sailing trip

                                                    Sailing trip

On Monday the 10th of May, my class and I went sailing. I had to be at school before 8.30 in the morning. I got here just in time. We waited for the bus to arrive and when it did, we got in with excitement.  On our way to Okahu Bay, I felt very excited and nervous at the same time!

I saw beautiful houses and lots of pretty flowers and trees as we were traveling to Okahu bay. When we got there we meet a guy who told us where to go. He took us to where we had to go sailing. When we got there they talked to us about safety and asked us what do we need for safety... one person said we need a wet suit and another person said a life jacket. After that they said we can have a try at set up our own boat on of the boats was all ready done so when we need help we can go and have a look at it some of the people that set up the boat came around and helping us make our boat.

Then they were telling us the name of the things on the boat. After morning tea they gave us a jacket and a life jacket they said it was too warm for wet suits. Then we went in to our boats and went in the water. We start to play with a ball and throw it into each others boat and if it hit your boat you were in. Our boat got hit and we were in so we threw it to another boat after that they called as to lunch and it started to rain.

After lunch we got into the water and it started to rain like a waterfall. People kept on sailing the wrong way but we worked it out. We had sail to these pink buoys on the water then the guy  said to go back to shore so we went back shore and got ready to go home.

 I hope that next year we will get another chance and thank you St Johns Rotary and Sailing NZ.

                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                      

Diary Entry

    This is a diary entry I have written in response to a short animated movie we are studying for literature.

Dear Diary

I was looking outside the window watching the rain coming down like a waterfall.The sound of the wind blowing like people speaking in low voices like when I was little. All I  remember a yellow umbrella. Why is it so special?
 

My value :By Leonie

          Today we discussed our values. We had to dig deep and think hard about what really counts. I chose water as my value because it cools you down after a run or when you are hot. It also keeps our planet green and our rivers flowing. We created our value in clay so we could think about them more and what it meant to us personally. I created a cup to hold my water in! 

                                          

what is Stations of the Cross -by Leonie

                              What is Stations of the Cross                      

Station of the Cross is when Jesus, son of God dies on the Cross for us. There are different stations and each station tells us what happens to Jesus before he dies on the Cross. Every year before Easter we do the Stations of the Cross in front of our school and teacher. Only Year 8 and Year 7 do the Stations so we can show the school what happens to Jesus before he dies.

We did a lot of practises to get it right. It is a very sad story because Jesus died on the Cross and fell to the ground, no one would help. 

This year the juniors made crosses to put it on the stage. 

I felt sad that Jesus died on the Cross for us. 

 

 

A pray for Christchurch-by Leonie

 Dear God,

 Please help the people that died in The Christchurch Earthquake. Help the their loved one's. Help the mum's that had to see their children hurt and in pain when they try to call for help. Help the people that lost there leg's just to get out. Help the family's that lost there children and loved ones.   

Amen. 

class treaty 2021 -by Leonie

 This is our Class Treaty it is new for a new class and new classmates so we do this to show what a classmate does and is not and says and is .