WPCA Community Service

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student at Wesley Intermediate school. I am part of the awesome William Pike Challenge Award group at my school. On Wednesdays I go down to Owiraka Athletics Club and Couch the 2-6 year old's as part of my community service.

I really enjoy helping out, I get to work the the younger kids and couch them through games how to do shot put, discus, long jump, high jump, running. I also help teach them the basic movement so when they get to the proper thing they have a better understanding. 

WPCA Snorkelling Challenge

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student at Wesley Intermediate school. I am part of the awesome William Pike Challenge Award group at my school. On Monday the 25th of November we went to Goat Island for our 5th challenge!

On Monday we got to school at 7.30 then we hoped in the bus and drove to Goat Island. We got to go snorkelling and see massive snapper and heaps of other fish, we also saw lots of kelp and some kina.

I really enjoyed the whole time but the best part was swimming with my friends, and playing in the rock pools and getting to see some eagle rays.

My Inquiry

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student in room 9 at Wesley Intermediate School. For our inquiry this term we are doing the EMR (Experiencing Marine Reserves) program. We are going on a trip to Goats Island to go snorkelling, we also go to our local waterway for explore and find our more about them. Part of the program is doing an passion project. Today in class we had to find the best word to describe the ocean and the marine creature. Here is our answers:

Comment on what word you think best describes the ocean and the marine creatures.

My Quiz

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student in room 9 at Wesley Intermediate School. Today for inquiry we used METAVERSE to create an app with a quiz related to our inquiry projects. 

Use the QR code or the link to have a go at my quiz.

The thing I found hard was coming up with questions. Next time I would like to maybe and some more scenes.

Please comment and share your link if you make one of these.

WPCA Caving Challenge

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student at Wesley Intermediate school. I am part of the awesome William Pike Challenge Award group at my school. On Tuesday the 22nd of October we went to Nikau caves and cafe for our 5th challenge!

On Tuesday the 22nd of of October the WPCA group went to Nikau Caves and Cafe we went for a 2 hour trip in the caves. It was so fun, we could see glow worms up close, amazing stalagmites and stalactites, as well as walking through nearly knee deep water. The most challenging part was tummy crawling through a really small gap for about 20 meters. The best part was the rest of the trip but near the end there was the most incredible stalagmite which was humongous(I really wanted to climb on it).

After we made it through there was a small stream which Josh, Zoe and I played in, it was so fun!

WPCA ski trip challenge

HI MY NAME IS HELENE AND I AM A STUDENT AT WESLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. I AM PART OF THE AWESOME WILLIAM PIKE CHALLENGE AWARD GROUP, AND ON 28th AUGUST WE WENT ON OUR fourth OUTDOOR ACTIVITY!

On the 26th of august the William Pike group and some other students from Wesley intermediate school headed up to Tongariro national park. On the 27th we were supposed to go skiing but only a minuscule amount of the mountain was open due to it snowing so the adults decided to go the national army museum, a 2 hour walk around Rotopounamu lake and we went to the mineral pools.

On the 28th it was a gorgeous day (perfect for skiing), we went up to Whakapapa and had a 2 hour skiing lesson is happy valley. After our lesson Miss Davis, Mr Davis and Miss Corbet took some of the students (including me) up to rock garden. I fell over so many time but on about my 6th or 7th time going down I only fell over twice!

I really enjoyed the ski trip challenge. By the end of the day I was much more confident and I cant wait to go skiing again.

Look at these awesome photos of us playing in the snow and skiing.

WPCA Tree Adventures Challenge!

Hi my name is Helene and I am a student at Wesley intermediate school. I am part of the awesome William pike challenge award group, and on Friday the 14th of June we went on our third outdoor activity!

It was a 45 minute drive to Woodhill forest were we gazed open mouthed looking 12 meters into the air at the incredible tree challenges. 

We had our safety briefing and then we got started. Lizzie, Adriana, Miss Davis, Zoe and I went to level 5, it was awesome, there was a Tarzan swing and the zip line at the end was super fun!

Look at these incredible pictures of us!

Safety briefing!

My first climb!

Me climbing up the super high ladder!

ACTION!

Zoe and I climbing

I'm flying!

The girls Please comment on your favourite picture, or let me know if you have been to tree adventures before!