The Inter-School Triathlon

A big thank you to Kayde's Mum, Natalia for taking photos of our four Rangi Syndicate students who participated in the interschool triathlon today.

Thank you to the parents of Will Pittar, Kayde Barber, Sarah van Dorp and Hannah Veitch who took the time to take the students down and support them.

Will Pittar placed 4th in the year 5 boys with Kayde close behind finishing 6th.

Hannah Veitch placed 5th and Sarah van Dorp did an amazing job participating.  

 Well done to all four of you for representing Gisborne Central School.

Please look on our sport page for more photos.

Bye Bye Camp 2!

 See ya later camp two!

Mr D giving out the last instructions "They will be NO singing Wheels on the Bus go round and round!"

 The parents gather to the side of the bus.

Rumour has it that one or two needed some Kleenex. 







The remaining Rangi Syndicate line up ready to wave good bye.

There they go!

See you in a week!

Sneak Peak of Camp Photos.

 At school loading up the bags.

 The Pipe Line!!

 Panekiri Bluff behind us.
All smiles before we walked up,

 Thank you parents.
Craig, Penny, Chris, John, Nigel, Reuben, Dave - you were all awesome.

More photos to come.  Camp Kaitawa  - wonderful!

Camp One returns - FINALLY!

 Finally the bus returns!

Three hours late.


Why were we late?


The bus broke down and we were stranded for hours on the side of the road.

Look out for the next blog entry all about our amazing camp.

FUN RUN

The Fun Run was held on Thursday the 16th February.

Thank you PSG for another great event.

Georgia Borrie and Sam Blackburne - where are you?  Looks like you have left your Mums behind in your dust!

A great start to the day.

Seb said he doesn't always finish his work because he talks.  So today he sat on his own on the mat and finished all 5 sheets today!  If you don't finish work, do you think it is because you talk?  Follow Seb's good example. 

Nopera and Brooklyn also completed all their language work today.

Camp is getting closer!

Joseph must know the answer!

 

Today we met in room 16 to go over the rules and expectations.  Camp one is leaving this Monday the 20th February.  Here we are today at our camp meeting with Mrs Manson.

An important notice came home today about camp.

Noah looking at his camp book

Whitaker Street Hill

Today Room 16 went for a great walk up the hill.  Great photo Room 16.  You did it!

Blue Tongue Skink

VisitorsRhianna brought into class today a rather interesting pet.
Izzy Gizzy is the name of her lizard.  He is three months old.  He only eats every second day.  He eats snails.
He could live for about twenty years.(if her cat doesn't eat him)

Can you see his blue tongue?

This lizard was Rhianna's birthday present.

Triathlon/ Duathlon

NEWS FLASH!  Due to the weather this will now be in Term 4.

This Thursday:  16th February
11:15 - 1:15pm (not am!)
at Nelson Park.

Enter as an individual or in a team,

• 1km run
• 1.5km bike
• 100m swim 

Are you able to transport bikes down to Nelson Park?

We also need your help with marshalling on the course.
Contact Sue McIntyre
(sue.mcintrye@gisbornecentral.school.nz)

Parents, Grandparents, whanau, come and cheer the Rangi students along!

Are you interested in Triathlons?  You may enjoy this webpage all about New Zealand triathlons.
http://www.triathlon.org.nz/ 

WALKING TIME

The Rangi syndicate have been exercising and getting fit.  We are doing this in preparation for camp Kaitawa. So if you want to go for a big walk after school that would be great.  Take Mum, Dad, Nan, Aunty and get them fit too!

Book Reviews

Have you read a great book from our library this year?  Forrest read the Flying Digger.  He worked on this  book review with Mrs Webster.  Top Job Forrest. 

Beekeeper Visit

A special visitor came to our school.  Joseph Burt's uncle Michael Burt who is a beekeeper.

Michael showed us:

• a hive
• the tiny entrance to the hive
• baby bees
• honey comb
• his cool protective suit
• a smoker to daze all the bees
• the venom when a bee stings!

Beekeeping is a great career option and there might be some future beekeepers in the Rangi Syndicate.