Kids Can Cook Kitchen

Last week Chris fro the Kids Can Cook Kitchen came along to show us some healthy eating tricks as well as some cooking tips. He made french crepes (yum!) and put grated apple and chopped silver beet in them! Believe it or not, nearly everyone liked them. It was Nikole's 10th birthday so she was chosen to be the Sous Chef, which is like the second in command. Everyone got to be a taste tester. Delicious!

Poetry Performances

We held our Yr 4 class poetry competition on Monday. I was glad that Mrs Pelham was judging because it was not an easy task. Everyone did a fantastic job reciting their poems. But, winners had to be chosen. The results were:

1st - Bella with "Do Not Read This Poem".
2nd - Quillan with "The Animals of Tane Mahuta" that he wrote himself!
3rd - Caleb with "My Shadow".

Josh, Akki and Swastik received a highly commended for their efforts as well.

Congratulations to all of the Year 4's. Bella and Quillan also did a splendid job in the Yr 3/4 Poetry Finals this morning. Well done to you both.

Football Festival

On Tuesday afternoon English Park held a Female Football Festival to encourage girls to get into football. Since we are just next door, we got to take our girls and boys over to have a few games. It was a beautiful afternoon packed full of non-stop football. It was hot and thirsty work but heaps of fun. Hopefully after this, as well as the football lessons we have been having, we will have some girls and boys keen to get into football clubs. 

Rugby Visitors

Last week we had our second visit from Marcel Cummings-Toone and Belgium Tuatagaloa. They have "adopted" St Albans School for the 2013 ITM rugby season. Marcel used to go to school at St Albans! How cool is that? This visit, senior school children who weren't busy with Kapahaka got to have a game of dodgeball with Marcel and Belgium. They loved it, and so did we!

Book Parade

Today we launched book week with a dress up day. We had a wide variety of book characters in Room 23 including Star Wars Jedi's, Dorothy, Little Red Riding Hood, Things, Cinderella, Harry Potter, EJ 12, Richie McCaw, a Blind Mouse and many more! Everyone looked fantastic, yet the best had to be chosen. Best dressed our class was Thing 1 and 2 (Maddie and Grace), Pirate Darkwhisker (Jordyn) and The Cat in the Hat (Jada-Lee). Best dressed boys were the Blind Mouse (Toby) and King Bill (Swastik). Here are some photos from today.

Best Dressed Overall 

Best Dressed Boys

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bet you wish you were here!

We have 6 whole people at school today! (7 if you count Ms A). We have Maddie, Niamh, Neve, Olly, Swastik and James.

First thing after the roll we headed out into the snow and down to Oak Leaf Cafe for a delicious hot chocolate. Yummo!!! Don't you wish you came to school now?

If you are at home, send us photos of your snow excursions. You can email them to Ms A. The address is on your homework sheets.

Have a super duper snow day!

Hagley Golf Trip

Last week the senior school got to test out all the golf skills they had been learning by playing on a real golf course. Here are some pics and two recounts about the day. Thanks Libby and Neve for your stories.

Plop, in the hole! Soon the bell rang. It was 9am. Soon enough everyone came charging down to the mat! The roll was being read out. In my head I thought, “here comes my name.”  “Good Morning Ms Archbold,” I said quietly. Soon she started to talk about golf but I had completely forgotten about it.! We all listened with care and you could tell we were all excited! Soon we (the year 5 and 6’s) went outside and lined up next to Room 24, but the Year 4’s and Room 27 didn’t come.

We walked over to the parking place and we waited for 25 minutes because the bus was late! We waited and waited and waited. I got so bored! “Look,” I said. “The bus is here.” The bus pulled up and took Room 25 and Room 26. “Nooooo!” I said, looking disappointed. So we kept waiting. After a while the bus came up. “In we go,: I said to myself.

Soon we all rushed onto the bus. I sat in the 3^rd seat from the back of the bus. In front of me was my two best friends, Jake and Thomas. We started to talk about Minecraft (the computer game)!  Thomas soon changed the subject to War Hammer! Jake talked about Orks and I talked about Space Wolves. Soon I changed the subjest to tigers. WE talked for such a long, long time that we didn’t realise that we were there!

We walked in pairs over the bridge and into Hagley Park golf. We got into groups so we could get into the real stuff. On hole number 7 I got the longest hit. Soon we got it into the hole. Next we were on number 8 and Finley got the longest hit and I got it into the hole.  Then we were on number 9. Michael’s ball got us half way so we were the first group finished. We had a little practice where the grass was really short and it had the holes in it.

We had a lot of fun at golf. I liked it when I got the longest hit and we got to use my golf ball!

By Neve Vangioni.

I woke up early in the morning, tramped out of bed and started to get into my uniform. Once I had gotten dressed and pinned on my Eco-Warrior Badge I sped down the hallway following the smell of breakfast. Mmmmm yummy. “Lib,” I heard Dad say. “Yeah,” I replied back. “You going to walk to school by yourself today!” I stopped and stared at him like he had gone crazy, then my mouth dropped open. 1…2…3…. “Ok,” I shouted. When I got to school I went to put my scooter away. I walked into class and remembered – it was Golf day.

So next we were on the bus going to play golf. Screech! “We’re here” Ms Archbold said. Clap clap, clap calp clap. Mrs Jones clapped to get everyone’s attention. “Listen up everyone,” she called. “Today I have a golf helper who is going to explain to you how to use this short grass.” “Good morning everyone,” said the helper. “Good morning,” we replied back. “Ok everyone, can anyone tell me what this grass circle thingy is?” A Year 6 boy put his hand up. “Yes, what is it?” she said. “It’s called a green,” he squeaked quietly. “Good, “she said. “now you’re going to go off in groups and you’re going to do some golf.” Half an hour later we had done a few golf hits and were trying out different greens. Bella and Emma were hitting golf balls up sandy hills.

The net thing we knew we were going back on the bus. My Dad said, “Maybe you’ll take up golfing!”. “Maybe,” I mutter. But I think for now I’m fine!

By Libby Scott.