Gummy Bears

Our plan for making Sockburn School more awesome was to download songs and create a playlist. We came up with this idea because we wanted our school to sing some more amazing songs. We started this plan on Monday last week. The people who came up with this idea were the Gummy Bears.

By Kya

This picture is of our song list.

Swimming Time!!! - By Teegan

Every day, we go swimming & have a new swimming teacher. They teach Leo, Harry, Kaleb,Heaven & Teegan new things every day. On Wednesday, Matai jumped in the pool with our clothing on.

Kaimoana

My group was working on the sunflower garden. We got to dig up dirt with the shovel. Then we got to plant the sunflower seeds. Then we get to watch the sunflower garden and there were lots of bugs.
By Tizzy

Floating and Diving by Miguel

At the swimming pool, I learned how to kick on the front and back. I learned how to float and dive.

Making Signs

We made signs that were translations of English to Tagalog. We used PicCollage on the iPad to write them . Miss Harney printed the signs that we made. We stuck them on the objects that we wrote. My groups name is the Superheroes. The people in my group are Lars, Miguel, Faye, Qyn and Lorraine.

 

Swimming A Whole Length - By Miriana

Hi my name is Miriana. At Kings Swim School my swimming teacher, Jackson, lets me and Hayley HB, swim a whole length on our tummies and backs. But I don't know why me and Hayley HB are the only ones swimming a whole length? Oh! Now I remember! Me and Hayley HB said it was "too easy" so that's why me and Hayley are the only ones.

Swimming by Faye

When we went to Kings Swim School today we learnt floating in the pool. We've got different stages and I'm on Level 2. Sometimes we go in the deep end and we learn how to swim like a worm. When we did the worm we wiggled and wiggled. We learn to swim because the teacher, Laura taught us.

Amazing Swim School By Hayley D.

I am  learning to do a backstroke. I am so good at swimming. I hope that I can move up to a harder level.

The Deep End - By Rieya

Everyday the Knights and Sharks go swimming at King's Swim School with Kahikatea. Every Friday we go to the deep end. Sometimes when I can't touch the ground, I doggy paddle.

Swimming Down the Deep End - By Brad

At swimming, I learnt how to dive and swim better then ever! I like it because I get to go down the deep end and jump in. I have improved lots. That's incredible!

My Awesome Skills at Swimming - By Ezekiel

At swimming me and my class went to the most awesomess swimming school. My group was with Jackson. We swam lots when we were with him  we got to go to the deep end lots. We got to jump in the deep once we got to do a cannon ball. It was fun! On Wednesday we had to bring clothes we learned how to take our clothes off in the water.

A Swimming Start - By Joe

We started king swim school this term. Matai Rawhiti goes first and Rato last.
We wait in a little room where we play games and do some colouring-in. On Wednesday, we bring track pants and a long sleeved top. We have three groups of classes. We go on a bus. We love it!

Crazy Race - By The Troopers

Our group the Troopers made a mathematics board game for the class. It took us 3 days to make it we used the colour paint red, blue and glitter red. You're allowed 4 people to play, you have 4 counters each. First you roll the dice and if you land on a C four times, you put one of your counters down onto the crazy chamber. 

How we made the board game:
1. We got a piece of cardboard.
2. We outlined our design of the game.
3. Then we got some paint and neatly painted it.
4. We added some red glitter to cover it.

Come see one of us to find out how to play the game!

By Rieya and Chloe W

We decided to make board games to make our school more awesome.We needed paint, cardboard, paint brushes, and vivids. 

By Kirby.

Backstroke by Catelyn

At swimming today I learned how to do a backstroke. It was fun at swimming and I learned how to do arm circle and after  that we went over to the deep side of the pool.

First in the Swimming Pool by Junhui

On Monday I went into the swimming pool. It was fun because I was first in the swimming pool. I was excited but you need swimming togs and goggles and swimming cap and towel and swimming bag. On Tuesday it was a very, very good day because I was good at swimming already.

Noodle Landing by Shilah

For three weeks the seniors and Matai have been doing swimming. Today my group with Jason jumped off the surface and landed in a noodle. Then we went upstairs. Once we get changed, then we go on the bus.

Swimming Term 3 - By Cody

This past two weeks most of Matai went swimming. We have two more days of swimming. We got to jump in the deep end. I learnt how to take my clothes off in the water.

Swimming by Qyn

At swimming our teacher  told  us to glide across the swimming pool .   I glided with my face under the water. Our teacher told us to do a giant strike. We went around the circle  and we put our face under the water.

At the Pool - By Trinity

At the pool I was floating on my tummy. I have improved more than last time. At the end of our swimming lessons we walked down to the deep end. Then we jumped and made a big splash!

The Pie's Project

My group the Pies is working on a new book area for Matai Rato. The Pie group is Teegan, Hayley HB and Kieran. We are giving Rato a new book area because it will hopefully make books more popular. By Kieran.

Last week me, Teegan and Kieran came up with getting another bookshelf. We already had a bookshelf. Miss Harney said "The back of the bookshelf looks boring". So we found some bookcovers on an iPad. Miss Harney said that she would print out the bookcovers. Then me, Kieran and Teegan stuck them on the bookshelf. By Hayley HB.

Swimming - By Dannielle

I am learning to kick while floating on my back at swimming. When I kick on my back, I get a lot of water splashed in my face. My teacher helps me to kick on my back. Her name is Lorna. At the end of the lesson, I went into the deep end.

Swimming - By Cyrus

Last week we  have been practicing swimming. Kahikatea went before us. I have been practicing  star fish looking down into the water. I have a swimming teacher and his name is Jackson. My favourite thing that I do with my group is going to the deep end and jumping off doing a safety thing. Then he told us to jump out and put our uniform on and then we all waited for the teacher.

Swimming - By Jacob

I like swimming because you can breaststroke. You breaststroke with big arms. Last of all you can dive.

Ukelele Stars

At our Matai lead assembly the Ukelele Stars (Kahikatea and Matai students) performed the song Rock Around the Clock. Mrs Tanner has been teaching the group some fantastic ukelele skills. Can you spot our awesome Matai ukelele players?

Swimming - By Nykachia

At the pool I was waiting on the platform and then my swimming teacher floated me in the pool. It was fun inside the swimming pool.

Learning how to swim - By Mya

Everyday I go swimming. Swimming helps me to learn more skills so that I can be better at swimming. Here are a few skills that I have learnt: starfish, wiggly worm, and dives into the water. You will get to learn more swimming skills if you go to swimming school.

Swimming at the Pool - By Lorraine

This Term we have been going to Kings Swim School. We have learnt all about swimming. I learned to float on my back like a sea star. Yesterday, I learned to dive. I sat on the edge of the swimming pool. I put my hands together, then I went down and I got out.

The White Shark's Project

What did my group and I do to make Sockburn more awesome?!

We are putting more colour around the school. We have already painted a snowman made from tyres. We will stack the tyres, add arms and a face. Some other people in my class painted some tyres different colours to make a sunflower garden.

By Trinity

K'naan

Here is a clip of us singing one of our favourite songs called K'naan. You might recognise the song if you are a football fan!

Cleaning the Environment

My group's name is Dancing Stars. In my group there is Juleana, Catelyn, Kyla, Eclipse and me! We picked up rubbish. 

By Junhui.

How to Make Sockburn School More Awesome! 
To make Sockburn School more awesome, The Dancing Stars picked up rubbish to make the environment clean! Rubbish being spread around New Zealand could make our country like a rubbish bin.We have rubbish bins in New Zealand so that rubbish won't be spread around. The rubbish being spread will be stopped. We all took turns taking photos. The best thing that we did was to work together and help each other.

By Juleana

Swimming by Kya

I went swimming with Kahikatea. We learnt how to do a butterfly in the water. It was fun. I like swimming because we can have fun and have exercise. My favourite part about swimming is when we get to jump into the deep end of the pool. Then after we hop out and get dressed. I like swimming.

Floating on my Back by Saia

At Kings Swimming School we had to float on our back. I'm getting better at floating on my back. Then she told us to put our face under the water.

The Storm Titan's Leaf Pictures

The reason that my group made leaf pictures was to make Matai Rato better because there Was lots of space left for Matai. Rato looked empty. The Storm Titans filled the
Space with leaf pictures. We decided to use crayons. Also we used blank paper.
We used real leaves, and last but not least, we used grass for the hair. We finished our project in two days and took photos of them!

By Ezekiel

The Storm Titans made leaf pictures to represent spring to make the classroom more colourful and beautiful. It took two days to make them. It turned out to be amazing! Miriana made a butterfly that looked like a person. I made one that looked like a big tree. I also made a face! Me and my group had a lot of fun! We got to make leaf faces and bodies.

By Mya

On Wednesday the Storm Titans made leaf pictures. They were so cool that my head popped off!! We got stones and leaves. It took us two days.

By Jacob

Swimming by Eclipse

Swimming is fun. I wear a pink cap and black and blue togs and pink goggles. My swim teacher's name is Lorna.

At the Pool by Trinity

Today at the pool our swimming teacher put us on our back and made us do a starfish. During the starfish, Jackson asked us what we had for breakfast. I told him hot cakes. Mmmmmmmm!

Swimming by Lily

I am getting better at swimming because I can swim on my back. I can float on my tummy.

Like a Fish by Riley

I learned how to swim like a fish. It was hard but I did it. I had blue goggles. It was fun.

I Like Swimming by Vivian

I like swimming. Swimming is good because you can exercise and in the swimming pool you can be very happy. My best friend XinHui is very happy as well.

Swimming Fun by Tizzy

I enjoyed the game at the finish. It was called Floating Mushrooms. How to play is that you hold your breath in the water and it was a competition. Then we went to change to our school uniform. Then we had to go with Mrs Seeto.

Kelly Sport

This is a video of Matai students participating in Kelly Sport.