As part of our immersion for Inquiry, Dave Lyons kindly gave up some of his valuable time today and taught us some moves and terms for surfing. Dave showed us how to paddle out, get our balance, stand up and how to fall safely with a wipeout. We had lots of fun practicing moves with him and had a huge pile of questions that he patiently answered. Now it is off to the beach…….I wonder if surfing is as easy on water as it is on land?
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Snails
The Keas have been investigating snails this term. We have an aquarium with snails and slugs in it so we have been observing them with our magnifying glasses. We have looked at You Tube clips of snails laying eggs and we have seen them munching away on lettuce with their hundreds of teeth on their [...]
Sustaining You Display at Kaikoura District Library
Shearwater class have met their deadline to display their art and literacy learning for the entire Kaikoura community to enjoy and learn from. The life size models, symbols books and images are on display for all to view from Thursday 17th – Wednesday 23rd May. The students have also created a survey to find [...]
Fun times with tools & gear
We are getting prepared for the winter months by introducing some new things to do. We have got some old broken down gear that we’re allowed to pull apart to get a closer look at all the interesting things inside. “I have got it fully apart,” Hamish explained! “I love these silvery, wired pieces that [...]