Kaikoura Suburban School

On 1 December the Year 4,5 & 6’s set off for camp.  Our first stop was Smiths Farm Park, Link water.  We went for a couple of walks. One to Davies Bay and one to a water fall. The waterfall walk was  steep and slippery. We managed to do it and it was worth it because the waterfall was beautiful.

On Dec 2 we went to Bridge Valley, Wakefield, Nelson.  We went on a water slide, low ropes, orienteering, cooking damper and flying fox which went across a lake, the parents had a go at it too!  There  was a huge tramp in the water with a pillow next to it. We all had a go jumping on it. Before we left we did an Iron Man. There were  2 different groups that were versing each other with different activities.  Hannah’s team won. For the prize we got a really crazy ride on a jeep. We went on angles and in ditches and going up hills. It was scary and fun at the same time. It was great.

It was a great experience.
by Maddison Haring

Tweety & Sweety first visit.

Still exploring

What an exciting moment it was our two little chickens had their first run in their new coop.
The crowds gathered in seconds to watch the chickens discover their new abode.  Pecking at the sawdust, prancing around the enclosure and up and down the ladder.

Thanks Rex, Steve and Kim it looks like the job can be signed off with approval.

Last night,  18 November, we had our Learning Celebration at Donegal House and it started at 6pm.

We started out with some awesome chicken jokes. Hannah S shared her learning by talking about the amazing Hutton Shearwaters. She presented $65 to the Shearwater Trust. We watched the some fascinating chicken videos like Chuck the Chicken Cooking Show, Incubators imovie, Bock bock news and coop building news. Rebecca shared her learning about bellbirds and she handed out some brochures. Neroli then explained how a gas fridge works. Lacey showed us her new invention,  an amazing measuring device to measure butterfish, paua, female and male crayfish tails. We finished with the chicken dance.

The whole thing was terribly exciting and  very succsessful.
by Neroli and Jennifer

Here we have our 2 kind chicken coop creators, Rex and Steve, performing wonderful things by building us a chicken coop.
The process and the procedures will be shared with you at our Learning Celebration on 18 November at 6pm here at school.
You think this is special, you wait until you what else we’ve up too!
See you on the 18 November at 6pm.

Things are well on the way!

Team work.

It is extremely exciting to watch the developments of a very energetic Gardening Club that has started thanks to the expertise and passion of Noriko.
The club has created new gardens, planted a number of different edible plants – carrots, lettuces, strawberries etc.  They have their plants growing in all sorts of different spaces.  It is well worth a visit to discuss with the students what they’re up to. Every Wednesday lunchtime they get together to discuss future plans and projects.  The latest is to plant the tomato plants that were donated by Mitre 10 Kaikoura. Noriko is keen for other parents to assist with the club so if you are free pop in and join in.
Go the Gardening Club!  Thanks so much you are all great!

Tyres for gardens.

Plants and gardens.

Thursday 22 October was a productive day at Kaikoura Suburban School with receiving our Sunsmart Accreditation award and hosting a ‘Healthy Snacks for our lunch box.’
Martin and local members of our Cancer Society Support Group came to acknowledge this great achievement.

Sunsmart Accreditation

Following this we made and ate lots of scrummy snacks – Vic made tortilla chips flavoured with sweet chilli sauce, a sprinkly of parsley sprayed lightly and baked, Chris made a tasty pasta salad, Livi made the tasty hummus ever – our own creation! Mere and Julia helped with the ham and cheese rolls.
To finish we each made a tortilla or pita wrap filled with lots of goodies.  We also sampled the cheese we made and snacked on the other foods we made earlier.
A special thanks to Vic for driving down from Blenheim and the parents who came to help and participate.  We hope lunch boxes will be even easier to create!

Eating our tortilla wraps