On the day of the triathlon we had a vege stall to sell some of the veges from our class garden. We sold tomatoes, parsley, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots and silverbeet. The cucumbers sold out first! We made $43.00.
Our vege stall
On the day of the triathlon we had a vege stall to sell some of the veges from our class garden. We sold tomatoes, parsley, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots and silverbeet. The cucumbers sold out first! We made $43.00.
What's Happening In Our Vege Garden?
At school on Tuesday at we ate a delicious salad made from the veges in our school garden. In the salad there was lettuce, crunchy carrot, crisp cucumber, tomato, beans, parsley and chives. Yummy, yum!
Welcome to 2009!
On February 3rd 24 children arrived back at school ready to begin the new year in Room 15. That afternoon a scrub-fire broke out in the hills behind Dodson's Valley and some of the children and their families had to evacuate their homes.
The fire gave us a wonderful opportunity to practise expressive writing. The children were trying to draw a picture with words so that those who didn't see the fire would know what it looked, sounded and smelt like as well as how the people who were there felt at the time.
Here are some of their recounts:
The other day there was a bushfire. The flames crackled up! It was because it was very dry and hadn't rained in a long time. it was quite windy so the fire leapt over to another spot and the fire got bigger. It was scary. .Just as I was going to bed my Granny and Granddad came to my house. Granny told me that a fireman had to go to hospital because he breathed in too much smoke. I could not get to sleep because of the fire.
By Sophie P.
There was an inferno last night in Atawhai near Dodson Valley. I saw helicopters racing to the sea to get freezing cold water. I saw the blaze when it was coming over the ridge-line. The smoke was grey, it was like a volcano. The crumbly, warm ashes were on people's houses. The smoke smelt funny. Some people had to leave their homes.
The blaze was like a rocket shooting through the sky.
By Charlie
The bushfire was red. It was flaming hot and there were helicopters with buckets. We were near to the fire. The fire was steaming, it looked like lava, it looked like it blew up. And I thought it was scary when I first saw it.
By Emily
On Tuesday 3 February 2009, there was an out of control bushfire. It started at Dodson Valley. The blaze ripped over the ridgeline. There were two Westpac helicopters, one rescue helicopter, one blue and white helicopter, one red and white helicopter, one news helicopter and one special helicopter with two water tanks. I saw three cop cars. With the breeze the fire threatened to come even closer. It tried and tried but the breeze went against it. One of the two Westpac helicopters rumbled over our house.
By Michael
I saw a big monsoon bucket. Then we saw the heavy smoke. Soon the smoke covered our house. We had to evacuate and we stayed there very late.Then the fire went out. Yippee, hooray! It was scary and exciting.
By Emma
On my way home I saw a red and white helicopter flying past with a full monsoon bucket. I saw a helicopter putting some sea water on the crackling fire.
By Nuni
On Tuesday there was a big fire that started up the hill by Atawhai. It was flaming hot. It had burnt down heaps of big trees.
There were six helicopters. They had to spray water on the fire. It was amazing. Cars that were driving to get up to their houses weren't allowed to go up the road. The breeze made the fire get worse.
By Sarah
Incubating eggs
We have a new member of our class. Her name is Fluffy. She is a Rhode Island Red chicken. We hatched her out in an incubator. It took 24 days, longer than the usual 21 days for hens' eggs. We had to roll the eggs over twice a day for the first 17 days and keep the temperature inside the incubator constant at 39 degrees celsius.
We named a second chicken that hatched out Duffy but she died. We buried her in Nature's Way.
Book Week
During Book Week we had a special day when we came dressed as our favourite character. Can you spot a pirate, Tintin, Mother Bear, Snow White, Pippi Longstocking or any of your favourite characters amongst us?
Nelson Provincial Museum Trip
Last term we had a very interesting trip to the Body Alive exhibition. We found out lots of things about our bodies and tested our strength and speed. Room 15's favourite activity was the Guts game. We climbed up the ladder into the mouth then slid down the throat into the stomach. We followed the intestines and ended up on the toilet!
Atawhai Cycleway Opening
On September 21st 2008 the Atawhai cycleway was opened. Now we can ride our bikes all the way to town without having to ride on the road. We decorated our bikes and the cycleway to celebrate the opening.
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!
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