UNISON come to school

The Unison Visit

Written by Makayla

Unison do the impossible.  They own all the power lines, all the power boxes and transformers. Transformers are huge power boxes that you see in town.
Safety?  First, they wear a hard hat, fire resistant overalls, tested special rubber boots, a face shield, gloves, merino under-shirts and protective coats - high viz.
We learned a lot!
Conductors are things that electricity can travel through easily, like water, trees, humans and metal. Some things electricity cannot travel through easily are special rubber, plastic and porcelain.  They are called insulators.
Electricity travels around the world seven times in one second.  When electricity strikes a person it will stop the heart pumping, muscles will seize, it burns the inside and outside of the body and it is hard to breathe.  Electricity is always trying to get to the ground.  Electricity is carried through high voltage power lines around the country to sub-stations, then power is spread to other areas.
Many people have been struck by power lines.  It is so important to stay away from broken lines or power boxes, keep others away and to call 08002UNISON!

Year 4 Camp at Stoney Creek Ranch

                                                                            Day 1 -

 Campers final brief at school before we drove to camp in convoy.

 Off to explore the camp.

Mrs Anderson demonstrating the Flying Fox.

Boys organising their cabins.

 Girls doing the same.

Morning tea and blessed with beautiful weather.

 Commando Course - Round 1 - solo - not too difficult.

Commando Course - Round 2 - 3 legged pairs - difficult!

Commando Course - Round 3 - Pairs - 1 directing the other blind-folded - Very difficult!!

Commando Course - Round 4 - 4 people and a tire that all 4 had to have a hold of all the way - Extremely difficult!!!

Free-time - clown bikes and indoor hockey.

Free-time - Rope swing.

Rock Wall Climbing - challenging!

 Rock Wall Climbing - Extra challenging!!

Parents having a go!

Stacey on the Flying Fox.

Rob on the Low Ropes.

 Mark on the Flying Fox.

Toasting Marsh-mellows  on the bonfire. 

All ready for Spot Light.

Motor Bikes were a favourite! 

BMX Biking. 

This group showed real perseverance.

Pistol Shooting.

 Archery.

 At the river - 

Rope swinging into the deep water hole. 

More fun at the river. 

Brave Erin in the middle of the water hole telling us when to drop

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This hill of gravel was excavated to make the water hole!

Warming up in the sun by the river.

Dam building.

Walk back to camp from the river.

Low Ropes - very trick!

Survivor Day - 

Bivouac building.

Bivouac being tested for water-tightness!

 Thursday night's Ice-cream Challenge.

2014 campers nearing the end of a wonderful camp experience.

Year 3 Tent Day

Tent Day Recount written by Olivia

On the 29^th of October the Year 3’s had a ‘camp at school’ day.  It was fun having a tent city.  The part I liked best was playing ‘elastics’ with Amber and Lillie.  After we had our shared lunch of pop-corn, scrumptious fluffy meringue, adorable pikelets spread with butter and topped off with 100’s and 1000’s, we had a try at hosting.  The junior classes arrived at Tent City.  After lunch we split up into activity groups.  My team was Number 1.  In my group were Rose, Lillie, Annie, Sam and I.  We had to find a spider, an insect and something that smelt nice.  Mrs Campbell chose me to be the leader of our group.  At 2.00pm we had to take the tents down.  That was one of the best parts of the day for me because we got to hang out.   

Tent Day Recount written by Luke

Ding!  Tent Day was beginning.  We did the roll.  We were going to set up the tents.  Just before morning tea we got ice-blocks.  At playtime me, Stanley, Alex, Henry, Fred and Jack B. played Zombies.  At lunchtime it was great!  We had cake, muffins and bacon and egg pie.  I got to welcome the Year 1 and 2’s.  Our tent was a hit.  We called it Party House.  We had about 20 kids.  It was awesome.  Thank you to all the parents who supplied food and tents.

'A Day in Miss Blood's Class' - Written by Ruby

Miss Blood locked the classroom door and hurried to her desk.  She plummeted her false vampire teeth on her desk of doom.

Brennan had told me that when he was in Miss Blood's class a girl called Blenda stayed at school and was never seen again.  He also said there were blood stains all over the wooden floor, underneath the scabby old cabinet and under the stairs leading to ... well, no-one knows except the teacher!

Miss Blood looked like someone who would smoke 22,000 cigarettes a day.  Her false teeth are ten times bigger than her mouth and shaped like vampire teeth. 

At lunch I went to play with my new friend Claudia.  We mapped and planned our escape root. Claudia said, "We'll get caught by Miss Blood and never seen again!"

A terrible strike came before a loud rumble that shook the ground and we soon silently slipped back to our desks ... but no sign of Miss Blood?  Without thinking I sprinted as fast as I could to the creepy cabinet under the large stairs.  I had no idea Miss Blood was in her office up the stairs.  Everyone fell into a sudden silence as Miss Blood tip-toed down the stairs.  She crept very close to the door where I was hiding, I could see her through the key-hole.  She tip-toed to another cupboard and brought out her purse.  She yelled, "we will do the roll now to make sure everyone is here."  

My heart pounded as she pulled out a chihuahua.  The class went, "Ohh," like the chihuahua was cute.

"NO!  NO!  NO!  Not 'Ohh' ... Scary, dangerous Arrh!"  Miss Blood hissed.

She did the roll and trying to be nice she left me til last ... "Kate?  Kate!  Alright, out you come Shivers."

She pulled out the chihuahua and pinched him.  Suddenly he turned into a werewolf, well not quite a werewolf, but a scary looking wolf.  She tied a lead around Shivers neck.  Shivers was called Shivers because he gave everyone the shivers all down their backs.  He ran everywhere, until he came to my cupboard.  Miss Blood opened the door and seized me by the arm.  She pulled me to her false teeth.  She was blabbering on about something, I had no idea what she was saying because she'd taken out her false teeth ... and that's why I went home with nine fingers.