I am Poem by Caleb.F

Here is an example of the poems we have been writing in class this week.
I really like how Caleb has made his poem flow! Well done Caleb.

I am a boy who loves basketball.
I wonder if I will make the under 15 reps
I hear people cheering as I dribble down the court.
I see a defender trying to steal the ball.
I want to be a professional basketball player.

I am a year 8 who loves guitar.
I pretend I’m a rockstar with my amp on full blast.
I feel good when people clap after I play.
I touch the strings of my guitar as I strum to the music.

I am a softballer who loves to pitch.
I understand the rules of the game.
I say friendly words of encouragement to my team mates.
I dream of smacking a super homerun.
I try my hardest in every game.
I hope to win every time.
I am a 12 year old who loves to play.

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Year 8 Big Day Out

We were so happy that the weather was good enough for all the Year 8 students to travel to Kaiteriteri beach for a day of action packed fun. The last time to enjoy time together before the holidays and heading off to high school.
Check out the photos and tell us what the best part of the day was.

Year 8 Big Day Out on PhotoPeach

Cable Bay Walk

Last Thursday our syndicate, Tamanui te ra went on a walk over to Cable Bay. We were very lucky with the good weather, as it had been raining all week leading up to our trip. 90 of us piled into two buses and made our way to Glenduan Bay, which is where we started our walk up the steep farm land. We were happy to head into the bush for some shade, before making our way to the top. It was a fantastic view from the top, as we sat and ate our lunch, then it was time to head down the slippery slopes, luckily no one fell over! We passed some people that were their shooting goats, before we balanced our way down the grassy hill and between the cows. Finally we could see the end...Cable Bay!!! Lots of us took a dip in the water, dodging the jelly fish, while other looked in the rock pools or threw rocks. It was a fanastic day, challenging at times but lots of fun. Take a look at the pics from our day!

Cable Bay Walk on PhotoPeach



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First Aid Day

Last Wednesday our class participated in a First Aid and Saefty course, run by the New Zealand Redcross. We learnt lots about dangers and how to keep safe and what to do if some one gets hurt. We now know how to put people in to the recovery position, how to wrap cuts and what to do if we get a burn. We had lots of fun practising these, and here are some photos from our day.

Can you remeber what DRSABS stands for???

Survivor Winners

Six challenges have been done and one survivor meal has made. Points have been awarded for winning teams, some teams have been awarded extra points for positive team work.
The winning team, on 23 points is the HIPPOS.
Well done to Anna, Natasha, Xaylan, Brandon.M and Mardi!!!!

A fantastic effort to second place winners Snakes on 21 points, in third place Bears on 19, fourth place Rhinos on 17, fifth place Tigers on 15 and in sixth place the Pandas with 14 points.

A very fun and exciting competition, well done for all the positive team work!! All challenges were mentally and physically challenging. A great way to end a fantastic year!!

Survival Meals

Each group had to decide on a meal they could easily cook if they had to spend the night on the track while doing the Cable Bay walk. The ingredients had to be light and easy to carry in their pack, hadto have the least amount of rubbish, be cooked on a gas cooker and give you enough energy to walk out the next day.

Snakes ingredients weighed the less.
Rhinos had the least amount of rubbish.
The Bears meal was the most realistic and easy to make during a tramp.
The Pandas meal was very nutritional and had the most ingredients.
The Snakes had the tasty meal that gave you alot of energy.

Well done to all groups for planning, cooking and eating their own meal.

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Final challenges from the Pandas and Tigers

Today we finished the last survivor challenges. Apple bobbing, ice crunching and eating, finding hidden people, making puzzles and solving word clues was all part of both these challenges. Awesome challenges, well done to both teams. Do not forget your ingredients for the last challenge tomorrow.
Here are some shots from today:

Tigers and Pandas Challenges on PhotoPeach