The Skate Ramps

This week the Cheap Skate school program came to school for three days .

Lots of people have enjoyed playing on the jumps ! ! !

Many people bought their scooters and skateboards.

By Alex C.

 Bark Bay

Last Friday Room 4 and the ATYA leaders went to Bark Bay. First we drove to Kaiteriteri and got on the Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle. Unfortunately we could not go to the top of the boat because of Covid.

But that was fine plus we got to see lots of seal pups.

We got off the boat at Medlands Beach and talked about health and safety, then

  walked to the Bark Bay sand spit, which took about 15 minutes. 

Once we got to Bark Bay, we had morning tea on the sandspit and had a play on the sand. 

Then we split up into two groups one group did some planting and weeding while the other group put out chew cards then the groups swapped 

around.

Then it was lunch.

After lunch, we went to the Bark Bay Hut and looked at the insect rounds we put out last year.

Some people got insects, like spiders and woodlice.

But then again, some people got NONE. 

After that we went for a walk to the swingbridge. When we passed there, Craig ( Kaisami’s dad ) ran ahead to check if the estuary was fine to walk across. It was, so we did.

After that, we had a sand sculpture competition. You had a choice of Nararahuyo and Huriawa. Nararahuyo was the bad one and Huriawa was the good one.

Then we caught the boat back but we got to go on the top of the boat to Anchorage, because we were the only ones on the boat.

It was a really fun day!

By Chico & Gabriel

                            

 

Insect Hotel

 

We have been making a bug hotel at school, using bamboo, wood, leaves, bricks and rocks. We put down the bricks for the base and we laid down bamboo on top and then sprinkled dirt and leaves on top. We repeated these steps a couple more times. We put rocks around it and made a ramp for land bugs to be able to get to it.

We put it next to the hammock, so that bugs near there have something to live in that will give them waterproof shelter.

We can study the bugs that live there once they move into their hotel. 

By Leighton

 We have been working on Lexia, This is reading and vowel combinations.

We have also been doing music with Kathy on Fridays. We have been doing enviro on Wednesdays. We have been at Bark Bay and planted plants.

By Kyrin