Sea Week Visit

On Wednesday March 24th we had some visitors come in to school to teach us all about underwater life.

We learnt the rules around fishing, about the life we can find underwater in a 1 metre square area.

We measured fish to see if they would be legal and used some cool contraptions to make sure shellfish were the correct size.

We learnt about all of the different sea life we might find underwater. We saw coral, anemones and urchins, along with all sorts of other fish.

Finally we all practiced what to do when saving a beached whale. We covered the whale in blankets, made a chain to the water (sandpit), and dumped our water on the whale to save it.

Tsunami Surprise

What a day Friday was! We were all ready for our last day of level 2 at school when all of a sudden the bell rang... and rang... and kept ringing. We all lined up by the gate and headed for higher ground.

We trudged up the hill slowly, lungs bursting and legs on fire by the time we were halfway up. Finally Ms. Simmonds turned around and we all sat down on the hill. 

It was quite a scary time for us. We all sat quietly in our classes waiting for the all clear. After an hour we were all getting a little bit worried that we were going to have to stay the night!

Some of the people came out of their houses and brought food and water for us. It was awesome to see that people would come and support the youngest in their community. They even offered the use of their wharepaku for our school.

When we were finally given the all clear, we were so excited to get back down the hill. It had been such a stressful day that we ended up spending the last part of it playing on the playground and eating ice-cream that Mrs. Lindsay brought over because we had been so mature and well-behaved!