London and Disneyland Paris

Hi Room 4. I have made it to London and have been having a lot of fun exploring the city. We did a tour of London on a double decker bus, with an open top. We got the opportunity to see the London Eye, Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace where the queen lives. We also bought some peanuts and feed squirrels at the park out of our hands. Some of the squirrels would try to hide their nuts in the dirt instead of eating them straight away. Then the mean crows would try to dig up the squirrel's nut. It has been raining in London. The weather really isn't much better than at home. Yesterday we caught the Eurostar, which is the high speed train that goes between England and France. I was very excited to finally be able to visit Disneyland in Paris! I think my favourite things were Sleeping Beauty's castle and seeing the teacup ride. I hope you are all having a happy and safe holiday.

From Miss Gentil

Our visit to Silverton Primary School

Hi Room 4. Today we visited Silverton Primary School. We had to catch a train and then a taxi to get to the school. We have taken lots of photos to share with you on Thursday. Bailey got to have a go at green screening, visited lots of different classrooms and even made friends with a hen that lives in the school garden. Hope you are all having a good week.

Miss Gentil and Bailey

Bailey's weekend in Melbourne

Hi Room 4. It's freezing in Melbourne!! It is only 9C at the moment. I found Bailey at Auckland airport so he has decided to come to Melbourne on an adventure too. We had breakfast on the plane and Bailey even used his knife and fork. Then we watched some movies. When we arrived in Melbourne we went through customs and then checked into our hotel. Bailey has been on a tram and even came shopping. This morning we had pancakes with ice cream for breakfast. Bailey almost fell into the ice cream! He's a bit of a rascal. Tomorrow we are going to visit Silverton Primary School. Will write to you about Bailey's adventures tomorrow night so make sure you keep checking the blog. Look after Mr Green this week and I will see you all on Thursday.

Miss Gentil and Bailey

Volvo Yacht Racing!!!

Last Wednesday when we arrived at school it was still cold and dark. We were off on an adventure to see the Volvo Ocean Racing yachts at the Viaduct, in Auckland.

After a long, noisy bus trip we were greeted by our friendly tour guide. We then went to have our photo taken by the whale tail in front of the Maritime Museum. Luis de Dios and Xandi Kreuzeder that created the whale tail are well known for recycling rubbish from the ocean and using it to create pieces of art. We were lucky enough to see some of their master pieces. These included the flip flop fish that was made from lots of different kinds of jandals and flippers, as well as the tuna fish was made of old tuna cans.

Straight after that we had the opportunity to choice to go sailing on either one of Sir Peter Blake's yachts or Tri Luder yachts. We felt that we were lucky to be able to participate in such an exciting experience.

Some of the other highlights of our trip were the 3D movie about the history of the Volvo Ocean Race, the simulator ride, the movie about the albatross and saving the ocean, visiting the village and exploring the museum.

We were exhausted, but very thankful that we got to visit the Volvo Ocean yachts. It was a great opportunity for the year 5 and 6 students of Morningside School to experience.

By Room 4

 

Horse Riding

Today I went horse riding with my brother Eli. The horses came out of  the stable and waited quietly in the shed. Then we went into the shed. I hopped onto a brown horse named Angel. She was very friendly! My favourite activity was shooting hoops. We had these rubber balls that could do little bounces. We had to try to throw the ball into the hoop while we were on the horse.

By Liam 

3D SHAPES WITH GRAPES

We have been learning about 3D shapes and their properties. On Friday we worked in teams to create 3D shapes with grapes, kebab sticks and tooth picks. Some of the shapes we explored included cubes, cuboids, cones, triangular prisms, triangular based pyramids, square based pyramids, cylinders and spheres. In our groups we discussed and then recorded how many edges, faces and vertices each shape had. Then we used the digital cameras to capture different 3D shapes in our school environment. Check out some of our photos. :) 

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Our Camp Adventure

Wayne yells, "water slide open!" We all rush to be the first in line. This is how our camp adventure begins. We arrived at Marsden Bay Christian Camp on the 22nd Feb. After a walk around the camp we were allowed to explore our bunk rooms. Some of us even got to sleep in a double bed. This would be our home for the next two nights. We were put into Hogwart's house groups and had to earn points for our team. For dinner we had Mc Donalds and Pizza Hut the next night. Just kidding!! Our favourite dinner was hamburgers and wedges. They were delicious!! After dinner we played spot light and ate marshmallows around the camp fire. We also sang some songs while Barry played the guitar. The winning Hogwart's house was Ravenclaw. Everyone got a golden snitch and a certificate. Some of our favourite camp memories include the talent quest, the flying fox, kayaking, cage soccer, the water slide, the adventure course, exploring Waipu Caves, archery, swimming at the beach in the rain, the water fight, volleyball and eating ice cream for breakfast! We would like to say a big thank you to all of the parents who helped out with our Morningside School camp.