Room 7 Swimming in Week 3

This term the students in Team 4 were lucky enough to receive swimming lessons at the Glen Innes YMCA Pools. The students were put into small groups and each had a swimming instructor per group.  The students learnt about water safety and basic swimming techniques. Although it was only an hour lesson each day for a week, the students gained so much enjoyment and skills during the swimming lessons. 

Sailing Trip

This term a group of students from Team 4 went on a sailing trip. 

Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! is a schools programme designed to give students in Year 4s to 8 the opportunity to experience the thrills and spills of sailing in a fun, safe and well managed environment. 

This trip was funded by Rotary of St Johns and Yachting New Zealand to whom we are extremely grateful.

 First the students had to get into small groups of 3 to put together a small sailboat. 

Then the students changed into a wetsuit before receiving instructions of how to sail and navigate their boat when on the water. 

When it was time to launch off into the water the students became quite excited even though the water was quite cold. 

They spent quite a bit of time on the water, enjoying the view of the Auckland Harbour, and then had races against each other. 

The students all had a wonderful time. Thank you to our amazing instructors and to Rotary of St Johns and Yachting NZ.