Picnic Writing

Picnic 2019...it rained, we had fun, we remembered and wrote about it!

Wenderholm Picnic!

Last Friday Dairy Flat School went to an amazing school picnic to Wenderholm Regional Park. It’s been a tradition for over 50 years.

We go there every year to have fun, compete with others and get together.

The first thing we did was the tug of war. We all lined up in our house groups and waited for our year groups to get called. When the year 5 and 6s got called in Kauri got called, everyone rushed to get the rope. Puriri was already pulling before they were allowed to! Kauri got knocked out cold but they did have more people than us!

Next, the teacher (Mrs Thompson) talked into a microphone thing the sound pierced your ears MORNING TEA she shouted loudly and before you could say picnic, all the kids started running to the changing rooms with

their togs in one hand. After everyone got changed they jogged back to their picnic mats and ate their morning tea.

After that, we all gathered up in a group. I heard kids talking to their friends

“We’re going swimming,” the people said.

“Year sixes!”called out one of the teachers. So we lined up behind her. We walked through a narrow, sandy path to the beach, where the water was glistening. The first swimming activity was….. A relay race! Except you had to run through the water, swim around an adult ,swim back to shore and tag one of your teammates.

Lastly, we did some soccer. Two teams got called up to play and the other teams were standing on the sidelines Cheering us on. All of a sudden, it started raining! I got soaked! (Not that I already was from going swimming).

We packed up once it started pouring down with rain. I had a really great time at the school picnic although I left feeling really tired and exhausted at the same time.

Ella

School Picnic

Last Friday Dairy Flat School went to Wenderholm Regional Park for their school picnic. Dairy Flat School had been going on picnics since the dinosaurs were around so in other words it's a tradition.

Firstly, the hooter went off attracting the whole school to their house flags where they got into year groups and houses. The first event was tug of war. Kauri achieved an amazing 12 out of a hundred, which was normal.

Next were the water activities. Halfway through it began to rain and I was soaked to my organs. It was pouring with rain when we were packing up, but then I saw something weird behind a tree. I walked over to the tree but I saw nothing at all. I thought I was just seeing things, however when walked back... there it was again! It looked like a rat or turkey.

No matter I still had a good time. What a picnic! What a day! What an everything!

James

The Picnic

SKREE!! The crowd is going wild as Kauri and Puriri battle it out as the rope gets tighter and tighter like it was going to slice in half.

Firstly there was the competition heats and finals for the winners for tug of war. Unfortunately we got wasted we came last sadly.

Secondly we had the good old morning tea. Then we lined up in year order from year 0 to year 6 so we could we all jump onto the beach happily for the beach activities.

Our first activity was realays so we all lined up in our house and got ready 3 2 1……… GO!!!!

I sprinted into the water nervously the water was cold as ice but never mind kauri had the relay to win.

Once I was at half way I was so happy cause I was going to win. As soon as my feet could touch bottom I started to push myself through the water. Suddenly I was out of the water and I touched my team mate she ran ………..and so on and so on.

But then it started to rain we all got soaked although we already were. It was disappointing cause we all had to head back to school and we didn’t get to the sand castle competition but we all still had a great time that's okay.

Armani

Picnic 2018

Last week, on Friday the 23rd of February, the whole entire Dairy Flat School, (If you ask me it’s a truckload) travelled to Wenderholm Regional Park. It was a marvellous opportunity to go there with my father, however, the day didn’t come turn out quite as I had expected.

The noisey hooter rang loudly like a fire alarm, everybody ran to go to their flag. Charlotte, Mackenzie, Luka, and I, had to sort our house out. It was like herding mindless sheep! Once the Kauri team switched their brains on, it was Tug-o-War time, testing each team’s strengths. It was pretty crucial as,  I’ve ALWAYS wanted Kauri to be top dog. It was the year five/sixes turn, but boy, I felt like bacon sizzling on a pan, I always thought that the house leaders didn’t compete in this event. Picking up the large, tangled rope, Kauri pulled and tugged. But PURIRI absolutely wrecked us. We toppled over each other! My back felt really sore. At least it was over and done with.

After a small intermission putting on dry togs and having some morning tea, it was the beach activities! The sand felt mushy between my bare feet. It’s like walking on mashed potato!             I caught a sight of the parents. They started walking into the water and out of the blue, Mr Grice yelled enthusiastically “RELAY RACES!” HOWEVER, I was the exact OPPOSITE! The first person dashed into the sea, and dived under the waves, I only saw their arms. They moved quickly, then the next person left into the sea, then the next, third, forth, and then ME. I couldn’t do it, did I have to? Yes! Did I want to? Exactly the opposite of yes, but my legs took me away, I couldn’t stop now, there was no turning back the challenge. I dived under the waves kicking my arms and legs frantically, I was almost to shore. I swam around the parent, swimming quick as a motor boat, I was at shore and I high-fived the next victim. Then slugged to the back of the line. My legs throbbed, my chest whined with tiredness. Out of the blue, it was THE NEXT ACTIVITY. (GROAN)

Tired, hungry, wet and miserable, I was totally out of breath.

“Lu? Could you go get changed?” said my dad politely. I replied “yes” In a croaky voice. I was glad it was lunchtime. All the boys in the men’s changing room bragged about what they were going to do after the picnic. I personally wanted a bubble bath - an after-the-picnic fantasy.

The clouds towered over the sun, then the rain came pouring out of the dark clouds. It was raining! I rushed over to our picnic blanket, dad was there, he gave me money for sausage sizzle and gave me a parka. It was baggy, but I didn’t get wet. I quickly ate my soggy sausages, and carried some of the things I brought to this picnic back to the car.

Okay this picnic was a disaster, but I still felt happy. I got through it (Even though I am exhausted and wet). It was still worth the rain, I got to have a bubble bath, well, they say dreams DO come true, least I don’t have to do it next year (PHEW!)

Luther

School picnic

Last Friday, Dairy Flat School had a picnic. We went to Wenderholm Regional park with my class it was an amazing trip we went because it was a tradition and loads of fun.

We arrived at Wenderholm regional park first we all sat down to have roll that took about five minutes I know its a lot of waiting. But its 300 people it takes a while when that was done we went on to the tug of war. Rimu and Puriri where pulling as hard as they could but but rimu wasn't strong enough next it was my turn. I went up to the rope picked it up and then everyone started pulling. I felt so exhilarated I was pulling so hard but it wasn't hard enough we lost. Well that was the tug of war.

It was time for the activities when we did those first we did the swimming where we had to swim around the parents it was really tough but I got threw it. Next we did this thing where we had to go get the balls that the teacher had thrown out. I got a lot of balls that's all I could really remember of the activities.

In conclusion it would've been much better if the weather was better but it was an amazing picnic and I hope the weather is better next year.

Benjamin

Picnic              

Last Friday DFS went to Wenderholm Park. Dairy Flat has been going there for over 75 years. It is so much fun!

The first event, aka the funnest, was tug war. Kowhai won but Puriri lifted another team off their feet literally. We beat them somehow and it felt really good.

The second thing we did was relays.I think Kowhai won, but I'm not that sure. We had to swim to the teachers, swim back, tag your teammate and then sit down.

After the relays we went for a free swim it was really cold. Sadly there were no big waves only small ones. It was fun all the same.

Lastly we did some more activities. But it started raining. I think the picnic was a success. It was the best day of the year so far.

By Cayden

Pre picnic....picnic

As an introduction to our annual school picnic and in conjunction with our overarching theme of respect, we had a 'taste' of a picnic here at school.  We discussed where respect might be present at a picnic.  We also discussed what the purpose of a picnic was and whether the purpose of our Dairy Flat School picnic was the same today as it was when the school first started. We used our discussions to create some complex ideas for our writing...

Football skills, Valentines day art, and House Leader Voting

We have had a busy week establishing routines and expectations within our LZ1 community and across the school. We have coped admirably with the searing heat and hope that it lasts all the way to the school picnic this coming Friday.  

Children enjoyed a football skills session on the turf. 

The weeks inquiry focused on identifying behaviour expectations within our learning zone and for our upcoming school camp in week six. Writing this week has focused on persuasive language in preparation for house leader speeches and voting on Friday. The speeches were a great success and were often entertaining.  They showed how lucky we are to have our senior students so enthusiastic to take up leadership roles. 

Valentines day in the style of Romero Britto were completed by many children and hopefully were well received.  

Looking forward to another great week. We have Meet the teacher evening on this Wednesday and the School picnic on Friday.  

Week of Inspirational Maths

This week we have been reintroduced to Jo Boaler's You Cubed Week of Inspirational Maths.

We learned that everybody can learn maths. That our brain can grow the more we work at more challenging Maths. We learned about the things we think will help or hinder us working in a group....not just for Maths. Our big idea is Respect this term, so we could see how important this value is to help our learning in groups too.

Today we looked at patterns and how both thinking about numbers and symbols, and using images (visualising) what we are doing in Maths helps strengthen our brains and understanding too. We found that people can find many patterns with the shapes we were looking at ...lots of different ideas.

We also learned some hand signals to quietly interact in a class.

Thumbs up for attention (instead of hands up)

Shake finger and thumb - "I agree"

Sideways thumb - "Not Sure Yet"

Halloween Descriptive Writing

The Haunted House

I don’t know why I’m here.On a dark and misty night,terrified of what lays before me. A huge mansion, wielding gigantic thorns across it’s outside walls,cracked earth laying before it. Cursed trees surround the area, like ghosts haunting people before their life is officially over. Their gnarled fingers reach out to me, warning to turn and run.I don’t.

The haunting crows perched on the branches, reveal their chilling laugh, making a fool of me for coming here. Their laugh turns into a frightened alert call,warning me to turn and run.I don’t.

A skinny cat slinks past,and runs away when bats erupt from the crooked mansion. The enormous moon shines brighter than before in the pitch black night sky. A happy laugh comes from inside the house, I slowly walk toward it………

Carmen Marks

Halloween

I was wondering if this was a decisive decision, but the cacophony of crows took over my mind.  the moon, brighter than the Sun, stole my gaze from the haunted house. I peered back at the house terrified to see what was coming my way. Suddenly…

The ground shattered into a million pieces. I sprinted to the house and climbed up the tangled vines.  I fell...

I woke up like I just did a marathon trying to catch my

breath. it was just a dream.

it was Halloween. I got ready and started trick or treating until I found a house. I wondered if I was being decisive.

Again…

Ethan

Crow’s Mansion

I bend my wrinkly knees in anticipation to take off. The branches wobble about in a ripple as I bounce into the sky. Wings outstretched, soaring through the night. I screech at the glowing moon as it shimmers in my eyes. Suddenly, something catches my attention, a glorious mansion standing tall, dimly lit by the moonlight. Dark tentacle like branches loomed over the establishment in a menacing fashion. Cold grey walls stand stationary. Vines crawl up the building, strangling the walls till they weep. I perch on the damp roof, gazing into the bright moon. The soft breeze ruffles through my feathers. I calmly smile, “What a beautiful night!”

By Hailey

Stolen lollies

Scrumptious lollies are left alone on the marble bench as my pixelated shadow leads me to the shower. I grab it. The damp moist towel and bath mat gives me the craving to begone all my halloween makeup. I open it. The slippery wet shower door welcomes me into a drench puddle. The gorgeous gentle tapping of the shower water fills me with delight. The shower suddenly starts turning black, purple and red that’s how I know that my makeup is gone and it’s time to hop out. I turn the shower off. The water comes to a halt. As my wrinkly feet direct me to the living room…….. I spot it. My silly black and white cat slopped and hunched on the shiney leather couch, with all (yes you read that correctly all!) my hard working treats placed on his short fuzzy little body. He gives me a cheeky grin. I smile back, but all (again you read that correctly all!) of my delight is drowned with anger. He is going outside!

By Eva Josephs

Halloween Hangover

My mind was completely shut off to the world while I was looking at the humungus mountain of candy staring at me.

I took one candy and unwrapped it and slowly placed it onto my tongue as I smelt the whiff of smooth chocolate and creamy caramel. My taste buds exploded and I unwrapped more and more candy and chocolate until there was nothing left.

I feel queasy, my body not letting me get up. I managed to get up with some help but I fell straight back to the floor my face landing in the crumbly candy wrappers.

Next year I think Iḿ going to just stay home with a SMALL bag of candy.

Charlotte

African Animal Art

Term 3 was about Individualism and Tolerance. We performed in the Zany Zoo production.

For Visual art we created African Animal art, using our individual Kente Cloth designs and decorating our animals with creative patterns. This became our Ag Day art. The students created outstanding art. Many of us had our art put onto t-shirts too!

We began by drawing our chosen animal, then cutting it out in layers to create an almost three dimensional representation.

Next we painted the blended background, in warm African colours. Then we attached strips of our kente cloth pattern to the top and bottom of the paper.

These are the beautiful results!

Welcome back to term four!

Tēnā koutou katoa!

Welcome back everyone. 

We have a really busy term ahead of us with lots of great learning and fun.

Not only do we have Ag day coming up in less than two weeks (on the 27th), but we are hosting the Tū Māia Kapa Haka festival on the 30th of November. On this day, we will have hundreds of Kapa Haka students and their whanau visiting our school. It will be amazing!   

Before then, remember that this is a 'hats on' term - if you do not have a hat on you will be expected to stay in shaded areas during breaks.  

This week we have Photolife Portraits on Tuesday - so don't forget to spruce up if you are having your photo taken. 

On Thursday we will be participating in the annual Shakeout and we will be doing activities connected to this throughout the week.

Next Monday is Labour Day so we have a short week in week 2

We have a welcome on Tuesday morning of week 2 for ERO who are in school during the week

Ag day is coming up on the 27th 

Chicken diaries are due in at the end of this week!  

Lets get into it !