mark the areas where we had to go. The juniors went first and then the seniors. We all finished up at the pool. After the triathlon we all had an iceblock. It was hard work but everyone had a great time.

Swimming

We have had a really successful swimming season this year. We have enjoyed our upgraded pool and have been swimming 3 times a day some days! Lots of practice has been done on our kicking and arm strokes.

Bike Safety

On Friday 22 February Constable John and Constable Garland came to school. They came to teach us about biking safely on the roads. We worked on riding fast and having to brake in a hurry, pretending a car had pulled out in-front of us. We also had to ride slow and control the bike so we weren't wobbling all over the place. Constable John set up an intersection and we had to work out who was turning where and who had to give way. This was quite tricky for some people. Constable John taught us about collision points at an intersection and that you shouldn't go until you are 100% sure it is safe. I enjoyed the intersection activity and I learnt about using hand signals and keeping them up for 3 seconds so other motorists can see them.

Escher

Rugby League

Today Andrew and Mike from Nelson Rugby League came to do some drills with us. They are trying to lift the profile of League in the Nelson Area. Today we learnt how to hold and pass the ball properly. They will be with us every Monday until the end of the term.

Welcome Back!

We have had a great first week back at school. The children are all buzzing and keen to get into work. We have spent the first few days learning about each other and our learning environment. We have been swimming each day and our new pool is fantastic!