Weetbix TRYathlon

On the 12th of  February Brock and I did the Weetbix TRYathlon. We had to do a length of the Frimley  Aquatic Centre pool, a 5km bike around the block and a 1.5km run around the field at Frimley Park. 

Before the Triathlon there were all kinds of games. I did the hacky-sack throw, the Frisbee throw, and the bike machine. Most of the games were really easy but one was hard, it was the hacky-sack throw. You had to throw a sack at the bowling pins from meters away, if you wanted to get a prize you had to get all the pins down. 

The person on the mic said can everyone please get ready to start so Brock and I started walking over to the pool. When we got there we had to line up in a boys line and a girls line so that they could put us into groups of ten. We watched and watched and then it came up to our turn. The lady went 3, 2, 1 BANG! We were off. We swam as fast as we could around the buoy, Brock was first out of the pool for our year group and I was third out. We jogged to the bikes, put all of our gear on then took off racing down the road. We were already puffed from the first lap so we biked slowly around the second time.

We hopped off our bikes and started jogging. We came to the tree line which meant we were nearly there! We came around the corner and sprinted hard out to the finish line. When we got to the end we got a shiny gold medal and a photo.

By Jayden

The Friendly Dental Ironkids Triathlon

On Sunday the 30th of March it was the Friendly Dental Ironkids Triathlon. I did a 100m swim, 2km cycle, and 1km run. For an individual to enter it was $15. 

I had to pair up with some body for the swim. My buddy and I jumped in the lane pool at Ocean Spas and the lady counted us down from five. Go! Off I went with my buddy. When I finished my swim I felt very dizzy and my arms and legs were tired. 

I ran to transition and dried my body and put my shoes and socks on. I could feel the drips wetting my socks. I hopped on my bike and put my helmet on. When my helmet was on I biked as fast as I could go so I could get on to my run. As I finished the 2km cycle and got into transition to put my bike away my legs started to wobble but I felt fine after I started. 

As I started my run I caught up to Robby so I jogged with him the whole way. But when I got close to the finish I sprinted and bet him to to the finish line. My time was 19 mins and 19 seconds. 

After that I had a big drink and lots of food. Then when I had put all my gear in the car I went for a nice relaxing swim at Ocean Spa.

By Karlin

My Lucky Day

At last weeks Team 3 Assembly I got a certificate for showing friendliness. 

There was a boy in my class that was struggling with his writing, I asked if I could read through his work and I gave him some positive feedback and told him to keep on trying. 

After that he started using more descriptive words, and kept on checking in with me. This made me feel special because I helped someone.

Pompeii

On Thursday the 27th of March, Room 14 started to work on a piece of writing about a song called 'Pompeii'. 

First of all, we watched a music video about the song Pompeii. After we watched the video, we brainstormed our ideas in our focus writing books. Next we went on the iPads and researched about Pompeii and the Mount Vesuvius eruption. We put all our facts into a bubble map. Once we had all of our facts down, we watched the video again and we paused it at different parts and asked questions about the part that we stopped on. When it had finished, we wrote down some more ideas then started writing. 

Here are a couple of finished stories about our Pompeii writing.


 


Blake's Pompeii Writing from Claire Bojesen-Trepka on Vimeo.
Kade's Pompeii Writing from Claire Bojesen-Trepka on Vimeo.

I am AWESOME!

At our first Team assembly I received a values certificate for responsibility because I had taken over the sandpit duty.

Sandpit duty is when you have to go and check the sandpit everyday to see if the sand is wet or dry, this determines whether or not it is opened.

At the end of the day it is my responsibility to make sure everything is put back where it belongs.

Old Cars

Old cars are not like modern cars at all. My family is lucky to have a Plymouth. Ever since I was a baby we have been part of Art Deco. My mum, dad and I are part of the V.C.C (Vintage Car Club).

In the end of  2011 the V.C.C decided to build a new club house because the other one was getting too old. They looked for a new venue and in 2012 and they found somewhere, right next door to the Meanee speedway. Everyday we would have to go over to the new clubrooms and see all the progress. Finally they were finished! A library, lounge, dining room, kitchen and a huge paddock. At the end of 2012 they opened up the car club.

Once a month we have a meeting and do all the old car stuff and so on. It’s really funny because the men swap parts and give each other tips. I hope in the future there will be old cars not only in museums but also hopefully on the road. It’s really cool watching someone have their first experience in an old car. 

We were lucky enough to have the V.C.C come to school and take us for rides around the field. For many of the children this was their first experience in a vintage car and a moment they will remember forever. 

Art deco is a lot of fun, maybe you should go next year to experience it for yourself.

Shona Jenkinson

Iron Kids

On Friday 28^th of February I entered a run called Iron Kids which was held in Taupo. My mum, my sister and I travelled up to Taupo the night before my race, after a good night sleep I was ready to rock! When I got there I was very nervous at first but when I got to the start line I felt fine. We had to do 3 laps of a course, all together the 3 laps make 2km.

Bang! Off we went. All I needed to do was keep a good pace and try to stay running. When I was on my last lap I stated to get the stich, I kept running but I was a bit slower. As I got to the red carpet that leads to the finish line I stated to sprint “YAY! I DID IT!” I received a medal from an iron man champion. I finished in 12 minutes.

I did it because my dad did iron man the next day. Dad is my iron man champion.

By Karlin