Friday 27 September. Pirate fun!

Sewing in Toru

Treasure Island - What an Adventure!!!

Oooooo arrrrrr... today was the day... Quail Island here we come!

The bus ride to Lyttleton was super fun - especially the tunnel!

Is this our ferry?

Hmmm...maybe this one!

Ahoy sailors...boy is this ride bumpy!

We walked and we walked and we walked...

We looked at treasure maps and guess what we found... Buried treasure!!!!

One of our highlights...the giant hill to slide down...sorry parents about the washing:)

After all that walking and digging for treasure, it was time for a pirate feast!

Who are these tricky rascals and what yarns are they spinning?

Captain Hook from the Black Cat captured one of our crew!  Don't worry...we got her back!

What an adventure... it was a quiet trip home!

What an awesome day sailing to Treasure Island!  Many thanks to our wonderful Mums and Dads for coming along and joining in on the fun!!!

Writing Our Stories Week With Hermione

Hermione visited us to tell us pirate stories.  She didn't have pictures to go with her story - we had to use our imaginations and make the pictures in our heads!

We got to act out Hermione's story

Here we are putting on our coats...

We got to draw our own pictures for a pirate story that was still in our heads!

It took lots of thinking... what will happen next..?

Wow - now we're ready to tell our pirate stories...arrrr!

Ooooo - please can I share my story with the class?

Once upon a time..........arrrrrr!  Thanks Hermione!

Sewing Up a Storm

Arrr - sharpen ya needles me maties.  

We've some stich'n to be done...arrrrrrrr!

Under and out, over and through...

This sewing thing is quite tricky...

Woah!  These guys don't need any help!

Terrrrrrific work me hearties!

Careful Shipmate Amanda - you'll get stitched to the rigging!

Pirates with perseverance and determination!

Ahoy there Captains - what a fine looking crew!!!

Oooooo - we're almost ready to board the mighty Black Cat in search of that long-lost treasure..

Canterbury Cricket

Last week Canterbury Cricket Coaches came to school to teach us small ball skills...

We learned to bowl

And field...

When the coaches were showing us new skills, we stayed very still and listened to the instructions.

It was tricky watching where our balls landed.

We even got to have some target practice!

It was heaps of fun!  Thanks Canterbury Cricket

Some letters to Mr Hogan - I wonder if we can convince him to be a pirate ?

Dear Mr Hogan,

Please be a Pirate! We will give you our treasure and you can steer the ship and we will do all the other things, like walking the plank. We will do whatever you say and you can be the boss of the ship, we will do whatever you say.

From Charlie

Dear Mr Hogan,

Please be a Pirate. We will give you our treasure and you can make us walk the plank. We will scrub the deck and we will make you be the Captain. We will make you steer the ship.

From Cameron

Dear Mr Hogan,

Please be a Pirate. We will give you our treasure and you can make us walk the plank. We will do what you say to do and you can make us work all day. We will give you all our rum and you can be the Captain. You can relax while we are doing all the work.

From Nathan

Dear Mr Hogan,

Please be a Pirate. We will give you our treasure. We will make you the Captain. We will do everything that you say. We will give you our skull rock to borrow for a while.

From Brianna

Mr Hogan,

Please be a Pirate. We will give you a pirate costume. We will give you our treasure. We will do all the work and you can sit in your special chair. We will give you a pirate sword and a pirate hat with jewels and emeralds and diamonds in it. You can make us walk the plank. You can steer the ship. We will do what you say. We will get you dressed. We will quiet down when you are having 40 winks.

From Hayden