Food for the Troops

These yummy smelling biscuits are for our Red Cross parcels for the soldiers. We hope they like receiving them.

The Donkey Man

Great Jack Simpson

Simpson went to Turkey but he was planning to go to Egypt. Simpson went out and made a friend, not just any friend, a donkey. That is how they carried people. Simpson gave the donkey a head bandage with a red cross to identify him. Jack Simpson saved more than 300 people. One day while Jack was walking he got shot. The bullet went through his heart. They buried him with a cross on top of him – it said In Loving Memory Jack Simpson.

Lily 

Simpson Who Helped Wounded People

Once upon a time a long time ago there was a person called Simpson. Simpson grew up to be in the war. One day he saw a donkey that was doing nothing at all. Simpson slowly went to the donkey so he could be friends with her. Simpson called the donkey Duffy. Simpson worked with Duffy. They carried water to the soldiers. They also helped wounded people a lot. Duffy carried the wounded people. Simpson saved three hundred people. But Simpson died because he got shot. Then Simpson was buried. On top of him there was a cross that said Jack Simpson.

Alice 

Future Black Caps

Our Museum Trip

People sold lead toys because they didn’t know that they were poisonous. People didn’t call people on the cell phone. There was a lever and if you pulled it the other end would flash. Elizabeth I used the morse code machine and it was fun. Most horses had things on the side of their eyes to stop them getting frightened. Scarlet The soldiers lived in a big tent called a bell tent. A dog named Stubby sent messages. Kyle The sand bags stop bullets from hitting the people. Kiera

Ash Wednesday

On Ash Wednesday, our class joined the rest of the school for a liturgy. We were all given ashes on our foreheads to remind us that we should try to follow Jesus more closely. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent and we have been learning about this in class and have made lenten promises. Hopefully you will see us keeping our promises throughout Lent.

Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Races

On Tuesday of this week we had pancake races with Kea Class for Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is the day before lent begins. Ask us why people traditionally made pancakes on this day.

Weka Can Swim

My swimming teacher showed me how to float and put my face under the water. Flynn At swimming today I had a noodle around my waist to teach me to float and kick. Siobhan I put my thumb up and cupped my hand through the water. One hand went over the back on the board. Elijah Yesterday at swimming one of my favourite things was life saving. It was really cool because one person was pretending to drown and another person was holding a rope. When they can see that person they throw the rope to them. And they hold on tight and you pull them in. Caleb My favourite bit was at the end. We played Throws and Tows. You throw a rope out to someone who is pretending to drown and you have to stand on the rope and let them catch it and you pull them in. After that we did it with a noodle. Lily We had to make our bodies go sideways and we had to kick our legs and put our head on our shoulder. My favourite thing at swimming was jumping in the deep end with the lifejacket on and I had lots of fun at swimming. Rhema Today at swimming we learnt to do dolphin dives. You dive down and then you go up again then dive down again. So you keep on doing it. At the very end of the wave pool we put life jackets on and we jumped in from the middle of the pool. Alice