GAAAP Swimming Lessons

Ingrid and Vikki and team are back again to take swimming lessons this term.   There was a focus on safety in the water and now we are improving our swimming techniques.  The pool is nice [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:53+13:008th February 2019|Room 5|Comments Off on GAAAP Swimming Lessons

Cricket Coaching

Brendon Bracewell has returned to coach our senior students in cricket skills.  It's a great way to start the week and we are lucky to have an enthusiastic cricketer who first played for New Zealand [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:53+13:008th February 2019|Room 5|2 Comments

Room 4 and Room 5 Camp

This year our overnight stay was at Kelly Tarltons.  We spent the day at Auckland Museum carrying out a 'Save the Museum' challenge where we needed to carry out all sorts of tasks that museum [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:53+13:004th December 2018|Room 5|1 Comment

Solar Energy

We investigated solar energy by wrapping chocolate biscuits in different materials, to see which materials absorb the most heat.  We used black paper, white paper, green paper and aluminium foil to wrap up a biscuit [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:53+13:004th December 2018|Room 5, Science|Comments Off on Solar Energy

Life Education

We have really enjoyed having classes in the big 'Life Education' truck.  We have learnt all sorts of interesting things about our bodies.  We know the brain is 'the boss' and controls everything we do.  [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:54+13:0023rd November 2018|Room 5|1 Comment

Our Japanese Visitors

We were so fortunate to have some Japanese teachers visit us today.  They taught us some stick games, did some origami with us and told us a little about how the Japanese and Maori languages [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:55+13:0013th November 2018|Room 5|1 Comment

Learning Japanese

We had  a fun time learning some Japanese with Chris who has lived in Japan for many years.  The game with the flashcards was exciting.  We learnt how to say the words for lots of [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:55+13:001st November 2018|Room 5|Comments Off on Learning Japanese

Cricket Coaching

Cricket coaching has started again.  Mr Bracewell focused on the best way to stand for bowling, throwing and batting.  We practised throwing and batting and then had a game.

By |2023-02-14T11:55:55+13:001st November 2018|Room 5|Comments Off on Cricket Coaching

Room 5 Show Day Exhibits

Our vegetable creations and vaseline saucers and litter bugs were a lot of fun to make and looked pretty impressive.  The judges have a hard job choosing the ones to receive a certificate. [...]

By |2023-02-14T11:55:56+13:0024th October 2018|Room 5|1 Comment
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