Mt Ruapeh 2019 snow camp

 Te Waka Ako class went to camp on the 20th of August. Before camp we had to have long sleeves, a pair of jumpers, long thermals, our ski jacket and ski pants and water proof gloves and also woollen gloves. I helped my mum to pack all my clothes and stuff for my camp. Before camp I was feeling nervous because it might be hard at camp because I wasn't sure what will happen there.

Finally the camp bus was here. I was scared and nervous about leaving behind Mum, Dad , Kayci and Tesalonia. I sat on the bus with my best friend. Our first stop was at Hamilton Gardens. At Hamilton Gardens there were lots of plants and flowers and beautiful stones. We had to find the things on the paper around the Hamilton Gardens. Once we had finished we walked back to the bus and went to our next stop.

Our next stop, we were at Otorohonga park at the Ed Hillary Walkway. At the Ed Hillary Walkway there were lots of picture boards. We have to find different boards to fill in the piece of paper.  We walked down to the Otorohonga Park. At the park there were lots of things that we got to play on in the playground.

At our next stop at Taumaranui School we played on the playground and there were lots of swings and slides. Then we moved on to the Crossing Backpackers where we stayed. We got our beds ready and then we all went to the dinner hall where we ate vegetable soup and after that we had desserts. We played games before we went to bed.

The next morning after breakfast we put on our ski stuff, like a ski jacket, ski pants, woollen gloves, woollen socks, waterproof gloves, an orange beanie and goggles. Then we hit the ski slopes. Finally we were at Mount Ruapehu and there were lots of skiers and snowboarders and rocks covered in snow were everywhere.  We did our ski lessons with the instructor and then we practised on our own. The snow was slippery and scary down the snow mountain. Once we were finished at Mount Ruapehu it was time to go back  home.

On the way back home we stopped at the Taupo pools. The Taupo pools were so warm and hot. Then I felt warm and relaxed.  Once we finished at Taupo pools we jumped back on the bus and drove back home. Then I fell asleep on the bus. When I woke we were finally back at school. Then I saw my Mum and Dad. I was so happy to see my family again. I can't wait to go back to Mount Ruapehu with my family. I hope you enjoyed my experience blog, blog you later.

emotions before camp

1. What emotions are you feeling before we go on camp? What are you excited or nervous about? What worries you? 

I am feeling excited because we are going on camp at Mt Ruapehu. I have never been to snow before. 

I am afraid of skiing down the mountain because I haven’t done that before.

I am worried about leaving my family.

2. What is the event or place that is going to push you to your limit? 

Snowboarding because it’s something that I have never done before.

The mountain will be cold and I don’t like snow cold.

3. What are you going to gain from camp?

Doing things I haven’t done before.

More confidence to look after myself

4. How do you think you will feel after camp?

I will be happy because I will be at home with my Mum, Dad, tesalonia and Kayci.

I will be sad because I will miss the Mt Ruapehu.

food pyramid

In the class we did our food pyramid for our healthy eating habit for Inquiry. We had to find information about how much serving of healthy foods we need everyday. The  food pyramid has five sections. They are bread and cereal, milk and cheese, vegetables, meat, fish, eggs and nuts, and the last one is fats and sweets. We all put five things in order. We put the picture of the food into the right groups. I learnt which foods are healthy and unhealthy. I found finding fruits and vegetables easy but finding information about nuts was difficult. We should eat more healthy fruits and vegetables everyday. Here is a picture of my food pyramid down below:

pink shirt day

On the 17th of may it was Anti Bully day. To recognise this day the senior syndicate of Waikowhai Primary School made some t-shirts. We wrote about positive quotes and messages on our t-shirt. We wrote messages like 'You are fantastic, have an awesome day.' We wrote messages to uplift peoples
mood.
We wanted to make people feel happy and positive. Then we decorated the shirts with bright colours. We went out side to post t-shirt in peoples mail boxes. I felt excited because we posted the  t-shirts  in peoples mail boxes that would make them feel happy. Hope you like reading my post.

Gumboot friday

  Gumboot Friday

Gumboot Friday is to help people think about mental health. Some people have a mind that's is not healthy. They might be unhappy. On gumboot Friday some people wear gumboots. This reminds people that some people don’t have a happy mind.

We wrote positive and helpful comments on a piece of cardboard and we put them in the people’s mail boxes. We wanted  the comments to make people happy. It worked. One lady sent a note to school to say what a lovely post. It made her feel very good.

Neeve thought of the idea.

This term at school we are talking about Hauora -  Wellbeing. This means being healthy in our body and our mind. Teachers and students wore gumboots on Friday, to raise money for the Gumboot day. This term we are looking at Hauora Wellbeing as our inquiry topic. When you have bad thought your body will not be healthy. It is important to look after your mind and your body.

Tread lightly caravan

This morning Waitemata went the Tread lightly caravan to learn about water pollution. First we were put in to four groups. First group stayed inside the classroom and learnt about wet lands and VR head set. The wet lands help to clean the muddy water. The wet lands also slows the flow of water to stop flooding the grounds. Next my group had to use maps to find all the in our school. After that my group went to the caravan. We learn that only rain goes in the drain. Water from sink and toilet goes in waste water treatment plant to get clean. I learnt that we should put rubbish in the correct bin or it will end up in the sea and fishes will die.

special Assembly

We had a special assembly to remember the Christchurch tragedy. It was on Monday 18th of March. the whole school went to the hall for the assembly. We sang the National Anthem. We also had  1 minute silence to remember who died in Christchurch. We planted a Kowhai tree as it represents friendship. We made special cards for the doctors and police in Christchurch. I am sad because so many people who died in Christchurch. So we should love each other and be friends with everyone.