Eat, Sleep, Swim, Repeat!

The last two weeks of Term 3 have been busy with swimming lessons! 

We have had instructors taking us for lessons in both swimming and survival. During the second week we had to bring extra clothes and get into the pool in our clothes! This made them super heavy and hard to swim in, but was also really fun to do and we learnt lots in case we were ever caught out in trouble! 

It's been fun being able to go to Kings Swim School and show off all our skills! 

Potato Planting is upon us!

Potato Planting 2016!

For weeks we had been chitting potatoes! This meant that while potatoes rested in Kahikatea they started to grow little nodules. 

The first week of September is potato planting week! We headed out to the garden with Mr. Rob and listened to how to grow the best potatoes! 

Mr Rob dug some rows for us and we dropped a potato in each, 
making sure that they were about a hand apart AND chits up so that they don't grow sideways. 
Once we had all put our potatoes in the ground Mr. Rob covered them in a mound like shape. This helps them grow, according to Mr. Rob. 

It's awesome getting out into the garden with Mr. Rob! We're super lucky to have the garden and him around to give us awesome life skills!