Local Heroes

Fire fighters are one of the best people and fire fighting is one of the best jobs to have. At Waipakurau fire station they have serviced Waipakurau for over 100 years and are still going. Two of the fire fighters came and talked to us, Karen and Pete. They talked about what it takes to be a fire fighter and hero.

In the olden days fire fighters put their sandwiches in their hats, stood on their hats and did everything with it.

Now they use breathing apparatus that have glass stuff and helmets and protective trousers, protective shirts and oxygen tanks to help them in a fire fight and heat resistant clothes too.

 They are heroes because they save people from burning buildings and save pets from top of trees or stuck in cars and trucks or save people from car accidents - pets too. In my eyes they are bold and brave. 

How hilarious.

School Camp 2011

Walking the Estuary  in Napier

The old Westshore bridge.

Intrepid walkers.

Under the Espressway

The team.

Not sure what the significance is of these poles, but I'm sure we'll find out one dayl

Feeding time at the National Aquarium.

Ice being poured into a fishing boat that was about to go out.

Fishing at Ahuriri

Our little helper.

Fishing, Oueroa style.

Conrad shows us how to climb.

Shaquira shows us how easy it is.

Go Carolline.

Even our youngest student conquers the wall.

Waiting for a swim.

Patience is a virtue.

Waiting for our Hot Chick

Hope these girls don't get buried too deep.

Burying a sand angel

The musterers.

Fun at camp.

Waiting patiently.

Mary and Peter, the Storytellers, Visit Porangahau

On Wednesday Oueroa  School went to Porangahau School to see Mary Kippenberger. We had lunch, went for a play and went for a swim. When we first got in it was cold but you got warm.
It was time to see Mary Kippenberger.
The first play was Cinderella. I was the Ugly sister. I had to put on a long, browny coloured wig and a skirt with a hoop in it.People laughed their heads off.
The second play was funny because the elephants said "We don't know, you have to ask the toikey." in a very funny way.
It was so hot. Mangaorapa came too.Just to let you know, it was a long day but it was fun.

Now there's some very Ugly Sisters.

Mrs Hales was the Fairy Godmother.

The Fairy Godmother grants Cinderella's wish.

Mary did magic while she told the story.

Wallis makes a great chicken.

Nikayla was THE turkey, Isy the long lost hippy, and Shaquira the giraffe.

I jumped on the bus on the 25^th of August.  I looked around.

 “Some new faces,” I thought. But I looked again. It was some old faces- my old friends Turanga and Martin were on the bus .

 “But why?” I thought to myself. We got to school.

“I remember,” I said loudly, “They are here to plant their plants.”  The plants were a Karamu and a Kowhai. Martin planted the Karamu and Turanga planted the Kowhai. They are both now year nines at college. We have a tradition at Oueroa School, every year 8 gets a plant from the shadehouse, which we have grown from seed with help from DOC educators. So Martin and Turanga planted their plants and jumped back onto the bus because they had college work to do.   

THE ALL BLACKS BY ANDREW

 






Waiting, waiting, boring waiting.





Go the All Blacks - Yay!



On Friday the 2nd September at Russell Park there was just a sea of people. Do you know why? BECAUSE THE ALL BLACKS CAME TO TOWN! Oueroa School went to see them. There were three All Blacks. They were Kevin Mealamu, John Afoa and Zac Guilford.  We saw lots of people we knew like children who been to our school.  Two people were chosen to go up and get a poster signed by the All Blacks.  Can you believe who went up? ME AND ABI !  Going to see them was like a plane going through heaps of hard clouds.  Finally after a what seemed like a million years we got there.  A man was yelling out the schools and then he said “Any other schools that haven’t got their poster?. “Excuse Me, but we haven’t," I said.  The All Blacks signed the poster and then we had to go all the way back through the waves of people to where the rest of the school was.  Then it was time to leave.  I had a fantastic day seeing the All Blacks.  I hope they do well in the Rugby World Cup.      

by Andrew

Snow

Feathery dots gently touching the ground. It was exciting! We made snowmen and played snow fights. Everyone else was excited as well. We had lots of fun. When snow came it was my first time seeing snow. This was at school.

 We started school late. Mrs Middleton rang us up saying that we can stay at home until 10 o’clock just in case we slipped and crashed. There was lots of snow in the garden box. It was so beautiful when I saw it.

Snow was all over the hills. It was like baking soda.







 

The beautiful garden box



Snow (again)

Sliding on my sled
No one to annoy me
Our farm is in a blanket of baking soda
We are all wearing two pairs of socks each.

I jumped for joy as the fairy like pillows floated down from the dark sky above. Mum and Dad were making a lot of commotion and I clambered out of bed to tell them to be a little more quiet. As I opened my mouth to speak Mum beast me to it and announced that it was snowing.
I was astounded. It had never snowed at our house and settled. I was sent back to bed but for ages after I was awake. I was way to excited to go to sleep.
I strained my ears to hear the sound of the snow pat patting on the roof but as we all know, it is nearly impossible to hear snow falling. But it is possible to see it.
I must have drifted off to sleep because the next thing I knew it was morning and as I peered out of my curtains, I almost squealed for joy. The whole lawn had got a good dusting of snow. I could not wait to run out there and play in the icy snow.
by Isy

The sight that greeted us when we arrived at school.