Hiwi the Kiwi

 

HIWI THE KIWI GOES FISHING

         

There I was sitting in the hall eagerly waiting with my hand up, wanting to know if Hiwi the Kiwi was going to pick me to go up on stage to tell a scary true story that happened to me on a boat. Suddenly he pointed at me or at least around me. I stood up and went to the stage and walked up the stairs. I was on the stage. “Yes,” I thought to myself. He asked me my name and I told him my name was Joseph. Then he asked me if they called me Jo. I said, “Sometimes.”  Hiwi the Kiwi told me to tell the crowd the scary story about when I was on a boat, so I did.

It went like this:

“I went out in a boat one time in a storm with my dad, my sister, my uncle and me. The boat hit a big wave and went 1.5 metres in the air. I felt sick afterwards and that was it,” I said.

Then Hiwi asked me if we were wearing life jackets. “Yes,” I said.

He said, “Good because a life jacket really will save your life.” Then he gave me a prize. I got a poster, a sticker and a fishing magazine.

I left the stage and returned to my seat.   

By Joseph

Analysis of Outdoor Education

This week using a Y chart we analysed the activities we participated in during Camp and Adventure Week. A 'Y chart' focuses on what the activity Looks Like, Sounds Like and Feels Like. We were able to show many perspectives and insights into how the children experienced and viewed these activities. This brainstorm and the development of vocabulary will support our writing next week when we begin our recounts.

Census in Room 8

Last week was census week. In Room 8 we conducted our own census. We decided on what questions we would ask and then everyone responded using the sticky notes. In pairs we collated the data using tally charts and chose either a bar graph or dot plot graph to show the information. Each graph indicated responses for girls and boys so that we could compare the data.
Some interesting results to share are as follows:

• The majority of boys in the class are the oldest in the family and the majority of girls are the youngest.
• The girls have more brothers than sisters and the boys have more sisters than brothers.
• English is spoken by all children but other languages such as Maori, Samoan, Hindi, Cantonese, Arabic, German and French are also spoken.
• Three boys and one girl were born in a different country.
• One person does not have a computer at home. The most being thirteen.
• Seven children own a cellphone.
• Majority of children participated in an after school activity other than playing, watching TV and Sport.

• Two children walked to school and one child caught the bus, everyone else got a ride in a car.
• Favourite subjects in Room 8 are Art, P.E. and Mathematics.

Information from the charts presented by the children in class and based on Wednesday 6th March.

Adventure Week

The reason for going on an outdoor adventure week is to try new and challenging activities like orienteering, climbing, kayaking, snorkelling, to have fun while learning and getting fit.
Lili.

Teachers want us to be active, fit, strong and the couch potatoes cured. The other reasons for adventure week is to make new friends, work together and be a team. 
Joshua. 

I think that adventure week was really fun and i really enjoyed it. I mostly enjoyed the diving board and flippa ball at Moana Pool. Rock climbing and ice skating was a brand new experience for me and I'm glad I did it a lot. Thank you to everyone who helped out with adventure week.
Leilani.

I think we go to outdoor activity week to experience something new. I learned new things like rock climbing, ice skating, and caneoing. I also got to know other people.
Jorja.

Outdoor Education

Camp is about working together as a team and learning to live with others. There is always a different activity everyday like learning about your groups name, and you make new friends at camp that you never thought possible. Camp is about giving it a go and enjoying yourself.
Shevaun.

At Camp Iona we learn about leadership and co-operative learning, how to be a good leader and how to co-operate with your group. We also do lots of confidence courses, such as, slippery slide, cofidence course, stream study and orienteering. There is also a lot of working as a group, such as, cooking and search and rescue. The things I enjoyed were bush bash, kayaking, yachting, and the gorge expedition.
Alice. 

Alice and Shevaun's Camp Iona