Room 16 Ōpāwa School

On Wednesday last week Room 16 walked down to the St Martin's New World as a part of our Food for Thought lessons. Chloe had taught us about everyday day options and sometimes options. We had to pick everyday and sometimes options for cereals, snacks, dairy and bread. This was really eye-opening and has made us think a lot about the choices we make when it comes to food.  A big thank you to our parent helper's for coming with us to the supermarket. :)

Wow! What an amazing three days we have had in Arthur's Pass. Our time was filled with exciting activities including: orienteering, a sensory trail, stretcher making, a river crossing and many walks. Here are some photos of our third day Day 3 - Wednesday - Bealey Valley walk and Department of Conservation centre visit. We discovered a picturesque spot for lunch  All ready for the train ride back to Christchrch 

Wow! What an amazing three days we have had in Arthur's Pass. Our time was filled with exciting activities including: orienteering, a sensory trail, stretcher making, a river crossing and many walks. Here are some photos of our second day Day 2:  Tuesday - Sensory trail/shelter building, group walks and river crossing.                  Isla and Myia's shelter                      Otira Viaduct Our  experts demonstrating how to complete a river crossing                       Braving the cold

Wow! What an amazing three days we have had in Arthur's Pass. Our time was filled with exciting activities including: orienteering, a sensory trail, stretcher making, a river crossing and many walks. Here are some photos of our first day Day 1:  Monday - Orienteering and Devil's Punchbowl Walk             On the train - ready to go!      Some amazing scenery along the way   Getting side tracked whilst orienteering                       Devil's Punchbowl     Board games and cards before dinner   Group 1 helping with dinner preparation 

We had a wonderful time on Thursday and Friday of last week celebrating matariki. In class we made soup and we shared it with our buddy class - Room 10 on Friday. It was tasty! 

Last week we worked with educators from Science Alive and delved into the world of Forensics. We had a great time exploring different evidence retrieval methods including fingerprinting and  chromatography. Here are some photos of us investigating...

On Friday Ōpāwa School were hosts for the World Fish Migration Day event. We were lucky enough to go and explore the different stalls and find out more about the survival and migration habits of different fish. This winds up the Whaka Inaka whitebait regeneration project which the Senior school have been helping with. 

Recently myself and two helpers (Brooke and Matthew) went down to the river to check on our whitebait bales. We are working with EOS Ecology in a project to promote whitebait regeneration. Have a look on their Facebook page for more information -  https://www.facebook.com/Whaka-Inaka-1492048174455601/                   We checked the bales for their condition, see whether the pest cards have had any activity and report any other damage to EOS so their team can repair the site if required.  Here are some photos of us checking out the whitebait  sites.  One of the pest detector cards that had been very damaged by an unknown visitor. 

Today we were lucky enough to have some Futsal skills training. We played defending tag games and learnt lots of new tips. We did very well in the heat! 🌞 

Wow, what a busy start we have had to the year with Beach Education, Swimming at Waltham, Cycle Safety and Hagley/Hansen Park sport underway. All students have been given their Riverways Home Learning sheets for the year and should be getting underway with their planning/projects. Everyone has also been set up with a Studyladder account and have Reading/Maths activities they can be doing at home (usernames are in their homework book). Jess :)