UHPS Room16 2011

After visiting our bush backyard last week Room 16 decided to write some senses poems. We planned using a W chart included our five senses: touch, sight, sound, taste, smell. We hope you like our poems.

The Bush Walk

By Stanislav M

I saw little birds flying and rustling plants blooming

I heard leaves whispering and excitement in the air

I smelt fresh plants and smelly mushrooms

I tasted fresh air and the excitement

I felt soft plants and hard rocks.

The scary walk

By Prinisha

I saw sharp, long silver ferns and squawking birds

I felt cold and smooth leaves and wrinkly tree bark

I heard tall talking trees and buzzing cicadas

I tasted fresh flower air

I smelt dog poo and fresh plants.

The amazing bush walk

By Logan

I saw long silver ferns and the medium paced river

I tasted the fresh air and water splashing up

I heard singing moreporks and chirping birds

I smelt fresh plants and amazing mushrooms

I felt leaves hitting me on the arm.

On Friday the Tipa team had EOTC again and we did team building. We did team building in our PE teams. When my group were doing the blindfold race, Mr Hall got blindfolded! He thought he was being kidnapped! We all giggled as we went to a different game. There were loads of other games, like lily pad hop,cross the river,parachute games and more! It was great fun!


By Jade Petry

Today we headed down to the south end of Takapuna Beach and set off on a long coastal walk around the bays to Milford reserve. When we arrived at Milford we sat down for a well earned rest. After lunch we had a play and then got creating some very cool sandcastles. Have a look at some pics from the day!!

Today the Tipa team had a great start to their outdoor education with a day at the bush behind the school.
We spent a block in the the bush walk behind the field where we drew sketches of wild life, leaf rubbings and collected samples on a bush necklace.
We also spent another block in the bush behind the houses on Miro Miro street.
In this section of bush we helped our buddies complete blind fold walks and we looked at the forest canopy by doing mirror walks. We loved the peace and quiet in the bush and had a great day in our own bush backyard!!

Thanks Mrs Aiken for organising the day.

Heh everyone! In less than two weeks time we've got our Outdoor Education week! We're going to be exploring our bush backyard, walking the coastal walk between Takapuna and Milford, and having fun a school doing heaps of team building games and then.... sleeping over in the school hall!! It's going to be sooooo much fun. So before then, make sure you've got all your forms back, and your mum's and dad's coming along too. Next week notes will be coming home about each day with information about what to bring etc... Till then, here are some pictures of some of the sights you might see!!