Going to Tekapo

Last week the whole school went to Tekapo. We went in the hot pools and went on the ice skating rink. I got to sit with all of my friends on the bus. The best thing about the hot pools was how hot they were and the best thing about the ice skating rink was playing on the frames because you could drift around the corners. The whole school had a lot of fun. I really hope we can go next year.
By Jack

Tekapo Ice-skating Trip

On the 26th of August Waimate Centennial School went to Tekapo. The school travelled in three buses. Ruma Tui and Ruma Kakapo went in one, Ruma Weka and Ruma Kiwi went in another and Ruma Kea and Ruma Pukeko went in the last bus.
When we got there we all had morning tea. After morning tea the juniors went ice-skating and the seniors went to the hotpools. When we hopped into the hotpools they were boiling but after awhile we got used to it. I did a lot of handstands in the pool and it was a lot of fun.
After we got out of the hotpools we had lunch and then we swapped over. The juniors went to the hotpools and the seniors went ice-skating. It was freezing when we got on the ice.
Afterwards we went home on the bus.
It was a really fun trip and I want to go again next year.
By Abigail

Tekapo Fun

On the 26th of August Waimate Centennial School went to Tekapo. We travelled there on three buses. Ruma Kea and Pukeko went on one bus, Ruma Kakapo and Tui went on another and Ruma Weka and Kiwi went on the last one. When we arrived the junior school went ice skating first and the senior school went in the hot pools. In the hot pools Ella, Megan and I were giving each other piggy backs. After we got changed back into our clothes we ate our lunch. Then we saw Mrs Soper have a really bad fall on the ice. The senior school went ice skating after lunch and I only fell down once. On the ride back to school I sat beside Eden. I had so much fun.
By June

Tekapo ice skating trip

Yesterday Centennial School went to Tekapo. We went ice skating and we also went in the hot pools. The older children went in the hot pools first and the younger children went ice skating. In the hot pools it was so much fun but after a while it got too hot and we had to get out. The water tasted like salt but after a while you got used to it. When we were ice skating we had to wear really warm clothes. I only fell over once and boy did it hurt. At first I could not skate because I kept getting the wobbles. Mrs Soper had an accident and ended up having to go in an ambulance to hospital.
Ella

Tekapo

On the 26th of August Centennial School went to Tekapo on a bus for ice skating and hot pooling. The seniors went to the hot pools first while the juniors went ice skating. We all went to the changing rooms and changed into togs. The hot pools were really nice once you got in. The water tasted like salt but after you ducked under a couple of times you got used to it. There were three pools, one was shallow and not as hot, one was deeper and warmer and the top one was only for adults. After about an hour it was time to get out. We all went into the changing rooms and changed into warm clothes for ice skating. Before ice skating we had a bit of a lunch. When we got told we could get skates, everyone lined up and waited until we got to the office and got our boots. Mrs Soper was skating and broke her ankle and Mr Jury called for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance to come they gave her a blanket and she lay down on the seats. All of the senior school went onto the ice and started skating. The ice was really slippery but I used to rollerblade so I was really good at it. I could do 360s in the air. People had frames to help them skate. Sometimes I had one and people would come up to ask me for it alot. It felt like we skated longer than we were in the hotpools. When we got off the ice nearly everyone had somthing to eat. The teachers gathered all the kids up and got them on the bus and we all drove home.
by Kit

Tekapo

Yesterday Waimate Centennial School went to Tekapo to go ice skating and go to the hotpools. We had a great time. Ruma Weka, Kea and Kakapo went in the hot pools first. The water was so lovely. Ruma Pukeko, Tui and Kiwi went ice skating first, then we swapped over. I had a really great time and I hope we can go again.


by Hamish

Tekapo Fun

On the 26th of August Waimate Centennial School travelled to Tekapo. We drove there on three buses. Ruma Kea was on a bus with Ruma Pukeko, Ruma Tui was with Ruma Kakapo and Ruma Weka was with Ruma Kiwi. We hopped in the hot pools first. One of the hot pools was warm and one of them was cold. In the hot pools I was swimming with Xavier, Layton and Jack. After we got changed we ate our lunch. The junior school went ice skating first and the senior school went after lunch. Mrs Soper had a really bad fall when she was ice skating. We had lots of warm clothes on. On the ice skating rink I had lots of fun skating really fast.
By Isaac

Billybob's not that great holiday that turned out quite well!

Billybob had wanted to go on a holiday somewhere but it didn't work out very well as we didn't go to Christchurch. But he still had fun at home with me. He got a comfy bed. We played a game of guess who and he won because he wouldn't answer me when I asked him. Billybob found out about my ears and how they got pierced, and I had a feeling that he wanted his pierced too by the way he looked at my earrings. I read to Billybob and he enjoyed it alot. He seemed to like me reading to him twenty-four seven. I let him munch on my dinner though I didn't tell Mum. On Friday I had to go home straight away. I had to go out for dinner but I fed him before I went. I wasn't allowed to tell my niece that I had him or else she would want him. Billybob watched tv with my brothers when I was away at dinner. He met my sister and didn't like her much because she was mean to me. But we all had some fun that weekend and Billybob's weekend wasn't that bad after all.

By Tayla.

Term 3

At the moment we are learning how to write narrative stories. Any good examples are going up on the wall to show other children. We are really enjoying this type of writing.
We have just been to the Timaru Museum. We were learning about skinks and geckos. We learnt that geckos shed their skin in whole chunks but skinks shed their skin in small pieces. We had a great time up there and want to go back again some time.
On the 26th August the school is going to Tekapo. We will be ice skating, snow tubing and soaking in the hot pools. We can't wait to go.

Billybob's North Island Holiday

On the third of July I took Billybob home with me but we were not home for very long because we said bye to our wwoofer and dog then we left for Christchurch. On the way to Christchurch Billybob sat on the dashboard. The next day we went and stayed the night in a cabin in Kaikoura which was fun. By the time we arrived at Picton the next day it was time for lunch, so we all ate our lunch while we waited to go on the ferry. When the ship docked the front opened up so Dad took one or two pictures of Billybob watching the ramp go down. Once we'd driven out we went to my auntie's house and stayed there for the night. The next day we jumped into the car and drove off to stay at Mum's cousins' house for two nights. After two nights at John and Julie's we went to Woodville for lunch. Before lunch we went to a great second-hand shop and bought a lot of neat presents for heaps of people. For lunch I ate two and a half slices of ice-cream, one huge piece of pavalova, some fruit salad and one giant piece of bacon and egg pie. That night we stayed at our friend Brenda's house. Brenda has the same birthday as me so we all had a big birthday dinner which was chicken, mashed potato, broccoli and gravy. What we had to drink was sparkling grape juice and ginger beer. Then for pudding there was jelly and that was delicious. The next day we left and went on the ferry back to Picton. While we were on the ferry we all watched 'Night of the Museum'. It was funny but a little bit creepy too and I think that Billybob was a little scared.

Altogether the holiday was really fun and I think Billybob enjoyed it too.

By Ami