Miss Bates - Family Stories

Funtime Lunchtime!

It's so exciting having our playground areas transformed by little market stalls. various fun activities and swarms of children when this special event comes around. The Year six children plan and organise all the different games in order to raise funds for our school.  They set everything up and run everything themselves. We all enjoyed doing some of the games that awarded us with prizes or participated in the activities that showed off our skills. There were ice blocks and other treats for sale and many of us were keen to have our faces painted.

Our Junior Cross-Country

Yay! It was a perfect day for our cross-country races - the sun was warm and bright, we were fit and ready and the parents had come along to cheer us as we ran.  Our class all participated with great enthusiasm and energy and even though it was such a long course, they persevered and did their best.  We were very proud of Daemon for taking first place in the Year 2 Boys race.  Ka Pai, Daemon!

Rocket Watching

This morning we gathered on the field to watch Mr Rankin and his Little Einsteins show off their award winning rocket creations. They were joined by a team from the Wonder Project and a representative from Rocket Lab and we were so fortunate to be able to witness the rockets the children had built out of drink bottles.  They went up as high as 75metres! No wonder this crafty, clever crew won a prize and were featured on Seven Sharp!

Marvellous Museum Memories

The Auckland museum is always a fascinating place for a visit and it is filled to the brim with wonderful experiences, exhibits and enjoyable learning.  We explored as much as we could fit into the morning - the Maori marae and waka, the volcano display, dinosaurs, birds, the weird and wonderful discovery area, the butterfly displays, the spitfire plane which is part of the World War II section and a few brief stops in between.  After lunch we had two sessions with our educators who shared some insights about the Pacific Islands with us.  They kept us enthralled as they told us stories from the region - one was a myth and the other a legend.  Many, many thanks to Mrs Cole and to Iven, Anna and Constance's mums for so kindly accompanying us.  Our thanks to Jessie's grandad and Ejun's dad for their support too!