Camp

I hope everyone had fun at camp and enjoyed all the activities. Thanks to all the teachers and parents who helped out and made it such an awesome experience.
Big shout out to Ellie who had to go home early because of a broken wrist!
Here are some cool pictures: 
Blokarts:
Blokarts were fun whizzing
around with the wind pushing
you along.

Cooking:
We had fun planning our
menus and cooking them.

Teachers:
Look how much fun the teachers
had.

Room 9:
Have fun room 9!

Surf lifesaving:
We enjoyed the games
pretending to save each other
with the life belts.

Team building:
Love the crazy faces on
the tug of war.

Tent life:
Sleeping in a tent was fun
but  keeping
it clean was hard.

Tramp:
The view was really cool
and we had fun tramping.

Waterfall:

The water was freezing
cold but refreshing once
you had got in.

Safety in the water

Today we went swimming in our clothes!!

We looked at safety in the water and what would happen if we fell in the water in our clothes.

We found:
- Clothes made swimming harder as it was heavier and pulled you down.
- It was hard trying to take the clothes off in water without touching the bottom or holding onto the side.
- Long sleeve tops and trousers were harder to take off
- depending on the type of material it would be harder (cotton vs denim)

What we can do:
- Think about wearing appropriate clothes near the water e.g. no denim (jeans), no wool, long sleeves and pants are more difficult. The heavier the material the more it will drag you down
- When in a boat wear a lifejacket (always!!!)
- dry fit  and polar fleece clothing would be suitable
- Always THINK when by the water.

Room 9 water safety slogans:
- Safety in the water is what I tell my daughter!
- Be Safe. Be Sound. Don't Drown.
- # Good kids be safe in water
- Don't be a clown or else you'll drown!
- If your boat won't float, wear a life coat

Drama Freeze Frames....

Students were asked to freeze frame a memorable moment in NZ history while the other groups tried to guess what the scene was.
Students could be a person or an inanimate object with focus on every person using an action that would best represent the scene.
Can you guess what each scene is??

I will post the answers in a few days.

CAMP!!!

Before camp
I hope everyone is looking forward to camp. With the menus all planned and shopping trips sorted we are rearing to go. Hope you know how to put up a tent and cook nice food with out burning it?! Make sure that you have everything on the gear list.
Here are some activities:

• Tramp
• Waterhole
• Surf lifesaving
• Navigation
• Waterfall 
• Team Challenge
• Burma trail
• Spotlight
• Cooking
• Putting up tents

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!
Photo's to follow...