Dear Year Fives of 2016,
Well, you are in for an awesome year! You have so many wonderful things to look forward to as a Year Five at Meadowbank School.
A great start to the year is........ E.O.T.C. This is like a school camp and you do awesome activities and trips during the day. Some are community based. We baked delicious food to take to the residents at the rest home. We also hiked up Rangitoto and we did some water safety lessons at the pools. It was EPIC!
Also in Year Five you will continue Garden to Table. This will be your last year of Garden to Table and you get to learn heaps of new skills in the garden and kitchen, so make sure you take advantage of this. But have fun and enjoy the delicious food you will get to eat.
At the end of the year, you will get to do Bike Safety at school. Learning some practical things to help keep you safe when you're out and about riding your bikes.
Being a Year Five means heaps of cool things, but it also means lots more responsibilities and there is greater expectations on you both in class and on the playground.
We have been expected to manage ourselves and our workloads in the classroom this year which has taken a bit of getting used to but I know it will mean we are well prepared going into Year Six!
We were also given opportunities to show our responsibility for our peers in Bridging the Gap and Buddy Classes.
Bridging the Gap is when you go over to the Junior School to do special roles, for example being a duty kid at lunchtimes, going into classrooms when its raining and keeping an eye on the junior kids.
For Buddy Class in Year Five we had a Year 2 Class, which has meant we have had a younger year group to look after and support them at school and in their learning. I have loved being involved with such a lovely group of kids and being able to help them out.
My advice to you is this.....
Year Five is an amazing year. Enjoy it, get everything you can out of it. Work hard but have fun!
Olivia McIndoe
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