Antarctica - written by Ronn

The extremely giant misty cold wind of the biggest desert in the world almost knocked my feet off of the ground and sent me flying but on the bottom of my boot’s were spike’s so I could stand on the ice. Do you know where I am? Yes it is Antarctica. I have been here to research how deep and cold the water is. Today I learnt the deeper you go under the cold water the warmer it get’s.

I also learnt that male emperor penguin take care of their egg while the mum goes fishing. When killer whales find their prey they cooperate to get the seal or penguin off of the iceberg. Some leopard seal’s are so viscous that they eat other seal’s!!

Antarctica - Written by Khaia

Antarctica is larger than europe and australia it is extremely cold. It’s like a desert but cold and the icebergs are carved by the wind and sea. I’d hate to go in a condition with one of the strongest storm there. The water is really icy but when you go all the way down to the bottom of the sea its warm because its closer to the center of the world.

There are many animals that live in Antarctica some are clumsy some are carnivores and some slide on their bellies.  The killer whale is a carnivores because it eats other whales, it also eats squid, fish, seal, dolphins and seabirds. There is one seal that eats other seals baby and that is the leopard seal they call it the leopard seal because of its spots. Did you know the emperor penguin is the largest penguin. there are 17 different types of penguins and five different types of seals.

Meleane Camp Presentation

Year 5 and 6 Camp Items

As part of our annual Year 5 and 6 camp we have here at school, the students all participate in a concert where they show case their skills in performing. The items are planned, prepared and practiced completely by the kids. Aren't we all so talented? 

Roller blading on the first day of camp! By Meleane

The first day of camp was so exciting and hilarious because we did all sorts of things like, basketball and table tennis. Best of all was roller blading. I kept on falling over and bumping in to chairs and walls but that was cool. I will love to do that again some other times.    

Swimming lessons From Meleane

Rooms 18, 17, 16, went down to the YMCA pools to learn how to swim. There were three swimming instructors there names were Josh, Toby and Laura. They are really helpful and caring.

Swimming Lesson

Over the past two weeks we have been learning to swim with our wonderful tutors at the Glen Innes pools. Check out these movies which show us enjoying and learning at the same time.

Waitangi day By Meleane

Wow! The first week of the year already has a holiday and that was Waitangi day. For Waitangi day we went down to St. heliers beach with my family and went for swim.


As  we got there we got changed then we  hopped in the cold salty sandy water  I was shivering and I had thousands of goosebumps it felt like I was at artantaka. We were jumping off the rocks and doing bombs. My cousin were chucking us and doing lots of dives.

Later on it was a beautiful sunset and we got changed then we ate are leftover barbecue from this morning. Few minutes we were packing up and we all had a wonderful time.

Thanks for Jennifer for editing my work.

2013 - Its Here

Welcome back to school for 2013 which is going to be an amazing and exciting year ahead. Room 18 are very lucky to be a mixed level class who will be learning, creating and sharing in a totally new environment. Keep your eyes and searches posted for what this means and what we get up to.

Our Toy Story's

A selection of movies that we have made this term for you to enjoy.