Terrific tennis

Tree planting at Corder Park

On Tuesday morning we walked up a steep hill and down a big hill to Corder Park. When we got to Corder park we had morning tea then Tracy, Ben and Glen from Nelmac gave us a demonstration on how to plant some trees and bushes. Then we got with partners and got a spade. The spades were sharp and shiny. Under the ground there was hard clay. When some people dug deep holes they could not dig any deeper. There were all kinds of trees and bushes, some were kowhai trees, flax, long grass and some other trees and bushes. In the holes there were millions of wriggly, long, brown worms.
We had lunch on the wet green grass, there were puddles on the grass.
On the way back we all had muddy shoes. My shoes were heavy and a little wet. When we were walking back to school people started to slow down because they stated to get tired. When we got back to school we all had to take off our shoes and put them outside.
by Holly

On Tuesday 26th of August we went tree-planting at Corder Park. We found lots of wriggly worms. Abby and I planted kowhai,flax, hebe, toitoi and pittosporums. I think we planted nine trees. There were lots of worms, nearly every boy in my class picked up the worms. There was clay in the dirt, it looked like the clay we have at pottery art class.
by Cedar

Room 15 and Room 2 went tree-planting. First we got into groups then we hiked to Corder Park. Tracy, Ben and Glen gave us a fabulous demonstration on how to plant trees. Keegan planted 25 trees. We got partners and got one spade. when Amanda dug through the top soil she couldn't dig any more so I had a try. We planted two flaxes, two tussocks and one kowhai.
by Callum

A few days ago the whole of Room 15 walked along way from Clifton Terrace School. We went a long way because we were going to plant trees. You go around Room 15, up the hill to the top then exit Clifton Terrace. Turn right at the pole, walk to the parking sign and cross the road. Cross another road and keep following the footpath. When the footpath has a dead end go down the driveway. Then you will find that you will be on the new footpath. Keep walking to Corder Park. If you go to Corder Park you will see the trees growing. For the long walk I did not get the stitch.
Eleus and Cian were collecting worms. There were big worms, little worms and black worms. One worm tried to bite Zack! The spades were sharp as can be. They were sharp to dig deep into the ground. It was very hard to dig deep. The dirt was very rocky.
We learnt how to dig easier. Ben said, "Make a square instead of in, out ,in, out." There was lots of trees, some people planted ten.
by Jarod

Windy Wednesday

On Wednesday 30th of July, Nelson was hit by the worst storm in 50 years. It gave Room 15 children a chance to practise expressive writing.

The Storm by Holly
One windy Wednesday there was a great, gusty, wild wind. There was a great, long power cut. Some strong, steady trees got blown over. We lit lots of bright burning candles. I was going to go to gym but the screeching storm was too bad. We cooked slippery spaghetti on the fierce fire. We had fifteen candles.

Wednesday’s Wild Wind! by Emma P
On Wednesday there was a wild wind. Thick red wood trees crashed on to the ground. Just about the whole hillside’s trees came down. Two metres of dirt with the roots of trees came down. It was like a mini whirlwind. One minute the wind would be then it wouldn’t and the power went out for about three or more nights.

Wednesday’s Wild Windy Day by Nadiya
On Wednesday there was a big power cut and a storm. There were strong gusts and fences being crushed and falling trees' roots getting pulled out of the soaking ground. There were even sheds being blown over. Because of the power cut we went over to Nana’s to have dinner and have a cup of milo. Mum had a cup of coffee. We played tryminos.

Wednesday Wild Windy Storm by Callum
On Wednesday there were mud slides, power cuts, fallen trees and broken fences. The police were telling people to not drive on the road unless they really have to. Strong gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour were thrashing, destroying houses, sheds and farm houses everywhere.

Wednesday’s Windy Weather by Kirsty
On Wednesday 30th of July a big tree came and hit Iain’s bus and smashed a window. When I got home my dad’s car window was smashed and the bonnet of it was dented. We had lots of torches, lanterns and candles. We had a game of monopoly. I won. We had a gas cooker. We had spaghetti for dinner. We went on a light hunt. We had no tv so we did a play. It was cool. We played who wants to be a millionaire and the game of life on my mum’s cellphone. Then the power came on. The end.

The Day of Storm by Ian
At home the power was off. It was creepy at home.

Wednesday’s Wild Windy World Storm by Lilyanne
On Wednesday we had a power cut. It lasted for ages! What a wild windy day that was! Me, Dad and Lydia went to the United Video and saw on the Nelson Public Library sign the “P” and the “C” and a little bit of the “Y” had badly fallen off. It’s the same with Woolworths. The ( ) and the ( ) has fallen off! We used candles to see.

Wednesday’s Wild Windy Storm! by Zack
It was a terrible terrifying day. We had to have melting candles. I hated it. No xbox. What next? Oh no, no food! Suddenly a tree went crash!!!!! It scared my mum.

Wednesday's Wild and Windy Storm by Jake
On Wednesday there was a storm and we had a power cut. When we got home our trampoline blew away in the wind. My Dad's friend Brad came over and he had to pull it up the hill with his car. My Mum walked back up and Brad held the trampoline with his wife driving. Then our neighbour's wheely-bin rolled down the hill and a wheel came off. Dad came home and we had to go to our Nana's place and eat there. I got ice-cream.

Wild Windy Wednesday by Jarod
On Wednesday 30th July 2008 there was a humungous, screaming, windy, pouring, splashing inside day. There was a black-out! We got power at 3 o'clock in the morning. It went off at lunch time. The wind nearly tipped our bus over. The buses were stopped at Nelson Intermediate. I thought that the gusty, huge,ripper, freaky, pouring scary storm was going to be small!

The hovercraft

Emma's dad Rudy talked to us about how hovercrafts work. He brought his hovercraft to school to show us. He put some eggs out on the school field and drove over them but they didn't break! That's because the hovercraft floats on a cushion of air that lets it glide smoothly over the surface below it. Vents of slowly moving, low-pressure air are ejected downwards. The air is trapped beneath the hovercraft by a rubber skirt, which is also called a curtain. Rudy zoomed around the field and even gave the principal a ride. It was very noisy and the wind from the huge fan nearly blew us over!