Term 4 Update

This term year five is studying Diwali. They recently made Rangoli patterns which are symmetric/geometric designs using coloured salt. A big event this term was the school athletics which was held at Christ College. Where they competed in a array of events including; Open 1200/open 1000,80m,60m,50m,100m,high jump ,long jump and softball throw. Many of them were selected to compete in the Independent Zone Sports. This has been said by our sports master to be the hardest zone in Canterbury. Also the annual speech and poetry competition is coming up and the students have been working very hard to be selected from their class to compete against other students from other classes in the school. Overall Year 5 has been very busy this Term so far and will keep up the good work!

By Davis Gale

Term 1 2009

This term Year 5 did a lot of different activities. These included Camp at Living Springs, sailing, Mathematics Interchange, writing about mythological creatures, a unit about Bullying and doing aerobics, Year 5 style, which they do inside if the weather is bad. In Week 2 Year 5 went to camp at Living Springs for three days. They did heaps of fun activities, for example: "Make me Beautiful" where you use plastic bags, foil etc to make an outfit for your group's model. They also milked cows by hand, got dogs to speak, rode on horses, sheared sheep, fed farm animals and had a chariot ride. They had turns to go on the frightening monorail and the night rope trail, played the shoe the horse game, newspaper hockey and games with a parachute. Other activities included the scavenger hunt, initiative activities, orienteering, compass work, boffer game, an uphill walk to Camp, Mass and of course the Camp Concert. All in three days! This term they also went sailing at Lake Rua and had swimming lessons at Aquagym. Year 5's Term 1 sounds really fun-filled.
Rebecca Tang

Year 5's Farm Visit

At last the glorious day came to leave school and go to Living Springs camp for three days.All of Year 5 were really excited about going to camp. But before we left the school Mrs.Holmes told us the rules, the things wewould be doing and which groups we would be in. Finally Year 5 went outside and gotinto their groups. Karenia, Madeline, Yu-Jin and I were all in the same car with Karenia's Mum.
When we got to the Living Springs farm we had morning tea. The farm helpers had provided punch and Oscar's Grandmother had made some biscuits. First we got to feed some of the animals at the farm and see if we could spot any eels in the creek. I remembered some of the animals from a previous visit - the donkey, miniature pony and the Clydesdale.
Next there came the sheep shearing. I had really enjoyed the sheep shearing the last time I went to the farm so I was looking forward to it. Some of the class got to have a go at shearing but I was not chosen. After that we were shown how to milk a cow. Again we got to have turns at milking and this time I was chosen. Squeezing the cow's udder felt weird.
Sadly we only had an hour at the farm, an hour which went quickly. I enjoyed the farm and hope to go again next year.

Saskia Klinkenberg