Water Safety

Water safety is important to learn because too many people die in New Zealand. Learning water safety when you are young is so important as you are prepared for what is out there in the future.

Water is cold. You can get cold shock from falling into cold water. Cold shock makes you get a very cold feeling then you struggle and then you drown.

When you go on a boat you always need to wear a lifejacket so if you fall off the boat a lifejacket will always keep you up. To make sure your lifejacket fits, put two fingers down the strap and make sure they don't fit down.

When you are in a boat, canoe or a jet ski you need a radio or a cell phone to contact people if you capsize. It must be in a sealed bag so it does not get wet.

I think learning water safety is important because statistics prove that we lose a lot more people than any other country because of drowning.

Our Water Safety Practical

Water Safety

We need to learn water safety so we can be safe in, on, and around water. If people did not do water safety a lot of people would die.

Most deaths are made by not wearing a LIFEJACKET or by not reading the rules. It is important to get used to a lifejacket because if you are in water you will know what to do without panicking. The HELP position is the Heat, Escape, Lessening, Position. If you are with 2 or more people you move into a huddle position and if are in a huddle you will be in a circle. This is important so you don't drift away.

If you are in a boat the most important rule is to wear LIFEJACKET. In boats if you see a big boat SLOW DOWN or you can be under it in Minutes. The skipper is the driver for the boat and is responsible for the crew. If someone dies, the skipper will pay huge fines or go to jail. A good skipper will make sure that the boat has good supplies and will talk to the crew.

Have you ever tried to save someone and could not help? All you need is a long piece of rope. untangle the rope first. After you have untangled it, slide it in half, then throw it out to the person who needs rescuing, but do not hit them on the head. Then pull until they reach you. It is easier if you are standing higher than the water.

Water safety is very important to learn because if people did not learn water safety, people would die a lot.

Water Safety

Water Safety

We need to learn water safety because too many people die in the water. We need to check our lifejacket. You need to be able to do the H.E.L.P. position. It is important to learn water safety.

Water Safety

What a wonderful week of water safety that we all had last week. I was very proud of every student who tried something new, and put themselves out of their comfort zone. We all learnt something new about how to be safe in, on and around water. Well done Syndicate 4!!!

Mrs Perrott
Syndicate Leader

Syndicate Sports Rotation

Our Learning

Exciting news!!! Room 10 are learning how to do greenscreening!! We have been busy filming ourselves in front of a greenscreen (thanks to Mrs Clydesdale for letting us use hers), reading our own stories from Writer's Workshop. We are now up to the next stage of downloading these onto imovie, where we will be able to add a background. Once this is all finished and we are happy with the results, we will post on here for you all to see how fantastically awesome we are!!

Keep you posted!! :o)

Writer's Workshop 2

If the first link to ietherpad is not working, try this one:
http://room10waiuku.ietherpad.com/2

Here you can start your own story. Just follow the instructions that I have left for you.

Writer's Workshop

In Room 10 we participate in Writer's Workshop. During this time we are allowed to write anything we want, in any form we wish. This allows us to get our 'creative juices' flowing. To help us in this journey, there is a programme that we can use both at school and at home, to allow us to write a collective story. You can find it at this link: http://room10waiuku.ietherpad.com/1
Please add to our story, remembering to start with describing what you can see, then what you can hear. We then add a character and an action, before developing our story further.
I am looking forward to reading your contributions :o)

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

On behalf of all students in Room 10, we would like to post our thoughts and wellwishings to those affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunamis in Japan. Our hearts go out to you through this dreadful time. We wish you all the best and hope you make a speedy recovery through this traumatic ordeal.

All our love and thoughts are with you.

Week 6 Update

Updating you all on what is up and coming for Room 10 this term. Chocolate sales are well underway. Congratulations to all of you who have taken this on board and are well on your way for fundraising for camp. Remember that all profits made will go towards your costs for camp in Term 4.

Water Safety is coming up in Week 8. Notices have been sent home outlining what will be happening and the costs involved. We will be working closely with Coastguard New Zealand who have developed very informative and practical sessions with keeping ourselves safe in the water.
Congratulations to our Group Day swimmers. You all did a fantastic job at representing our school. The same goes for our many competitors in the Tryathalon. Have you all checked out the photos in the Post and the Franklin County News??

Talent Fest auditions are well on their way. Ms Edwards and myself have seen some amazing acts from the junior school, and we can't wait for our seniors to show us what they've got to share.

Well, signing off for now, and please remember to leave us all a comment :0)