Senior Athletics Day

On 26th October, Year 3 to Year 6 students all walked over to Howick College to compete in the Senior Athletics Day.  Everyone competed in the high jump, long jump, softball throw and sprints. At the end, everyone sat on the bank and watched the semi-finals and finals of the sprints.

Unfortunately, it rained at intervals during the day, so at times we had to huddle under the admin tent or the trees until the rain clouds passed, but this did not seem to dampen anyone's enthusiasm.

Mrs Bear was working on the 'Have A Go' high jump, so most photos are of that event.  Look on the CBS web page or FB page for more photos, or wait for the school end of year magazine.

Nathan A was jumping strongly . . . 

. . . likewise Cooper (or Super Cooper as we call him in class).

Amber cleared the bar . . . 

. . . as did Samuel.

Zia was getting ready to launch into the jump.

Travis lifted his leading leg up high to clear the bar.

Weka Day Camp

The whole Weka Team went to Day Camp over two consecutive days.  Room 19 went with Room 1, and Room 18 went with Room 2.  Luckily we had the sunnier day but, even so, everyone enjoyed the camp.

When we first arrived, we walked right through the Auckland Botanical Garden to get to our camp site.  Then we were divided into three groups.  Each group rotated through three activities, although the order of events was different for each group.

When you were orienteering, you had to choose a map and then follow it to find a particular orienteering flag.  You stamped your record sheet with a special stapler on the flag post as proof that you had found that flag, before returning to base to choose another map.  There were twelve orienteering flags to find in total and they were situated all over the lower part of the Botanical Gardens.

Kylie, Vian and Trent studied their map before deciding what route to take.

Kiera and Devon relaxed temporarily before setting out again.

Holly and Ashley worked out the direction they needed to take before running off.

Zia and Nathan A ran like the wind when their orienteering flag was in sight.

Daniel and Sam were champions at finding orienteering flags.

Aasher carefully stamped his record sheet to prove he found the KE flag.

A record card with a healthy number of stamps.  Can you crack the code and work out the secret message?

Luke and Samuel cooking up a storm!

Nathan M nearly lost a sausage!

Zia, Amber, Sophie and Shaun were awesome camp cooks!

Cooper's sausage is golden brown and ready to go!

And now . . . the best part!

Everyone in the group had to work together to erect their tent.

Everyone enjoyed a quick sit down inside at the end of the session.

Everyone had a map to follow on the tramp so we could work out where the paths, crossroads, creeks and bridges were as we walked along.

We stopped every now and then to learn something new about the bush.  Here we are learning about the Silver Fern.

Here we are learned about the Nikau.  Some people call it the 'Knock Knock Tree' because, if you put your ear close to the truck and tap on the opposite side of the trunk, you hear a distinct knocking sound!  That is because the trunk of a Nikau palm is hollow. 

This is the map we followed on the tramp.  You can see the key that explains what all the different features on the map mean so that you can find your way around safely.

Farewell to Mr Lomas

The last day of school was tinged with sadness as CockleBay farewelled Mr Lomas who is retiring after 11 years as principal at CBS. The third term finished with a special assembly in his honour.

Wacky Mufti Day

We did indeed look Wonderfully Wacky on Wacky Mufti Day (and it wasn't even a Wet Wednesday)!

Butterfuly Art at the CBS Art Expo

The CBS Art Expo this year had a focus of textiles and materials.  Room 19 drew and painted Monarch butterflies on fabric using dye and wax.

Here is our display at the Art Expo

Science Tournament

Cockle Bay sent a Year 3 team and a Year 4 team to the Science Trumps Tournament 2016 at Point View.  The teams rotated around ten stations and played against ten teams from different schools.  It was a fabulous way to network with other schools who were also interested in Science.

We had to work out how to use magnetic forces to throw rings into the air.

We had to answer questions as a team to gain points against our opponents.

We were awarded the maximum of 10 points when we instructed the robot to walk with us around the set course.

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PPPs

On Wednesday 29 June, Year 3 had PPPs.  All the students did a very thorough presentation to their family members.  Thank you to all the parents who came along and made the day a success.

As mentioned on the night, if you have any queries or concerns, please contact Mrs Bear to arrange a meeting time or email 'conversation' if more convenient.