Train trip

As part of our noho marae, we also got to take a train trip to Taumarere.  We walked down to the train station for a midday departure.  We got to enjoy the landscape as we travelled, as we usually wouldn't see those places from the car.  When we got to Taumarere, the train man talked to us about the history of the train and the area.  Then we returned back to school.

Noho marae

Our first week back after the holidays saw us taking part in the first noho marae for the year.  We stayed at school and had afternoon tea, and then we left for an adventure up on Ruapekapeka Pa.  We had been learning in class the purpose of Pa, and a little of what happened in the battle of Ruapekapeka.  Then when we got back to school, we had dinner and dessert and played games.  We slept over and had competitions as to who could snore the loudest.  Mrs Norman was not the winner, but we won't say who was!