Cricket Coaching

On Wednesday 21 October Dion came from the Otago Cricket Association to teach us some cricket skills. First we warmed up by playing a game of ball tag. After that we did some fielding  practice. We had to be careful when picking the tennis ball up and placing it on a cone or else it would fall off  and roll away. It taught us the importance of getting down low and keeping our eyes over the ball. The next skill we practised was bowling. We learnt the correct technique and the importance of keeping our bowling arm straight. Dion explained that our front arm was like a pulling a chain except that we were actually pulling our bowling arm into position to bowl the ball. We spent a lot of time practising bowling at sets of wickets. It was fun and we will try to apply these skills the next time we play cricket.

Emergency Drills

On Thursday 15 October, the school participated in the nationwide "Shake Out" event which is about raising awareness of what to do if an earthquake strikes. At 9.15 we practised our earthquake drill inside our classroom. We had to duck, cover and hold which means we had to get under our desks, cover our heads and hold onto the leg of our desk in case it moved. We also watched a series of videos made by famous New Zealanders which all had the same message about what to do in an earthquake. Later in the morning, the whole school practised our emergency evacuation procedure or fire drill. Finally we practised what to do in case we are caught outside when an earthquake strikes. We all thought it was a good opportunity for us to learn about what to do in case we are involved in a real emergency.