Celebration Night - the Choir

The choir sang beautifully at the opening of Celebration Night.

Polar Bear Club week 6

Most students from Room 3 and Room 5 joined the Polar Bear Club on Friday.  The new solar panels mean the water in the swimming pool is warmer than other years.  After our swim, Polar Bear Cubs rated how they had found the water temperature and most people found it warm(ish) using a scale of 1 to 10.

Here is the chart showing how we rated water temperature.

Jet Streamers split numbers in Maths

We use tens frames and beans to show how we split numbers to make 10

Conner demonstrates his learning on his whiteboard

Weka Day Camp - cooking sausages over an open fire

You can see how the cooking circle got its name!

Adan and Ben did a magnificent job

Teagan, Celia and Cheyanne waited patiently for their sausage to brown.

Tastes especially good when you have cooked it yourself!

Our trip to Kelly Tarltons

Can this really be happening?

We were allowed to pick up the starfish in the rock pools.

Ethan researching sharks on the interactive screens.

The jellyfish gently floated towards the surface of the water.

Some of the penguins came to say hello!

Stingray Bay gave us an awesome view of the fish and stingrays underwater.

We could imagine what it would feel like  swimming underwater in the shark tunnel.

We measured up well against the sharks.

 

Weka Team's Writers' Omnibus

People share their writing on the Owl Family table.

The Sweet Treats table has plenty of writers and readers!

Ashley reads one of her favourite stories to her Mum.

Hannah's Mum reads her Christmas holiday recount.

What has Jackson and his Dad seen?  Could it be Hoover?

Cheyanne shares writing with her Nana, Cade with his Uncle and Jacob with his Mum.

Delicious morning tea - thanks you, parents

Ashley and her mum, Cade and his uncle sample morning tea munchies

Some people read stories on the Rock Stars table

On Friday, the Weka Team had a Writers' Omnibus when students could share their writing and published work with their parents and family members.  Afterwards we all enjoyed a shared morning tea.  Everyone had something cool to share and parents made some awesome comments in our books.

CBS Commonwealth Games 2014

A gold medal for Hannah C on the hula hoops.

 Move aside Glasgow, Cockle Bay is holding the Commonwealth Games.  All classes, together with their buddy class, rotated through a myriad of sporting events.

A new Commonwealth sport - dancing to Justin Beiber.

Netball is always popular at the Commonwealth Games.

Kaleb makes a dash at the Commonwealth high jump.

Cheyanne makes a great finish on the Commonwealth high jump.

New Zealand always does well at bowls at the Commonwealth Games.

Kaleb showing awesome balance at the Commonwealth gymnastics.

Jordan moves effortlessly along the beam.

Hannah T ready to intercept a pass at the Commonwealth badminton.

Our trip to MOTAT

The conductor told us all about the trams in the olden days.

Ashley helped the conductor drive the tram back to MOTAT.

The conductor let Ashley wear his conductor cap after helping drive the tram.

Jacob and Jordan were back at school, even while we were on a trip!

Cade used the hammer, rods and blocks to make a tall tower.

Nisha, Chloe-Mae and Hannah T made a skateboard.

Adan and Ben made vehicles using wheels and axles.

Room 3 and Room 5 worked together on the gear cogs.

A broken thumb didn't stop Daniel pushing Josiah round!

Bella and Daniel look like hobbits!

Jackson played the jandal drums!