What's the plan Stan?

For the past couple of weeks, we have been looking at identifying the differences between hazards and emergencies and how we can be prepared.

We have had lots of drills at school for fire/earthquakes - at lots of different times in the day.

On Friday we were very lucky to have a special visitor come to school to talk to us about her job as an 'Earth Scientist'.

We learned about the earth's plates and how they can move around to cause earthquakes.  We had a go at making our own earthquake with a 'seismograph'! We were very powerful at causing the earth to shake with our vertical jumps!

Lastly, we shared a story from Kaikoura - Moo, Moo and Little Calf too. We saw the effect of what happens when the earth moves around.

We really enjoyed our morning and many of us decided that we too would like to be an earth scientist.  Thank you so much to our kind friend who came to share her knowledge with us. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful school community.

learning about the earth and its plates

Creating our own earthquake! 

Practising what to do if there is an earthquake.

Like a bright star

This week we are reading the lyrics that go with the song 'Like A Bright Star' for our poetry. Here is the music to go with the poem:

My Amazing Body

Today Constable Blue came to see us. He talked to us about Keeping Ourselves Safe by using the correct names for all parts of our bodies. We learned this song to help us remember how amazing our bodies are.  Here are the lyrics to the song:

Chorus 
This is my amazing body
And it’s how it’s meant to be
Noku nei taku tinana
(This is only MY body)
It all belongs to me!
This is my amazing body
And it’s special all the time
Wonderful arms and legs and tummy
Mine and only mine!

Verse 1 
No one should touch me in a way I do not like
I say “NO,” I say “NO – this is my body!”
No one should touch me in a way I do not like
I say “NO,”
I say “NO – this is my body!”

Chorus

Verse 2 
I’m the boss of my own body
And I say what I like I’m the boss of my own amazing body
I’m the boss of my own body
And I say what I like I’m the boss of my own amazing body

Chorus 

Noku nei taku tinana
Kia pai te awhi taku tinana! (I look after my body)
A naa! (I’m telling you!
It’s up to you now, to take note and act on it)