School Newsletter – 30 October 2019

Greats and Grands Day

On Friday Kohimarama School welcomed our Grandparents into the classes. During the morning Hillary Team had many activities that we did with our Grandparents. We shared our learning throughout the class such as our art pieces and writing. Many children created an acrostic poem about their Grandparents, or found the difference between what happened when their Grandparents went to school compared to school now. Some classes even created and played a board game with their grandparents, some of the games were about countries, or sports while others were similar to candyland. Some Year 4 classes even shared how to code with their Grandparents. We really enjoyed having our Grandparents come and visit our classes and see what we have been doing.

Year 5 Camp

On Monday, 21 October the Year 5’s set out for their camp at YMCA Shakespear Lodge in Whangaparaoa. We were all excited to be together and enjoy our very first overnight camp.

There were so many activities that we were able to participate in such as archery, kayaking, mountain boarding, bush cooking, orienteering and rock climbing. During our activities, we gained background knowledge about the activity, new skills around the activity and built on our team building skills. After a busy first day, we ended off our evening with some friendly competition. Each group created a chant and showcased their chant to everyone. The parents even participated and created their own chant. We played different evening games in the hall before heading off to bed.

We had so much fun at camp. We would like to say thank you to all the parent helpers who came to help.