Enterprise Flytying Class Trip to Utuhina Stream

On the second to last week of term 3 Mr Bach took his enterprise flytying class to the Utuhina Stream for a field trip. The aim was to try and identify likely spots to find trout and talk about the times and places that are best for catching trout in small streams. We were hoping to test out a couple of the flies we designed, but unfortunately although we saw trout we were unable to catch any. Maybe having 30 children bounding around on the bank didn't help. 

Tom's mum came along as a parent helper. We were lucky to have many parents who were willing to lend a hand.

The children look towards the stream, where we managed to see a number of trout, a couple of them big. We scared them unfortunately - and trout are very hard to catch once disturbed.

Mr Bach explains a few of his secrets about how to catch trout in the Utuhina Stream.

    Mr Bach tries to catch a trout by some miracle under an overhanging tree.

 Mr Bach shows some of the different flies he has tied over the years.

In deep pools, under banks and behind or under snags are some of the favourite places that trout like to rest and hide.

  Hemi enjoying himself by the stream.

  Mr Bach negotiating two hazards - streamside vegetation and excited children.

Hili was proud to carry the first aid kit for our class.

Poetry Recital - middle school

 Middle School Poetry Recital Finals 2013

In the last week of term 3 the annual middle school poetry recital finals were held in the hall. Our judges were Janet Keen and Mrs Cato. Janet gave a very complimentary review of the competition in her weekly newspaper column. 

The standard was very high this year with all finalists having memorised their poems and many children used expression in their voice and gestures.

Alex Veper and Poppy Martin represented room 6 in the year 3 section and Tom Parry, Joseph Boles and Naina Michael represented room 6 in the year 4 section.

Children from rooms 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15 participated in the recital.

Tom gave it his best using expression and gestures.



Joseph gave an excellent recital but had his poem cut short by early clapping.

Well done to Tom and Joseph for giving it their best and making us proud.

Poppy went the extra mile and included props and a costume as part of her recital.

Alex wrote his own poem for the competition. Here he shows us his participation certificate.

Kate won the year 3 section with a magnificent poetry recital showing public speaking skills of the highest order.