Cylinder Jumping at the Gym

Room 22 went to the Christchurch School of Gymnastics every Wednesday for a few weeks. For this activity we had to be able to jump very high with straight legs off the beat board and land inside the cylinder. This skill is really hard because you have to be able to jump high and at the right distance. I scored a high of 4 in my test and a low of 3 in handstands.

Student Led Conference

Last week everyone in the school did a Student Led Conference. In my group there was Anna, Alice, Ben and Jack. First we started with our Mihis. Then we presented a powerpoint. We also played a song called 'Click Sticks' on the Marimba. Then we went off with our parents to share our learning. My favourite part was doing the marimba with my group. Next time I need to know my words for the powerpoint off by heart.

So are you looking forward to next year for the Student Led Conferences.?

Botanical Beauty by Ashleigh, Emma and Olivia.

FOS Heroes of Heaven and Earth

Watch out for these fantastic hero interviews. Each child chose a hero to research then wrote a script to perform an interview. They acted the role of the hero and chose an interviewer to ask the questions. The children had to explain why the hero was indeed a hero and explain their leadership qualities and the impact the hero had on others during the interview. The interviews were videoed and will be uploaded to Utube as soon as we get a class account.

A Great Surprise at Fentalton School.

Today I can't believe what happened .

An Air-Force helicopter arrived at school.
It circled the field twice then while the helicopter was hovering in mid air an officer got lowered to the ground.
The helicopter's propeller blew my hair back and it scattered leaves into my eyes. The helicopter was dark green. When I went inside there were hundreds of buttons that would take years to learn which one is which.
They told me that the helicopter cost 5 million dollars but the new one they were getting was going to be 55 million.

It was a great experience and it was exciting too.

By Ashleigh.

Ashleigh's Camp Snap-Shot

Boom-Boom my heart was thumping fast as if it was trying to get away from me. My legs were wobbling like jelly. I stood with Olivia all alone. The trees whispered, hissing sounds as their branches reached to grab us. My scorched mouth was begging for water.

I had no idea which way to go. Olivia pointed in one direction. But I wasn’t sure.

We were in the Hanmer Springs, right near our camp. We were orienteering in a forest looking for points. It had been our second day my class had been on camp.

I had a hurting stitch that was boxing my ears in. I was pushing myself to run further to get back to where my group was waiting. We reached them and I looked cautiously at my watch. What!? Only 10 minutes we had to run at the speed of light to finish this activity in time.

By Ashleigh.