Water Fun

It’s afternoon at Lakewood Lodge and that means time for the waterslide, bumps, bruises and a mouth full of stinky watered-down clay at the bottom!

All Tied Up

Human Knot

Although this activity is familiar to us, it still remains challenging as we negotiate our way under and over linking arms to unravel our bodies. 

Survival Lunchtime

Campfire Cooking

One of the first challenges at Survival was for each  team to get their campfire started with a flint and steel, then to keep it burning all day so that they could cook their lunch and dinner. The teams found it extremely difficult to create a spark from the flint, but finally achieved success with some perseverance. This made the meals taste even better. 

Team 6 at Camp

We've arrived at Lakewood Lodge and can't wait to get our happy campers out on the activities.  They’ll have some amazing experiences which will last a lifetime. 

Class Treaty

Creating a class treaty at the beginning of each school year is the norm and what better way to launch into this discussion than to look at an historical event in our own country - Te Tiriti O Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi). We read/listened to an article from a School Journal, played a Kahoot quiz and participated in a scavenger hunt to help us have a better understanding of why there needed to be a treaty, and also why the treaty ended up having different meanings for the British and Maori.

Team building and challenges are going to provide us with some experiences from which to design our own treaty. We will use the GEMS to help navigate our thinking. I wonder what the Room 5 Stars will decide is important for our learning space.

Welcome!

The doors of Room 5 were swung wide open on the morning of Monday 4th February to welcome a mixed group of Year 6s whom I will affectionately refer to as the 'Room 5 Stars'. Many were keen to catch up with friends that they had not seen over the holidays and others quietly checked out the classroom. It's a new beginning for me at Sunnyhills and I'm looking forward to getting to know each learner; identifying where I can support them - both academic, emotionally and socially. Exciting times ahead! 

It's been a gentle beginning with our first week split in two due to Waitangi Day providing us with a holiday mid-week. This allowed us to take some respite from the intense heat that we have had - especially in the afternoon when the warmth of Room 5 gets the better of us. The weather, however, typically decided to pull rank and cool down on Thursday afternoon which lead to the postponement of our 'Fitness & Water' afternoon. Hopefully this can take place sometime next week.

Speaking of next week, there will be an opportunity to meet the parent community on Tuesday evening. This informal 'meet and greet' is always a great way to put a face to a name prior to our 'home/school partnership' meetings which will take place in Week 4.  The school calendar is getting very busy, with Year 6 camp in Week 3 and the many 'beginning of the year' activities. Just how I like it!