School started, morning tea, lunch, so long, why can't it be 3.30?
After school, OK 40 minutes to go. Yes it's 3.30, off we go up the road to Wanaka for our annual skiing trip with the school. I'm in a vehicle with Abby, Gabby, Andy and Jeff.
It was a long trip to Wanaka but we eventually got there. We stayed at the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park.
Tea was all ready because Karen had gone up earlier to cook tea, it was yummy. I liked the lasagne best.
We had gone to the cabins and got to choose who we were going to room with. I roomed with Gabrielle.
The next morning we got up at 6.00, had breakfast then we left for the Cardrona ski field. When we got there it was snowing.
We got our ski boots and skis and were all ready to head out. We were with our instructor on the chair lift. When we got to the top and started skiing. It was freezing cold but we were strong. When we finished out lesson we all went inside to warm-up. Half an hour later we went back outside to ski.
It was lunch and we had to stop because it was like a blizzard. It was a long travel home and we were the only car who stopped for fish and chips.
We finally got home. It was so much fun and I hope we go skiing at Menzies.
By Rhylee
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Ski Time
The time has come, the bell just rang. Ye ha! In half an hours time we are off to Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park.
Wahoo we are off to Wanaka. When we got to Wanaka we got our stuff and claimed our rooms. I was rooming with Ashton, Zekey and Jimmy. We went back to the living room, tea smelled tasty. We played a game that I did not understand then I heard "tea time", I was first to the bench. For dinner I had lasagne, bacon and egg pie and sausages. When I had finished tea we had to get our day pack. I forgot to bring a day pack. I had to bring my big bag.
Oh, the time has come. We go to bed. For some reason I could not go to sleep that night.
Yes, its morning, I'm hungry, breakfast time. For breakfast I had cornflakes and toast. After that we packed up our stuff and headed to the mountain. We got up the mountain and claimed our space. We went and fitted our gear and we headed for the tough blizardy snow.
For a start we had our lesson. It was tough because the magic carpet was not working ,so we went up the chair lift. That was hard because I can not ski very well.
At lunch time it was getting bad so we left. When we got to Lumsden the fish and chip shop was closed so we had Mac'ers and it was yummy. Then we went back to school to unpack our stuff and left to go home. I can't wait until next year.
By Stirling
Wahoo we are off to Wanaka. When we got to Wanaka we got our stuff and claimed our rooms. I was rooming with Ashton, Zekey and Jimmy. We went back to the living room, tea smelled tasty. We played a game that I did not understand then I heard "tea time", I was first to the bench. For dinner I had lasagne, bacon and egg pie and sausages. When I had finished tea we had to get our day pack. I forgot to bring a day pack. I had to bring my big bag.
Oh, the time has come. We go to bed. For some reason I could not go to sleep that night.
Yes, its morning, I'm hungry, breakfast time. For breakfast I had cornflakes and toast. After that we packed up our stuff and headed to the mountain. We got up the mountain and claimed our space. We went and fitted our gear and we headed for the tough blizardy snow.
For a start we had our lesson. It was tough because the magic carpet was not working ,so we went up the chair lift. That was hard because I can not ski very well.
At lunch time it was getting bad so we left. When we got to Lumsden the fish and chip shop was closed so we had Mac'ers and it was yummy. Then we went back to school to unpack our stuff and left to go home. I can't wait until next year.
By Stirling
Ski Trip
On Thursday the 4th I was waiting anxiously for 2:00 to go to Wanaka for
Glenham school ski trip.
2:00 came and Mum and I set off to Wanaka to start cooking tea at the lodge
at Lake View Holiday Park.
After 3 long hours of driving we were at the lodge and went to the reception
to get the keys for the rooms. So the tea was cooking and mum was watching the
news so I decided to check out the rooms. There were 4,4 bed rooms and 9,2 bed rooms.
2 hours later everybody arrived and they were starving. Tea got dished up
and it was so yummy, more like scrumscious especially the lasagne. After that
we played a few games and then we went to bed.
At 5:10 in the morning we got up and got ready to go skiing. Although the
weather is very windy and could be cancelled, but it’s not thank goodness. So
we all set off to Cardrona ski field and got all our gear and boots and went to
our lesson.
First we put our skis on and learnt to ski and then we went to the magic
carpet. Now it's lunch time. After Lunch Grace , Guy and I went to the chair
lift and the conditions were terrible, so anyway I was helping Grace up then
ahhhhhhhh I fell down some of the mountain and found Ashton and Stirling, then
the wind blue me down. Then I found Peter and skied down with him. So then by
1-2 o'clock we were on our way home but not me, I got to stay till Saturday at
my friends YEAH.
I really enjoyed skiing and hope it will be better conditions next year.
By Ahna
Skiing
On Thursday the bell went and I was ready to go skiing. I got in the Dodd's car and we followed Mrs Schreurs to her house to park her car. She got in Mrs Dodd's car. We drove to the big fish in Gore where all the others were waiting.
Ted and I played a card game all the way to Wanaka. When we got to the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park at 7.30pm we got our heavy bags out of the cars and walked into the main room with the smell of tea waffling into the room. Mrs Norman and Ahna came up early with all the food so when we got to Wanaka our tea was hot and ready to eat. I had a sausage and my Mum's lasagne and bread.
In my room there was Ted and Bond. We had a game in the main room with all the other children. Then we made our yum lunch then went to our beds.
7.10am we were in the cars driving up the mountain. I put on my blue pedal bike helmet in case we go over a cliff on the road.
When we got our ski gear we were ready for our lesson. It started at 9.30am and finished early at 11am because it was so cold. Mr Smith said I had sheep dogs on the back of my head because bits of my hair were frozen.
After morning tea we went out onto the main field. I skied off the ski lift and down the first hill. I skied past the first flag, then the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th then hit a bump and fell over and slid down the hill. I looked at one of my skis, the back of my click on the ski was bent. Ted stopped to help me but he went backwards and fell over. When Ted walked back up the hill to help me a snow boarder went over my skis and hit Ted's skis and face planted into the snow. Finally a ski instructor stopped to help out. He bent my ski back into place. After I got my painful ski on we skied back for lunch. The wind was so powerful it felt like 100 kilometres per hour. Lots of people hated it but I loved it, snow flying everywhere going 100 kilometres per hour, YEAH!
We went back to the main skiing building. Mrs Schreurs said that we had to give our skis and poles back because we were not allowed back out because of the weather. Next we ate our lunch. After our yummy lunch we went back down the hill. I went with Ted to Frankton and then went home with my Dad, Mrs Stirling, Grace and Courtney. I loved skiing this year and can't wait to go skiing next year.
Ted and I played a card game all the way to Wanaka. When we got to the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park at 7.30pm we got our heavy bags out of the cars and walked into the main room with the smell of tea waffling into the room. Mrs Norman and Ahna came up early with all the food so when we got to Wanaka our tea was hot and ready to eat. I had a sausage and my Mum's lasagne and bread.
In my room there was Ted and Bond. We had a game in the main room with all the other children. Then we made our yum lunch then went to our beds.
7.10am we were in the cars driving up the mountain. I put on my blue pedal bike helmet in case we go over a cliff on the road.
When we got our ski gear we were ready for our lesson. It started at 9.30am and finished early at 11am because it was so cold. Mr Smith said I had sheep dogs on the back of my head because bits of my hair were frozen.
After morning tea we went out onto the main field. I skied off the ski lift and down the first hill. I skied past the first flag, then the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th then hit a bump and fell over and slid down the hill. I looked at one of my skis, the back of my click on the ski was bent. Ted stopped to help me but he went backwards and fell over. When Ted walked back up the hill to help me a snow boarder went over my skis and hit Ted's skis and face planted into the snow. Finally a ski instructor stopped to help out. He bent my ski back into place. After I got my painful ski on we skied back for lunch. The wind was so powerful it felt like 100 kilometres per hour. Lots of people hated it but I loved it, snow flying everywhere going 100 kilometres per hour, YEAH!
We went back to the main skiing building. Mrs Schreurs said that we had to give our skis and poles back because we were not allowed back out because of the weather. Next we ate our lunch. After our yummy lunch we went back down the hill. I went with Ted to Frankton and then went home with my Dad, Mrs Stirling, Grace and Courtney. I loved skiing this year and can't wait to go skiing next year.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Ski Trip
On Thursday the 4th I was waiting anxiously for 2:00 to go to Wanaka for
Glenham school ski trip.
After 3 long hours of driving we were at the lodge and went to the reception to get the keys for the rooms. So the tea was cooking and mum was watching the news so I decided to check out the rooms. There were 4,4 bed rooms and 9,2 bed rooms.
2:00 came and Mum and I set off to Wanaka to start cooking tea at the lodge
at Lake View Holiday Park.
After 3 long hours of driving we were at the lodge and went to the reception to get the keys for the rooms. So the tea was cooking and mum was watching the news so I decided to check out the rooms. There were 4,4 bed rooms and 9,2 bed rooms.
2 hours later everybody arrived and they were starving. Tea got dished up
and it was so yummy, more like scrumscious especially the lasagna. After that
we played a few games and then we went to bed.
At 5:10 in the morning we got up and got ready to go skiing. Although the
weather is very windy and could be cancelled, but it’s not thank goodness. So
we all set off to Cardrona ski field and got all our gear and boots and went to
our lesson.
First we put our skis on and learnt to ski and then we went to the magic
carpet. Now it's lunch time. After Lunch Grace , Guy and I went to the chair
lift and the conditions were terrible, so anyway I was helping Grace up then
ahhhhhhhh I fell down some of the mountain and found Ashton and Stirling, then
the wind blue me down. Then I found Peter and skied down with him. So then by
1-2 o'clock we were on our way home but not me, I got to stay till Saturday at
my friends YEAH.
I really enjoyed skiing and hope it will be better conditions next year.
By Ahna
Skiing
Skiing
At 3:30 we were off to Wanaka Lake
View Holiday
Park
We got there at 7:30, unpacked
the cars, found a room, [I roomed with Rhylee] and then we went and enjoyed
savaloys, lasange and sausage rolls, delicious. Bed time, that means brush your
teeth, say good night and jump in to bed.
6:00 wake up, so tired, yes
today’s the big day it’s skiing! Quick get dressed, and go to the kitchen to
get breakfast, mmmm Bacon, Eggs, Corn Flakes and Weet- Bix. In the cars and off
to the ski field.
Finally we are at the bottom of
the mountain, so scary but amazing at the same
time. We are half way up the mountain so we are getting excited even more than
we were. YES, we’re at the top of the mountain!
Jackets on, scarves on, gloves
on, glasses on, helmets on and wet weather pants on. Next we went to the room
where you get our skis from. We got our skis and poles and went to the sign
that had levels 1 to 4 and you went and stood in front of what level you
thought you were at. I was at level 3.
Level 3 kids went up the chair
lift with an instructor. Wow it is steep, here we go. Ahhhhhhh I’m going to
fall over, I turn sideways but I’m still going to crash. I’m over, on the
ground. I am back on my feet so I ski down the mountain.
When we got down the mountain I
went down a level, so I went on the magic carpet with Mrs Stirling. After I had
been on the magic carpet about 5 times I went down to see the learners that
were on the learners slope. But when Abby went down and ‘crash’ she fell over
and sprained her ankle. So we went inside and had some slices, sandwiches and
some bacon egg pie.
Out we go again, but Abby and I
don’t know where our skis are. Dad and Mrs Stirling found them. “Magic carpet
here we come.” Wow it’s really windy, I nearly got blown over on the escalator
because the escalator kept stopping and starting.
At lunch time we had some lunch,
but we weren’t allowed to go skiing again because it was so snowy. Back to the
room we go and hand in our skis and poles. Jackets off, scarves off, helmets
off, gloves off, glasses off and wet weather pants off.
We are in the cars and off down
the mountain. We stopped for a toilet break and we played on the play ground
and we had fish and chips too. We got home about 4:45.
I’m glad we went skiing because
it snowed and it was lots of fun!
By Gabrielle Saunt
Thursday, July 11, 2013
My First Time Skiing
On Thursday we went to Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park to stay the night. We skied at the Cardrona Ski Field and it was fun too.
The magic carpet took us up and it was fun going down but it took about 2 minutes and then we went up again and it took about 1 minute this time because it didn't stop.
I had the best day ever.
By Jimmy
The magic carpet took us up and it was fun going down but it took about 2 minutes and then we went up again and it took about 1 minute this time because it didn't stop.
I had the best day ever.
By Jimmy
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