SWIM SAFE

You should learn to swim for safety and for fun. If you become a junior lifeguard you get to compete in cool competitions. If there is a flood you can swim out of it. Swimming is good exercise arms and legs mussels. If you are playing in the sea and you start to drown you can swim out of it and back to shore.

 

 

We are enjoying our  swim smart programme and learning lots at Pioneer Pools.

Harley

THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING TO SWIM

Many people such as children, adults and parents do not ensure that their family, friends or even children know how to swim or know about safety on a boat or on sea. Read my short article and you will find the benefits of learning to swim.

First, safety in the sea is very important in New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and many other countries surrounded with water. So  it is very important to learn to swim. This is just one of the one of many reasons .

My second reason is you never know when you might just get shoved into water and drown.

My final reason is swimming is a fun sport and the skills can win you competitions.

So swim smart to survive.

Ray and Mrs  Reddy

Winners - Leprechaun Colouring Competition

 

               

Did you know that the name Leprechaun comes from an old Irish word luchorpan which means little boy?

Did you know that a leprechaun is an Irish fairy who looks like an old man?

Did you know that he  is not taller than two feet?

Did you know that  he dresses like a shoemaker wearing a cocked hat and a leather apron?

Did you know that Legend says that leprechauns are unfriendly and also live  alone and spend their days making shoes?

Did you know that each one also has a pot of gold and you can track down a leprechaun by the sound of his hammer?

Did you know that if you catch him and threaten him and not let him go he might tell you were the whole pot of his hidden gold is.

Did you know that he is  very tricky and can easily distract you when  you catch him and vanishes so  you will never find the big pot of gold after all?

Researched by Tayjuan

WHY SWIM?

Water is cool fun

Health is important

Yell out for help!

 

 

Swim safely to live!

Win competitions.

I like to swim.

      My swimming is improving.

 

Acrostic Poem by Jamal.

 

 

 

OUR TRIP TO REHUA MARAE BY GROUP 5

Yesterday we left on a bus at nine o’clock to go to Rehua Marae. When we reached our destination, we lined up and slowly walked towards the Marae. We heard a Whaea calling us in.This is called a karanga.It sounded like she was crying. Mrs Parker replied to her. We took our shoes off respectfully and carefully entered the Marae and were stunned at the tukutuku panels and the kowhaiwhai patterns around the walls.

Next there was a Powhiri which is a welcoming ceremony done by the Tangata Whenua. One of the senior women then told us a little bit of the history of the Marae. Then WhunDaa said a Karakia and we went to the Whare Kai to have something to eat and drink.

Afterwards we had a couple of minutes of play and went home. We all enjoyed this experience and plan to visit in the future.

Kristyl Learnt: Every Kowhaiwhai pattern represents one Maori tribe. Also that the Marae was built in 1960 by North Islanders for men and women that came to work here.

Tayjuan Learnt: Men always protected the women for the sake of generations and future.

Railynnetta Learnt: There is one special Kowhaiwhai pattern that was found in a cave that is found only in the South Island of New Zealand. Also there are photos of the ancestors placed on a special table and wall at the front of the Marae (inside).

Swimming News

This  morning  Finn ,Madeline and Alexis  from Room 5 represented our school at the S.E.Zones swimming competition.   We are extremely proud of Alexis who came first in both her  events of freestyle and backstroke .

She is going to compete at the Centrals on the 10^th of April..We wish her all the best

A Room 5 group report