Give a Day

On Wednesday 31st August everyone at NBC School took part in a day of giving back to our community. We all had lots of fun. Our class did gardening and washed cars. I liked the way we worked together as a team. We all had lots of fun helping people. During the term we had been learning about all the important work of volunteers. It was got to actually something as well.
By Rein Venadas

NBC Talent Quest

I entered the Talent Quest with Grace and Rein. We performed the dance Domino by Jessie J. We spent a week and a few days practicing in Room 8 during morning tea and lunch time. For our outfits we all wore denim shorts and singlets with a glitter pattern on our cheeks. When practiced at Grace's place as well. We made up a lot of new moves and tried to make it as exciting as possible.We were really nervous on the day and when we got up on stage the butterflies had gone. Grace did slip and fall! But she got up and carried on like nothing had happened. We had a great time at the Talent Quest and I'm looking forward to trying something new for next year.
By Olivia Carey

Talent Quest

In Term 4, NBC had a talent quest. The talent quest was held in the school hall. Everybody had loads of fun. Amy and I did a dance for the Talent Quest. We danced to the Lazy Song by Bruno Mars. Amy and I didn't win but Laura and Jade came first. Amy and I had lots of fun and I'm sure everybody else did too.
By Mairenui Paio

Arthur's Pass Camp

On the first day of Camp we went to see the Devil's Punchbowl Waterfall. There are 328 steps to climb to get to the viewing platform. It was tiring but at the end we had a good time. Mrs Harliwich took photos of the waterfall with all of us in front of it.
By Liam O'Sullivan

Taniwhas

On Monday 4th April, Room 2 started to make Taniwhas using rubbish to form a collage. The rubbish we used was chippie packets, muesli bar wrappers, raisin boxes and lots of other rubbish from our lunch boxes. First we started with a piece of newsprint. We drew the face, body, arms, legs and tail. After we did that we picked out the rubbish with the colours we wanted to use. Then we cut the rubbish into small pieces and glued in to out shape that had been traced onto cardboard. When all the taniwha was covered and dried Mrs Harliwich went around the outline with black liquid PVA to make them stand out. When they were dried they were cut out and put up on the wall.
By Grace Taurima

Give a Day

On Wednesday 31st August, Room 2 had a GIVE-A-Day. We did this because we thought it would be nice to wash the staff cars. Our principal was pretty happy when hers was done.
On this day we learnt how to wash cars properly. By making sure we wet the car before scrubbing, because there is a chance that the paint may get scratched. We all got really wet that day. A few boys wrung out their tea towels and flicked us girls with them. It really hurt.
After we finished the cars, they looked great and we were puffed out. It was a really fun day.
By Amy Beaver.

RWC Nations Day

In Term 3, Thursday 6th October, we celebrated a Nation Food Day. As part of our study about countries who took part in the Rugby World Cup 2011. We had to find out all about the country - where they are in world, all about their culture and what sort of foods they eat. The country I studied was Canada. I did some research and found out that they eat fudge. For our celebration we had bring a type of food from their country. It could be an entree, a main or dessert. There was lots of types of food and it was very good.
By Brianna Willloughby

Arthur's Pass Camp

On Monday 5th December, Room 2 went to Arthur's Pass EOTC. It was a 2 and a quarter hour trip. The activity i most enjoyed was the river crossing. We had to get in groups of four and cross the river holding onto each other. The water was like ice. There was lots of laughing.
By Romek Gall

Ferrymeade

In Term 3, 2011, Room 1 & 2 went to Ferrymeade. We learnt all about all the old things that were sustainable. Things like a washing mangler - sustainable man power. We had to dress up like children who lived in the early 1900s. We had doing manual chores and lots of washing and cleaning. It was fun, we got to wash clothes, scrub wooden tables, wash dishes, clean floors and much more. We all had lots of fun.
By Britney Clarke

Learning to do CPR

On Wednesday 23rd November, we learnt how to perform CPR on a plastic doll. It was hard to remember to hold the head back so that the neck was straight. After everyone had done the breathing and compressions we were given a plastic bag with goodies to take home.
By Paige Atkinson

Being ECO Warriors

In Term 1, 2011 Room 2 had to learn their chores around the school for the rest of the year. Room 2 are in charge of all the caretaker type jobs like emptying rubbish bins, compost bins, and looking after the worm farm. To help us learn our chores, teams in our class were given the task of making an advert. So we used cameras and wrote scripts and filmed our ads. This year I have learnt a lot about the environment - like how to take care of the worms and how they can help our plants grow.
By James Kleiss

Catholic Winter Tournament

Room 1 & 2 Sports teams went to Hagley Park on Tuesday 9th September. The Winter Sports that were played were netball, football and hockey. We all had a fun day. It was hot but a great day was had all round.
By Ella Willoughby

How much we have changed!

At the start of the year. My face was a little different than it is now. Mrs Harliwich took everyone's photo. It is amazing how much you can change during the year.
By Pawel Gall

Cycle Safety

In the first term February 14th, Room 2 participated in Cycle Safety. First we checked our bikes and learnt some biking games to warm us up. We practiced in our school grounds, learning how to start and turn, then stop. By the next day we were ready for the road. We put on our fluro vests and tightened our helmets and learnt how to bike safely on the road. After we completed the training we received a certificate and earned our bike license.
By Ireland Grater

Kia Kaha Posters

In March after the earthquake, Room 2 children made Kia Kaha Posters so that everyone would stay strong.We learnt that Kia Kaha means to Stay Strong. When we wre doing the posters we learnt what had happened to Christchurch. This helped us to get back together as well. Kia Kaha is a message of HOPE and LOVE. We also learnt a new technique using the pastels to colour.
By Bella Wilson

St John - Safe Kids

On Wednesday 23rd November,

Jessica from St Johns came to Room 2 to teach us when to call the ambulance and CPR. We practised answering the questions from the emergency operator, why to call an ambulance and being sent for help. We also learn to put someone in the recovery position. We had to practice this a few times to make sure our patient was comfortable. Once we had all got that and Jessica was happy.

We learnt how to perform CPR on a plastic doll. It was quite hard to do the compressions and breathe into the dummie. You had to remember to hold the head back so that the neck was straight. After everyone had done 5 sets of 30 compressions and 2 breathes, Jessica got us together again to go over what we had just learnt.
D – Danger
R – Response
S – Send for help
A – Airways
B – Breathing
C – CPR
Olivia thanked Jessica for coming and she gave a Safe kids bag to take home.
By Addison and Pawel.

Room 2's greenhouse effect diagram

More poems written after the earthquake

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Liquefaction bubbling up

Families apart

People wanting to go home

I am all I hear

Piercing screams

Rumble of the earth

I am all I feel

Sad, alone, not so many children in the class

Sand, liquefaction between my toes

Shake, shake, then settling down

I am all I smell

Sewerage running through the drains

Dust floating in the air

I am all I taste

Salty tears

Bread and butter was all we had

I am all I remember

Mum’s tearful eyes

Dad’s smoky search and rescue overalls

I am all I think

Sorry for all those who have lost their family members

No power and water for a long time

I am a child of Christchurch

Amy

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Bricks falling from the church

Cracks in the road

I am all I hear

Crying and screaming

Diggers and trucks

Rattle of the windows

I am all I smell

Hand sanitiser

Chlorine in the water

I am all I taste

Chlorine

Jelly that I ate at Grandma’s

I am all I feel

After shocks

Bumps in the road

I am all I remember

My friends and I crying

Having no power and water

I am all I think

“Is it over?”

How long will it take to fix Christchurch?

I am a child of Christchurch

Bella

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Destroyed buildings

Liquefaction on the ground

I am all I hear

Cars alarms going off

The words – IT’S OKAY

I am all I feel

Gravel on the road

Cracks on the ground

I am all I smell

The raw sewerage

Hand sanitiser

I am all I taste

Yummy vanilla ice cream

My Mum’s delicious birthday cake

I am all I remember

School shaking

Church exploding

I am all I think

Good books I have to read

Fun computers

I am a child of Christchurch

Blair

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Buildings collapsed

Bricks from the church on the ground

I am all I hear

Crash of things falling

Rattle of aftershocks

I am all I feel

Ground shaking

Rumbling aftershocks

I am all I smell

Chlorine out of the taps

Hand sanitiser

I am all I taste

Barbequed food for 2 weeks

Ice blocks

I am all I remember

Being scared

Shaking aftershocks

I am all I think

Mum and Dad being safe

Earthquakes

I am a child of Christchurch

Brianna

Poem written after the earthquake

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Crack in the Grand Plaza

Buildings that have moved

I am all I hear

People crying

People laughing

I am all I feel

Ground opening up

Pain for those who died

I am all I smell

Sewerage

Dirt in the air

I am all I taste

Liquefaction

Sausages for tea

I am all I remember

Crying

On the floor in the cloakbay

I am all I think

My house is munted

Living somewhere else

I am a child of Christchurch

Addison

Welcome to our blog

Welcome to Room 2's blog. We have been in an earthquake, it was a 6.3. Some of us were scared.

Some of us were crying and there were lots of aftershocks. Mums and dads came and picked us up.