SWIM WEEK Monday 19 March – Thursday 23 March

SWIMMING IS IMPORTANT

Swimming is important. If you do not know how to swim you can drown.

There are many styles of swimming, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and many more. Freestyle is a very handy technique and is the first style you get taught.

Everyone should be learning swimming and if not they should sign up for lessons at Pioneer Stadium where we learnt a lot including water safety.

Reported by Tatiana

Day One

Today after Prayers we went swimming at Pioneer Stadium Pool.

When we got there, we got  changed in the new rooms and waited for the tutors to arrive. Then they told us about rules and what to do if there was is an earthquake or a fire. In  a fire we grab our clothes and go out the two fire exits. In an earthquake we stay in the pool because it is safer then they said should we get changed now we said yes then we changed into our togs.

Not long afterwards  it was time to get changed again and go back to school.

The swimming was so fun  and I am looking forward to the week at Pioneer Stadium.

Reported by Gracyn

 

Day Two-

We had a great time learning free style, back stroke and rolling logs. When we were doing free style we learnt how to do arm circles. For back stroke we did one - on - one with the tutor. For rolling logs we had to float on our back for four seconds then roll on our tummy and stay there for four seconds. Last but not least ,we did handstands, Freya won.

My next goal is to swim longer and breathe properly.
Reported by Julio

 


My swimming group was learning how to breathe today. We did  freestyle and how to float on our back in back stroke. I found it hard in freestyle because I didn’t really know how to roll on my side and breathe. My favourite was back stoke because it is easier to breathe and your eyes don’t have to go under water .I think that I will get better at freestyle by practising more when I grow a bit older. My goal for today is to practise breathing during freestyle.                   

Reported by Kupi.

DAY 3

Today at swimming group 3 did some lane swimming, back stoke and freestyle. Then we went to the big lane pool to dive off the edge. First we did plain diving then we did the pencil. After that we were allowed to do any style of diving and swimming we wanted. When we got to the end of the pool we hopped out, found our bags, dressed ourselves and wenttothebus to catch our ride back.

My next step is to get better at lane swimming in speed and breathing.

Reported by Grace.

We did some streamline swimming. We all learnt how to swim and breathe at the same time. At the end of our session we played candlesticks under water.My next goal is practise breathing next time I go swimming.                              

Reported by Lingas

DAY 4  -  Survival Swimming!!!

In the morning Carina, Indi and I made a card for our swimming teacher to thank him. When we got to the pool we all got changed. Later on we all found out that he wasn’t teaching us and that another teacher called Leanne was going to teach us, we all were so disappointed. So we asked Leanne to give it to Chris, our teacher.

When we got into the pool we all tried a new stroke called survival back-stroke. It looked like a cross between breast-stroke and back-stroke.

Then we tried putting life jackets on in the water, it was  really hard. We also learnt how to save people when they are drowning. You have to keep their head above the water and drag them to safety!!

At the end we all did a cannonball into the water.

I had a great last day swimming, I liked pretending to save Carina the best!!!

Reported by Nadine

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JORDAN-Thursday 22 March 20121

Congratulations for turning 10 years old today.

Have an awesome day and thanks a lot for the yummy Cadbury Favourites!
God Bless you.

South East Zones Swimming Sports at Jelly Park Pool.Thursday 15 March

On Thursday the 15^th March 2012, Carina and I went to the South East Zones Swimming Sports at Jelly Park Pool.

Carina and I were in the 9 year old girls 50 metre Freestyle and 9 year old girls 50metre Backstroke race heats.
I came 4^th in both my heats.                                             
 
My Freestyle final was a false start. I didn’t hear the false start clap. I did the whole race. I felt really nervous after that because we had to race again. Carina and I didn’t make it into the Canterbury Zones but it was great to give the South East Zones a try.
My Mum was so proud of Carina and I she bought us Sushi on the way back to school.

I hope I get to go next year.

Reported by Indi  

KIWI KIDS AT THE 2012 WEET- BIX TRIATHALON Sunday 11 March

Yesterday Indi and I  did the Weetbix Tryathalon . We got up  at six o’clock to make our way to the Pioneer Stadium.

All the players got a number and my  number was two thousand, two hundred and ninety three.

At nine forty, five ten year olds went to the pool to  do the one hundred metre  swim and then ran to the bikes.Ishoved on my  top and shorts, socks and shoes . Then I  hopped on my bike  and biked four kms around the stadium .Next I was  off on the one point five km run.

I  got a medal and  drink bottle because I completed  the whole circuit  non-stop  in eleven minutes and eight seconds. I am proud of what I did and am inspired to do it again in 2013.

Indi did the same. Well done!

Reported by Rosie

KIWI SPORTS Wednesday 7 March 2012.

At one thirty room three and five walked down to Bamford School to do some sports.  Then we got divided into groups.

Reported by Nadine.

 

When we got there some volunteers explained what we were doing.

Another game  was football we played four games of it. We won three times. Too bad we lost the last one. L

Rugby League action!















Touch Rugby Skills!















Rugby Skills!



























Another  activity was hockey. We played against another team. The team we versed was good, they won by one point.

Our last activity was netball. It was a great game.

                       

When it was time to leave the volunteers handed out flyers so we could join their sports club!!

I hope I can join the netball club, it sounds like fun!!!

 

St Annes and Bamford - An Afternoon of Sports- Wednesday 7 March

At one thirty room three and five walked down to Bamford School to do some sports. When we got there some volunteers explained what we were doing. Then we got divided into groups.

My groups’ first activity was hockey. We played against another team. The team we versed was good, they won by one point.

Our next activity was football we played four games of it. We won three times. Too bad we lost the last one. L

Our last activity was netball. It was a great game.

When it was time to leave the volunteers handed out flyers so we could join their sports club!!

I hope I can join the netball club, it sounds like fun!!!

Reported by Nadine.

Today room five and room three went to Bamford School to do some sports.

First we got divided in to two different groups. My group got to do hockey first. Sadly we lost.

Next  we got to do football - we had three games. Our team lost the first match but won the other two games. In total I scored three goals.

Last of all we played netball. I scored two points. We played it with cones not with hoops, so you had to lay the ball on a cone to score a point.

I had fun at Bamford and  I hope we can go again.                        

 Reported by  Tatiana

Writing Explanations in Room 5

This week we have been writing an explanation about the lifecycle of a butterfly.

Tatiana  and I  brought a swan plant with a chrysalis on it.

Today in the middle of reading time the chrysalis started to crack and a crumpled butterfly came out!!

Everyone gathered round to have a look at the beautiful creature.

It was hard to believe the butterfly was once a caterpillar, the butterfly looked so different.

 Reported by Nadine.

Neighbourhood Support - Tuesday 6 March

Andrea Talks To Room 5 - What We Can Do To Help in Our Neighbourhood.

Here are some of the things we learned we can do.

Gracyn :  “Get to know your neighbours.”    

Amelia- “Pick up rubbish along your street.”

Faith- “Look after your animals.”

Rosie- “Bring in elderly person's rubbish bins.”

Solomon- “Bring in newspaper of elderly neighbours.”

Carina- “Get help for someone who is injured.”

Grace- “Take something for your sick neighbours.”

Indi- “If someone is doing graffiti tell an adult.”

Nadine  -  “Become a girl guide or scout.”

Freya-  “Continue to keep the school grounds tidy.”

We are going to try hard to follow Andrea’s ideas and be really good neighbours.

WORLD PRAYER DAY.- Friday 2 March 2012

We celebrated our class Mass with Father Dan and the parishioners at 12 noon today.

Today is World Prayer Day.

During Lent we try to pray a bit more often.

We try to do without things ,so that we can give more of what we have to others.

We  thank God for this day and for giving us the opportunity  to pray more often during Lent.

We learned to write prayers of the faithful yesterday and would like to share these with you today on World Prayer Day.

We also God today for Jesus and his promise of love and hope in our lives.

WORLD PRAYER DAY.

We wrote and said our own Prayers of the Faithful and  sang "This Little Light of mine" .We  are going to try and shine the light of Jesus to the whole world.

Dear God

Please help the homeless, and help us to give some of our money during lent to help these poor people.                                                                                       Lord hear us.

 

Dear God

Please help the people in danger around the world especially in Christchurch that they will be safe.                                                                                   Lord hear us.

Dear God

We pray for the teachers especially at St Anne’s, bless them in their work.

  Lord hear us

Dear God

We pray for all the people in public hospitals especially in Christchurch, may they get better soon.

Lord hear us

Dear God

We pray for everyone who is at war, that they make peace and become good friends.

Ete Ariki Whaka-rongo mai

We pray for all those that have died, especially in the Christchurch earthquakes that they may live with you forever.                 Lord hear us

We also signed our CLASS TREATY on this special day and Father Dan blessed it during our class Mass today.

What a great day it has been!