Monday 30 June 2014

The Seniors Waitomo Cave Adventure

 We didn't take photos inside the glow worm cave because we were too busy enjoying the magical lights of the glow worms, but this is some of us just after the boat ride. We were all very impressed and wish we could go again!

Here we are at the Discovery Centre, where we learnt all about how the limestone caves were made hundreds of thousands of years ago.

 We all got to test out our wriggling skills as we squeezed through the tiny cave

Some of us even got to stretch our legs right out!

 Miss Dagg even managed to wiggle her way through
 Lunch time was at the park- we are never too far from a play ground!
 Luckily the rain held off for us to enjoy our day... and to sneak in a little play on the slide


 We really enjoyed our bush Ruakuri bush walk as there was so much to see. Lilly even found a rock with a fossil in it.

 Damon getting his share of droplets of cave water, which is said to be good luck

 Looking down into a great big cave with a river rushing through!

 Amazing building at Waitomo Caves

How lucky are we- two neat school trips in one term!! We still have lots of learning to do around the caves so keep posted as we might share some of our learning on here :)

Monday 16 June 2014

The Stormy Night

If I was a storm…
I would howl and whistle and join the wind wildly whipping window shutters.
I would spit down hail and spread lightning into the dark valleys.
I would refuse to stop raining down little droplets of water covering the land in flood.
I would grumble and moan, snarl and clap as I tumbled through the sky.
By Daniel



Storm violently banging on my window
He raged around my house
Ploughing down trees and anything else in his path
Trampolines flew as the storm
Impatiently circled around, searching for revenge
He frantically danced wildly with rage
His face filled with fury and anger 
Taking one last final howl he stormed off
Defeated

By Olivia P


The storm was getting hungrier
With its grumbling tumbling tummy
It was chasing the cars down the narrow road
He was feeling angry and stormy
He was poking the houses
With fork lightning
Knocking door to door the storm crept
Finally he gave up
Leaving the destruction behind
Silence…


By Leo

Sunday 1 June 2014

Dress Up Your Head Day

On Friday, we had "Dress Up Your Head Day" to raise money for our Cambodian sponsor child, Navin, who has recently turned 9 years old. The money we raised will help her with the things that she needs to get by every day, such as food, education, clothing and shelter. Check out all the crazy ways people dressed up their heads! Top effort K7!