THE SCHOOL CONCERT

On Thursday night we went to Waimate theatre and performed a school concert. Our group was dressed in Maori clothes. There were heaps of parents laughing and clapping. We performed for about half an hour. Our group got to go on first.
By Rebekah B and Taylor

THE SCHOOL CONCERT

On a fine evening Waimate Centennial School performed a concert. We wandered up stairs into the back room in the theatre to get organized. After that we all got into our whanau groups, and we walked onto the stage and sat in our places. There were four wallabies talking and then Ruma Weka performed with the rakau sticks. Ruma Kiwi did their performance about Michael Studholme. They danced. Then we sang some songs and all the other whanau groups performed their items. We sang ‘Waimate has it all’ and after the song Mr. Jury read a speech out. We walked off the stage and went home.

By Shakoya and Shayna

Sandpit

Our school wanted a new sandpit because no one played in our old one. First we needed to raise money so we could pay for the sandpit. We did this by having sausage sizzles every Friday. Each time, two people from a class were picked to help out and we also had parents helping. Once we had enough money Mrs. Soper’s husband and other parents made the new sandpit. It is shaped like an oval. Now we are waiting for the cover to be put up.

By Monique and Zoe

Athletics Day

On one sunny morning the whole of Waimate Centennial School went out onto the field for our athletics day. There were lots of different sports to compete in such as discus, shot put, long jump, high jump, sprints and distance run. Athletics was really hard work and it was really really cool, and we can’t wait for next year’s.

By Seth and Charlotte

Athletics Day

On Tuesday the 9th November 2010 Waimate Centennial School held their athletics day. At athletics we tried our best in everything. In high jump we had trouble at jumping. In distance run we had no problems running around the 800 metre track. Mrs Soper treated us very kindly like we were her own children. We all hoped that we would go to the districts and we were sweating hard out. We found out that about 20 children were allowed to go to the district athletics.

By Mikaela and Arabella

Athletics Day

On Tuesday we had our athletics day at Waimate Centennial School. First we ran the distance run and then threw discus. After that we had sprints before play time. Once playtime was finished we went off to long jump followed by shot put. Then it was off to high jump but we didn’t get to finish it so the next day we finished it at lunchtime.

By Keenan and Angus

Athletics Day

Athletics day is a day when the whole school gathers together to participate in athletics events like long jump, high jump, sprints, shot-put, long distance run and discus. And at the end there is a whanau relay as well as a relay for parents, teachers and year six children. The parents come and watch us. It is in the fourth term every year. If you do well enough you might be chosen to go to the district athletics.

By Tandia and Leighton

Athletics Day

On athletics day the school split up into six age groups. There was high jump, long jump, sprints, long distance, discus, shot put and fun activities. There were heaps of parents and spectators. At the end of the day there was a whanau group relay and then a relay between year six children, teachers and parents. If you went really well at the school athletics day you were chosen to go to the districts and if you went really really well at the districts athletics you could go to the South Canterbury athletics day. At the end of the day we all went really well at something.

by Quinn and Xavier

The concert

When we first arrived at the theatre we got in our costumes and had to wait to walk on the stage. All the seats were filled up and we were nervous in front of all those people. They were laughing at us when we did the funny parts and when we mucked up. It was a great experience for the people who have not ever been to our concert.

By Rebekah E and Jared

Athletics Day

On Tuesday the 9th of November it was a very special day. Why? Because it was Waimate Centennial School’s athletics day. The events that the children participated in were sprints, high jump, shot put, long jump, discus and distance run. The children were put into age groups from 4 – 11 years old according to their age on the first of January. Everybody tried their best.
Be prepared for next athletics day!

By Breanna and Angel

Lions

Eyes as small as marbles
Teeth as sharp as needles
Ears as round as your palm
Sleeps all day and hunts all night
Lions

By Shayna

Mustang

I can smell disgusting smoke
Tiny oil leaks from the Mustang
When they land they go all over the place
The engine rattles like it is in a race.

By Jacques

Charlotte

Freckles like dots in rows
Smile like a quarter moon
Eyes greeny-blue like the sea
Having fun with everyone
Charlotte

By Monique

Monster Trucks

Monster trucks go roar as they smash over cars
They’re reeving as they are in the air
They squash cars and they crush cars
Monster trucks are humongous
They make a really loud noise.

by Taylor

MOTORBIKE

Broom broom broom down the street,
The wheels spin like a washing machine
I clang when I drive because I am old and need to get to my home.

By Charlotte

Monique

As cool as ice
Funny as a joker
Eyes as blue as jewels
Awesome always
Monique

by Rebekah

Cats

Soft like a pillow
Eyes as bright as blue
Claws as sharp as a chainsaw
They are always wanting pats
Cats

By Angus

Down Behind the Dustbin

Down behind the dustbin
I met a dog called Fred
He was old and thin
And ate some white bread.

By Leighton

Down Behind the Dustbin

Down behind the dustbin
I met a guy named Sin
He called me rather fat
So I punched him in the chin.

BY KEENAN

Down Behind the Dustbin

Down behind the dustbin
I met a cat called Jack
He was small and thin
And eating a big Mac.

By Jacob

Down Behind the Dustbin

Down behind the dustbin
I met a horse called Bin
I said why are you here?
He said to poke you with a pin.

by Arabella

Biscuits

Eyes like jewels
Ears like golden fluff
Tail like a wavy tree
Loves to run and jump
Biscuits

by Breanna

Dogs

Bark as loud as a lions roar
Swift like a cheetah
Teeth like razor sharp braches
Prepared to chase cars and cats
Dogs

By Quinn

Kitten

White as snow
Eyes like marbles
Paws like small fluffy slippers
Always snuggles into me
Kitten

By Shakoya

Parrot

Colourful as a rainbow
Sings like a whistle
Eyes like shining jewels
Eating bird seeds
Parrot

By Tandia

Dogs

Dog’s eyes like gold money.
Shining in the sun.
Teeth as sharp as a sword.
Ears like a car’s ears.
Dogs

By Vaughan

Penguin

As black as a bag of coal
Beak as orange as a tiger
Eyes like the sun in the summer
It slides across the thin ice into the immense black sea
Penguin

By Xavier

Visit to Waimate Museum

BILLYBOB AT BREANNA’S HOUSE

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday Billybob, Ruma Kea’s bird came to my house. So did Bree Anderson. First we had afternoon break. Then we played for a wee while. It was weird because I fainted. The three days that Billybob was at my house were fun and cool.

by Breanna

Billybob at Rebekah's

Billybob had a great ride on my bike going home from school. When Billybob and I got home I got ready for Scottish dancing. After Scottish dancing Billybob, David and I watched Casper. Billybob got scared at one point so I covered Billybob’s eyes until he said stop. After the movie we went bed. I had Billybob’s bed all set for him. The bed was the bed that Dad and I made. We both had a very big sleep because we both had a big day ahead of us. In the morning we woke up early. At about ten we watched ‘Shrek’ and then we went to the teddy bears’ picnic. After that I got ready to go and see ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’ at the theatre. In the middle of the movie Billybob squawked and everybody said shh.
by Rebekah

CAMP WEEK 2010

Here are some recounts which the class has done about camp week. We had camp week in March. Camp week is when we go to different places and play games with the polytech students. The year fives went kayaking on the Wednesday and the year fours went abseiling on the Thursday. On the Tuesday and the Friday we played in our whanau groups. Ruma kea and Ruma kakapo stayed over at school on Thursday night. Instead of the polytech students the parents helped with putting up tents, and making breakfast and tea. For tea we had potato, sausages, coleslaw and dressing.
By Xavier and Tandia

Thursday night.

On Thursday the year fours went abseiling.
I did the little one first and boy I had to wait a long time. After three people went on the big cliff it was time to go back to school. When we were at school all the year fours and fives got to stay at school for the night. We played spotlight, I only got shone on once but I didn’t get a turn with a torch. After we played spotlight it was time to go to sleep in our tents.
By Charlotte

Staying over

On Thursday we stayed over in our tents. We played spotlight and had tea which was so yum. After that we brushed our teeth and went to bed. Seth and Keenan got up in the night and ran around the school. When we got up in the morning we played games with the polytech people. It was lots of fun. The best thing was the water slide and the face painting. Tandia’s face paint was so funny and so was Seth’s. When Tandia got home she felt sick.
By Tandia and Seth

CAMP WEEK 2010

Here are some recounts which the class has done about camp week. We had camp week in March. Camp week is when we go to different places and play games with the polytech students. The year fives went kayaking on the Wednesday and the year fours went abseiling on the Thursday. On the Tuesday and the Friday we played in our whanau groups. Ruma kea and Ruma kakapo stayed over at school on Thursday night. Instead of the polytech students the parents helped with putting up tents, and making breakfast and tea. For tea we had potato, sausages, coleslaw and dressing.

By Xavier and Tandia

Kayaking

On Thursday the 4th of March we went to Murray Bruce’s place to go kayaking. There were a lot of obstacles we had to pass like standing up while kayaking. It was hard but we managed to do it. There was mud and it was gooey and slippery. The water was cold. Zoe’s group mates were Shakoya and Katelyn, and Quinn’s group mates were Xavier and Alex. It was fun for everyone.

By Zoe and Quinn

CAMP WEEK KAYAKING

On Wednesday the year 5’s went kayaking. Lots of people fell
out and they had to swim to the shore. The polytech students helped the children make their boat act like a seesaw to tip out the water. Mikaela tipped her boat about fourteen times and four of those she purposely tipped it. Jacques fell out about four times and he purposely fell out twice. The water was cold and muddy.
By Jacques and Mikaela

The Day the Year Fives went Kayaking

On Wednesday during camp week the year five children went kayaking at Murray Bruce’s farm at Willowbridge. The children were split into two groups. Group one went kayaking first and group two took photos first. We did donuts, and went backwards and forwards. Some of us stood up on the kayaks and paddled standing up. Some groups rafted which means joining the kayaks together by holding each other’s kayak. We played a game where the first one to get the ball won. The ball was a Highlanders ball. We had to wear a life jacket and a helmet and we used a paddle. Even though it was raining we still had heaps of fun.
By Xavier and Shakoya

Town Pool

On Thursday the year 1, 2 and 4 children went to the town pool. We played games and played with the toys. We also played basketball in the water. Vaughan, Jacob, Kayden and Jack played a shark game and Laney, Catherine and Paige played on the wheel.
By Vaughan and Paige

Abseiling

On Thursday during camp week the year 4 children were driven by parents from Centennial School to a place with big boulders. It was on a farm at Arno. There was a big rock, a small rock, a medium rock and an extra new rock to abseil down. The new one was the scariest because when you got down to the bottom it curved in. When you get to the bottom there are prickles. It was fun at abseiling.

By Taylor and Jacob

Camp Week

On Wednesday the year 5s went kayaking. On the way there Brittney, Tandia, Eden and Monique were singing to Hannah Montana. It was very cold but the weather got better. Rebekah fell out twice and Monique fell out once. Owen was Monique and Rebekah’s teacher. When Monique fell out she tried not to touch the ground but when she had to the muddy ground squeezed her toes. When Rebekah fell out the first time she was walking onto Cassidy’s kayak and fell out. The second time she fell out she was trying to get her paddle.
By Rebekah and Monique

Sandcastles

On Monday during camp week we went to Timaru. First we all got into groups and made sandcastles. After that we had lunch. Then we went and got into our class groups and played games on the beach front. We played volleyball, ran relays and after that we played flag racing. Then we all went off to the wetlands. That was fun because Seth and Keenan saw an eel in the water. For the bug catching Seth and Keenan caught a white banded spider in a cabbage tree. After that we went to the volcanic rock.

By Arabella and Keenan

The Water Slide

On Friday, which was the last day of camp week, we went on a water slide at school .It was on the hill on the school field. The water slide was very slippery. We had to have dish washing liquid on our togs so when we went down it was more fun. We had to go down on our tummies. There was a man at the top of the hill so he could spray us with a hose - it was freezing .When it was Angus’s turn he went to the end of the water slide which was amusing. When Shayna went down she got soap in her eyes.
By Shayna and Angus

Abseiling

On Thursday all year 4s went abseiling. We all went by car. We went down the big cliff. The cliff was scary. Angel was a bit of a showoff because she went down the big cliff five times. Leighton did it too. At the bottom of the big cliff there were spikes. Angel missed out on the 1st one first. Leighton missed out on his second go on the big cliff because Stewart said we had to go home. It was 2.30pm when we got back. Finally it was time to play and stay at school.
By Angel and Leighton

WITH BILLYBOB

We went to the river and Billybob dipped his foot in the water and said brrr. I laughed. Then we went home and packed our togs so we could go under the sprinkler. We went to Makikihi pool to learn how to swim and then to play. We went to Don’s nephew’s place and Billybob got scared so I gave him to Mum. Angus (Don’s nephew) and I played on the homemade swing that Angus’s dad had made. Then we went to the town pool. It was heaps of fun swimming.

FROM MIKAELA