On Monday, we were lucky enough to meet Jess, our Emergency Ready instructor from Hato Hone (St John’s Ambulance.) For the 45 minutes we were with her we learned so much about what to do in an emergency. An emergency can happen anywhere – at school, home or out in the community. We have to be READY and know what to do because a person’s life depends on our actions.

At the beginning we learned how to open someone’s phone and find ‘Emergency’ on it. This is important because we do not have our own phones but if an adult has one but isn’t able to use it at that time, we can access the emergency number of 111. When the operator answers they will ask “Police, Fire or Ambulance” and we need to say “Ambulance” and give a brief description of what the emergency is. We will then give them the address. They will say, “and ambulance is on its way.”

When there is an emergency, we always have to check that we are safe. Jess said if someone has fallen at the pedestrian crossing, we must check for traffic before crossing, because it’s no good if two people need help!!

We practised how to check that the person is responsive (their airways are open to allow them to continue breathing) by tilting their head back and going down next to their mouth to check that their chest is moving up and down. That is a good sign!

Then we learned how to put a person into the recovery position. You place their one arm (closest to you) under their head, like a pillow. Then you put their other arm across their body like a seat belt. Finally, you raise both their legs so they look like mountains and gently turn the person towards you, onto their side.

The last two activities we learned about were how to treat a nose bleed and a burn. For the nose bleed you must put your head down on your chest and squeeze your nose on the bony part for at least ten minutes. If you can get a cool flannel or something cold, that will be good. For a burn, Jess said you must hold it under cold running water for 20 minutes (not 10 or 15 but 20!!!) Then you wrap the burn in plastic glad Wrap.

We felt very confident at the end of our time with Jess, that we could help someone who is in need. Thank you Hato Hone and Jess.

Here’s a little video sharing our favourite moments from this term and what we have learned along the way!

Room 8 Powers Up!

Room 8 was super excited to take part in the Power Up Challenge, a nationwide challenge for schools and learners across New Zealand!

The challenge started on 18 August and finished on 18 September. During this time, we focused on making healthy choices and being active every day. We made sure that we:

Entered our daily steps and/or the time we spent being physically active.

Ate fruit and vegetables and made healthy food choices.

Chose water as our main drink to keep ourselves hydrated.

Aimed to get a good night’s sleep so that our bodies and brains were ready for the day.

Swapped some leisure screen time for outdoor play, reading, exercise and other fun activities.

Getting Started

When Mrs Kumar signed up Room 8, we were sent our very own pedometers! We were excited to use them and see how many steps we could achieve each day.

We made sure that we entered our pedometer data every day. Mrs Kumar also shared our class activities with Power Up, including Jump Jam and other fun activities where we were active together as a class.

Celebrating Power Up Day

On 31 August, Room 8 celebrated Power Up Day! We decorated our classroom with orange, shared some yummy orange-coloured food, danced and had lots of fun.

We also took time to think about what Power Up was all about and how the choices we make each day can help us become healthier and more active.

We Have Some EXCITING News!

We are SUPER excited to share that Room 8 has won a brand-new pair of shoes for every learner in our class!

We are incredibly proud of the effort, energy and enthusiasm everyone showed throughout the Power Up Challenge.

A huge congratulations to Room 8!

More details to follow…

Winners in No particular order below……

Ka pai Room 4! What a wonderful and thoughtful project for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Learning the art of weaving (raranga) to craft something special for their whānau is a fantastic achievement.

Kia ora everybody,

We are excited to share our pepeha that we have been learning for Māori Language Week!

We have loved learning how to introduce ourselves and ask others:

Ko wai tō ingoa? – What is your name?

We have been practising replying:

Ko __________ tōku ingoa. – My name is __________.

We are so proud of the effort everyone has put into learning and practising their pepeha.