The Wrap 2016

We sang some songs, we ate our picnics, the Year Six kids did their speeches, the teachers did a funny dance and we did a haka. What a fun night!

By Izar

Visit from teachers from Wellington Primary School, Singapore

Yesterday we welcomed visitors from Wellington Primary School, Singapore. It was interesting to find out about schools in Singapore. 

Kaitiaki - beach clean up

We went to Worser Bay Beach and did a rubbish clean up this morning. We headed north over the rocks and explored as we searched for rubbish.

We walked across the rocks and collected rubbish.  We found lots of plastic, glass, jandals and some band aids. There was less rubbish than we expected but we still picked up quite a bit. We looked at all the amazing nature around us: we found lots of cool creatures: big ones as well like starfish, jellyfish, snails, crabs and kina. We saw lots of different types of algae and found cool rocks ("crocks") with different patterns and colours in them. - Evie and Charlie

When we were climbing the rocks they were really really high and I didn't really like the height at first but then I got used to it and it was fun. - Charlotte

It was like rock climbing except the ground was really hard. I found very big shells that were really cool. They had holes in them that were about the size of a medium fish. - Caitlynn

Beach Week timetable 12/12-16/12

Week 10  12 December - 16 December

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Wellington High School Beach Activities: Swimming Kayaking Beach Volleyball Mountain Boarding Skateboarding Beach Clean Up Games if WHS postpone	Wellington High School Postponement day Beach Activities: Swimming Kayaking Beach Volleyball Mountain Boarding Skateboarding Surf Life Saving NZ sessions Beach Clean Up Games	Years 5&6 Only - Mountain Biking (If dry)	Year 6 Only - H2O Xtream Pool Games day at school
Morning tea
Groups rotate through activities.
Lunch				School closes at 1pm.

Year 6 Dinner: Farewell to these guys!

Beach week - Sailing

 On Monday we had a beautiful day, cloudy with light winds. Alfred (Teddy's big brother) and Zoe came and taught us some of the fundamentals of sailing. They were in the two rescue boats buzzing around us and giving us sailing tips on the water. Then we had a try, we also got to have a turn in the rescue boat and watch others. Generally we had two people in a boat and one was on the tiller steering and the other pulling in the mainsail. Sometimes one person chose to sail solo too.

It was a good opportunity to do sailing and it was really fun, because it's something you can't do everyday - Chester.

It was really fun because it was a new experience for some people and we could do it ourselves. It was fun to steer the boat and touch the buoys. I liked it because my mum went sailing when she was young - Janne.


I thought it was cool how we got the experience to learn how to do everything and what all the parts were - Gemma.

It was fun crashing into people - Rico.

It was really fun, but there wasn't as much wind as I expected - Theo.

It was really fun even though there wasn't so much wind so we couldn't move as fast as we thought we could - Cody.

It was really fun and I think that it could be something you could easily make into a hobby - Elliot.

Snorkelling at Worser Bay

On Monday and Tuesday we were lucky enough to get to try out our skills with a mask and snorkel at Worser Bay Beach. We all got in the water and gave it a go and were really excited to see lots of different sea life. Starfish, sea cucumbers, anemones, limpets, paua, a variety of fish, octopi and a conger eel to name but a few. Lot's of us are looking forward to getting out and doing more over summer. Thanks heaps to the Island Bay Marine centre for providing such a great opportunity.

 

Beach Week Groups and Timetable

Tena Koutou,

This is the timetable for beach week activities over the following two weeks.  Obviously much of this is weather dependent (hence the sailing which has been scheduled for quite a few days in a row).  If you are available to assist with snorkelling, please view the timetable attached and then fill in this Snorkelling and EOTC Parental Assistance Google Form to indicate your time of availability.

If you have any questions, please contact John at johnmcdougall@worserbay.school.nz

We really appreciate your help in making this programme work for our kids.

Nga Mihi   John, Hamish and Gabrielle

Year 6	Year 5-6	Year 5	Year 4-5	Year 4 (1)	Year 4 (2)
Liv Danielle Betty Jo Emma R Molly A Raiha Angelina Fletch Rory Oto Blake Isaac Jasper Rory Ben Blake 15	Sam Shortcliffe Thomas J Sam Streeter Hugo M Teddy Charlie Arabella Lucie Hayley Sophia Sylvie Louise Meg Josie Emma M 15	Alexander B Joel Hugo Rico Parker Perry Lucas Anatole Haare Alex P Elliot Evie Caitlyn V 13	Theo Zach Oscar Chester Cody Rylan Kaia Bethen Janne Gemma Alexandra Greer W Greer T 13	Ben Alex G Jan Alistair Peter Henry Mia Daisy Milla Alba Charlotte Megan Hana Isabella 14	Luca Flynn Max Nick Mateo Ollie Molly Maddie Stephanie Jessie Orla Yasmin Eleanor Caitlynn H 14

Week 9   5 December  - 9 December

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Snorkelling at Worser Bay Beach with Island Bay Marine Reserve Year 6 Group first Sailing	Snorkelling at Worser Bay Beach with Island Bay Marine Reserve Year 4-5 Group first Sailing	Fishing Swimming Dune weeding Sand sculptures Sailing	Fishing Swimming Dune weeding Sand sculptures Sailing	Beach based activities. Science, Sailing
Morning tea
Year 5-6 Group	Year 4 (1) Group
Lunch
Year 5 Group Hour of Code, art, science, Inquiry: What would Tangaroa say? (Wet weather option)	Year 4 (2) Group Hour of Code, art, science, Inquiry: What would Tangaroa say? (Wet weather option)	Hour of Code, art, science, Inquiry: What would Tangaroa say? (Wet weather option)	Hour of Code, art, science, Inquiry: What would Tangaroa say? (Wet weather option)	Hour of Code, art, science, Inquiry: What would Tangaroa say? (Wet weather option)