Disability Awareness Day

This term we have been learning about the Paralympics as well as looking at the challenges that people in wheelchairs face. Today we all had to put one arm in a sling at school and still try to do our schoolwork all day!
Mr Bensemann loaned us some slings from St Johns which was very helpful. We started off ok in the morning but by the afternoon lots of us were complaining about been tired and having a sore arm. Just as well it was only for a day, imagine what we would be like if we REALLY did have broken arms.

Here you can see Angus trying to do tha PALAGO puzzle with one arm.

Palago Puzzles

Today we had a man called Jim come into our class to show us a new game called PALAGO. It is made up of 48 tiles that fit together to make different shapes and patterns. We had to work in pairs to make shapes such as a cat and a snail. This game is available from Paper Plus and Potters Patch for approx $45. We had to co-operate together, some people were better at it than others! We had fun trying to create our own unusual designs...

Lucy and Ashleigh have made a three legged dog

Daniel made a three legged cat

Book Fair Parade

To celebrate our BOOK FAIR at school we dressed up as our favourite book characters for a parade. Here Laiana is dressed up as a beautiful fairy!!

Awesome costume Laiana...

Riley looks menacing with his pirate patch...

Farm Visit

Room 7 went to Cody's farm to have a look at how their family produce their fruit and veges and to see the new chicken hatchery. Mr Pomeroy let us have some apples and pears each and we even got to sample some watermelon. We had a great time feeding the pigs and sheep as well as playing with the chickens who were roaming around. Sapphire was brave enough to pick one of the hens up!!

Show us your muscles Nick!!

You might get a fulltime job on the farm carrying pumpkins to the van!!

Cameron is checking out the prices of these apples at the stall. The Pomeroys grow all sorts of unusual fruits and veges such as scallopini and mini peppers.

Hullabaloo Hat Day

Last Friday our school raised money for the Child Cancer Society by having a "HULLABALOO HAT DAY". We all wore strange and bizarre hats and some people brought along a gold coin donation.

Here you can see Cameron with his spiky paper helmet hat which he made at school.

Who is wearing this funny wool hat? It's not Mrs McLean is it? Nice beehive Mrs Nicholls!!

Hockey Coaching

On Wednesday 10th Jackey came to teach us how to play hockey. She taught us how to dribble the ball and gave us some tips. Jakey split us into two groups and gave us numbers then called them out if your number was called you had to go and try beat the other person. Everyone enjoyed it and we hope she comes back soon.

by Angus =]

Baby Chicks

On Wednesday morning Cody Pomeroys dad Peter came to room7 with a box of little baby chicks. He told us that they were three days old and that they got flown from Fairlie to Motueka. He said they were all female and that they were also free range.The chicks sleep in a pen about the size of room7's door with walls attached.

Above the chicks pen were two sort of heat lights that send out heat. With that the chicks can stay warm and safe.

In 8 weeks the chicks will start to lay eggs. The chicks have the sharp points of their beaks so that if a chick finds a dust bath and another chick comes along and wants to take the dust bath for herself then the chick will start pulling out the dustbathing one's feathers.

Peter also said that the pen at his house has a big chicken house and a run connected to it. The chickens will get let out of the coop and have a sort of free time roaming around the property!

By Mark

Big Buddies

This is Luken and Cameron with their little buddy Thomas. Every Thursday after lunch at 1:30pm each senior class goes and does a fun activity with their little buddy like reading, making Bookmarks and doing sports.

By Sophie and Eva

Swimming Sports

On Tuesday the 2nd of March some of Motueka South School went to the Motueka High School to represent our school at the District Swimming sports. We had been practising at school at lunch time's. People had been practising for different events such as Free style, Breast stroke, A Medley, Back stroke and then there were the Relays at the end. Luken, Laiana, Jahmalaki, Angus and Jordan biked to the High School. Sydnee came 1st in the 10 year old Girls Butterfly and Freestyle finals. Alysha came 1st in the Breaststroke finals. Jordan came 6th in the 9 year old girls Backstroke finals.