Camp Photos

Year 7/8 camp

Our intermediates had an absolute blast at Wainui Camp. At camp they pushed themselves out of their comfort zone and overcame fears. 

Highlights for them were kayaking around the bay, touching extinct volcanic rock and exploring caves. Another activity they loved was coasteering up rocks, trudging through water and jumping off rocks. 

We were lucky enough to have amazing parents helping, who encouraged our students to take risks and give these new experiences ago. With great food, fun and new experiences and wakingup to the song of Crazy Frog, these students are already asking to go back. 

A massive thank you to the parent helpers who took time out of their own busy lives to make this camp a success. 

Surfing T1 2022

Surfing 

In Room 9, we were lucky enough to get the opportunity to participate in a surfing lesson down at New Brighton Beach. This was run by the Duke Festival. When we got there, we were introduced to the instructors and then they got us to identify the parts of a surfboard. 

Here is an example of the parts of a surfboard by Scarlett. 

After we identified the parts of the surfboard, we then learnt how to safely get on the surfboard whilst in the water. It was very tricky remembering the different steps but even trickier when getting on the board when in the water. It was very easy to get off balance and fall in! Though, I do think that was where a lot of the enjoyment came from. 

After we learnt how to get on the board, we got in the water and gave it a go ourselves. For some of us, this was the very first time that we had gotten on a surfboard! It was awesome to see everyone give it a go and commit to the fall off when hitting the waves. 

Here are some images from the day! 

Korean Zoom Call

Korean 

In year 7/8, the intermediates are given the chance to learn Korean as their second language. This term we have had a huge focus on the alphabet which is called Hangul, a focus on introducing ourselves and asking others what their name was. 

Last week, we were very fortunate to connect with a school in Korea. The children we spoke to were in year 8 and year 9 and they had been learning how to speak English as their second language. 

Using our new phrases learnt in Korean, we introduced ourselves and asked for their names. They also asked us in English what our names were and what we liked to eat. As part of our Korean lessons, we will continue zooming in on our buddy school once a month, to catch up and trial our new learning in a real life context. 

In room 9, we found it very interesting that they sat at tables in rows, they had no tv and there wasn't much in their classroom. We are excited to zoom call them again next term!