Trip to the Maritime Museum By Aidan

Trip to the Maritime Museum By Aidan

  

It was fun to go on the train and ferry. I liked the train  and the ferry ride  because  I learnt to be safe. It was fun on the ferry because I liked seeing the buildings from the ferry.

   

We went to the  Maritime Museum.  I liked the trip. It was cool because I learnt about boats.  I saw the  whale tail artwork when we were eating our lunch .

I  hope we can  go to the Maritime Museum again to learn more about safety at sea.

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Ferry Safety Sentences

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Safe Walking Tips

Safe Walking Tips

Walking has many benefits. It’s easy, free and fun – and it helps you stay fit and healthy. What’s more, the more of us who walk to get around, the fewer vehicles on our roads. The fewer vehicles, the less harmful gases get emitted as well as less traffic noise and pollution.

Walking smart

Whether for leisure, pleasure or as a way to get around, walking is an easy, healthy and safe way to travel. There are a number of things you can do to keep it that way. Follow these tips:

General safety habits:

• use pedestrian crossings or cross at traffic signals
• look and listen for traffic entering or leaving driveways
• walk on the footpath, close to the houses and away from the road
• hold hands if walking with a young child near roads or in carparks.

Crossing the road

When there’s no pedestrian crossing

• Cross the road only when it’s safe to do so - it takes time for a vehicle to stop so be patient and wait for a gap in the traffic.
• Use the kerb drill:
• Find a safe place to cross – like at a crossing or away from a corner.
• Stand one step back from the kerb. Practise this by walking to the kerb and taking one step back.
• Look and listen for traffic coming from all directions.
• If there’s traffic coming, wait until it has passed, then look and listen for traffic again.
• When there’s no traffic coming, walk quickly straight across the road, looking each way for traffic.
• At night, cross close to a street light if you can.
• If you’re getting off a bus, wait until it moves off before checking for moving vehicles.

Using a pedestrian crossing

• Use official crossings where possible – in fact, if you’re within 20 metres of a pedestrian crossing, the law requires you to use it.
• Check that any approaching vehicles have seen you and can stop before you step out.
• Cross as quickly as you are able.
• For crossings with signals, only cross when the green person or message shows.

Watch out for courtesy crossings

Cars don’t have to stop for pedestrians at courtesy crossings (unpainted crossings often made of other materials like bricks or pavers). Use these crossings with care.

Crossing at intersections

Choose a place where you can see, and be seen by, traffic from all directions.

Crossing between parked cars

Crossing the road between parked cars should be your last option, even if you have to walk a little further to get to a clear stretch of road. If you have to cross between parked cars:

• stop on the footpath and look carefully for a gap between two parked vehicles that don’t show signs that they might move off (eg that don’t have drivers, exhaust fumes, engine noises, lights)
• if you can’t see inside either vehicle choose another gap
• make sure you have a safe place to go on the other side of the road (ie a place that is not blocked by a driveway or parked vehicles)
• walk to the outside (headlight) corner of the parked vehicle and stop where you can see the traffic, and drivers can see you
• look and listen for traffic up and down the road
• check that crossing the road is still safe and, only if it’s safe, cross the road by walking quickly and straight across the road
• while crossing continue to look and listen around you for traffic.

Walking where there are no footpaths

• Walk facing the oncoming traffic.
• Keep as far off the road as possible.
• Walk in single file - if in a group, the shortest child should be at the front and tallest at the back so everyone can see.

See more tips on how to stay safe and follow the simple rules in 

The official New Zealand road code.

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Thursday lunchtime concerts Autumn series - APO Young Achievers

Thursday lunchtime concerts Autumn series

When: Thursday, 12.10pm - 1pm

Where: Central City Library,

 Whare Wananga Level 2

Cost: Free

This year’s concerts will bring together solo instrumentalists and vocalists, chamber ensembles and choirs from around the Auckland region, as well as showcasing the brilliant musical talent from the University of Auckland School of Music and selected secondary schools.

22 May   APO Young Achievers

Every year the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra chooses the most talented young musicians and provides opportunities for them to develop their potential through a mentoring programme. We welcome these young stars to our series in a programme featuring a variety of instruments.

My friend Glyn loves his double bass

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Rail Safety Sites

We enjoyed going on the train to town.

Look at our Rail slideshow on our Safe Travelling Page. 

We learnt lots about travelling safely.

Check out these links to learn more about Safe Travelling...

http://www.olkids.ca/

http://www.trackoff.org/

http://www.railsafety.co.nz/_blog/RailSafety_News

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Cheering for the Breakers by Vikki

We went to see the Breakers and I was excited to see them because they are strong and good at playing basketball. At first I was sitting down and watching the Breakers and I was laughing because the Breakers said to stand up and cheer.

The Breakers chose some students to play basketball with them and won the game.

After the game they gave us a magazine. We went to them to ask to sign their names.

I was listening to the Breakers. They said we must watch the students playing before we get a chance. I did not look well enough so I had to ask Brennan. We started to laugh when Allan said that the Breakers missed the basket. I was asking Kevin what to do and he told me to just keep watching the Breakers.

When it was finished Mr B took us home and I thanked him. I went into my house and said hello to my parents and told them all about the exciting game.

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Oral Language - Learning Targets = Talk on one topic and respond to the other speaker.

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