On Friday my puppy came to Brightwater School. Her name is KC and she is a Boarder-Collie Cross Hunterway. KC is a very playful pup, and so adorable .
Mum walked  through the tunnel to our classroom. Room 5 children looked at  KC, she caught their eye. Room 5 sat in a good circle and patted her as KC walked around. They also asked me lots of questions about her.

by Talia

The pilot visit

My dad is a pilot and he came in today to tell us how weather affects his job.
He told us that if there is a rain cloud he either descends or climbs or go around it for a smoother flight. If the runway is icy the pilot must go to a different airport (if Nelson airport is icy he might fly to Blenheim).

On a plane at the cockpit there is a radar and that sends waves to rain clouds and bounces straight back to the plane. When the plane gets ready to land, if there is crosswind (wind going across the runway) the pilot will fly on an angle and then turn back the right way. If the crosswind gets too fast on the runway the pilot will have to also go to a different airport. The normal cruising altitude is around 20,000  to 25,000 feet which is around as high as the clouds are but they are usually lower than that. He tries to avoid wind that can make turbulence.
By Matt

Making delicious ANZAC biscuits

On Tuesday  we made ANZAC biscuits with Karen,  Danielle's  mum. The ingredients were butter, golden syrup, flour, rolled oats, sugar, coconut, baking soda and hot water.

First the dry ingredients were put into a bowl and then the wet ingredients were put in as well. Then Ella and Charlie greased the two trays. Room 5 children stood in two straight lines.We got  two small spoons and gathered a spoon full of mixture, rolled it into a ball, flattened it and put it on the tray. Karen cooked them and Room 5  gobbled them up. They tasted delicious!
by Talia

Football!

Yesterday we went to football and George showed us how to dribble the ball. Then we played Earthquake and you had to dribble to a house before anyone else. Next, we played a game of football and my team was orange. It was lots of fun.

by Jacob

The poppy  in the battlefield, never forget them.

Amazing people who fought in the Great War.


New Zealand helped out Britain.

Zipping up our sweat-shirts for the parade.

Australia helped New Zealand which made the ANZACs.

Cannons firing at parades.

Deep in our hearts, we thank them.

ANZACs are our heroes.

Yawning people at  Dawn parades.

By Matthew

Great Grandad's medals

These are my great grandads medals. He got them for fighting in  World War 2. The silver one is for being brave.  I'm not sure what the gold one is for. He got gassed in the war. But he did not die. His name is Gordan Kelly. He won three medals 2 gold 1 silver. He died of old age before I was born. He went to the war when he was 18 and there is a photo of him when he was 21 in his soldier uniform.
                                                        By Maddy

Helicopter Open Day

On Sunday Nadine's family went to the Helicopter Open Day because her mum was working for St Johns. Nadine won a helicopter ride because she was dressed up in her St John uniform. The ride felt like she was going upside down and she could see  everything really well on the ground. It was her first ride in an awesome helicopter.