From 5GF to 6GF, it has been an absolute pleasure working with such an awesome and talented group of students.

We have done so much together, and it is difficult to reduce it to a few highlights. When you look back on your time at Oaklands, may your time as part of 6GF and the hub 6 family be one of fond memories.

We would like to share with you our personal highlights for the year. There have been many learning opportunities, events, visits and opportunities to work, learn and grow together.

Here are our highlights:

Avia

My year has been awesome! My first highlight is when me and a bunch of other Year 6 girls went to Canterburys for basketball which was a lot of fun. I have also enjoyed all of the other sports as well.

My second highlight is doing the 3D models for our Native Garden planning. We got into groups and designed a 3D model of what we would like the Native Garden to look like outside of Rm 12/13.

My third highlight has been swimming with our whānau classes or at lunch break because when we are in our whānau classes we learn all of the water safety skills which I think is very important. At lunch break, I go to the swimming pool to cool myself down.

My final highlight of the year has been the Waipara camp because we did lots of fun activities and we got to know each other better. Last of all, thank you Mr Forman, Mrs Fuller and Mr Ladbrook for an awesome year and thank you so much for teaching us the learning we need.

Christina

This year has been very exciting. Here are some of my highlights. At the start of the year hub 6 went to Waipara for our camp. We learned how to work as a team and we also collaborated really well in the activities. 

My second highlight is the gala performance because we got to make up our own performance and it looked really cool. 

My last highlight is south west zones Netball. My netball team (Netball A team) got to go to South West zone for netball. We did really well, came first place and got to go to Canterbruy’s. We also did really well at the Canterburys and came 6th place out of all the schools. This year at Oaklands was great, I made many friends and enjoyed every part of the year! 

Cody

This year has been so cool. I played hockey for winter sport and on Mondays. highlights have been when the year 6 boys basketball team.

I liked having fruit burst, winter sport, zones and math whizz. 

Eva

This year has been great! 

My first highlight is having the 3 best teachers in the school because when I compare year 4 to year 5-6 It's like everyone in my class is so much happier than other students and that's because of the 3 awesome teachers we have. 

My 2nd highlight is the Waipara camp because we got to do heaps of activities that I personally would never do e.g the giant swing. I definitely did not want to do it but the staff encouraged me to and it turns out it was super fun. 

Greer

One of my highlights was doing a passion project with Sophie. I have also really enjoyed doing basketball with my awesome team. Also doing class swimming was a highlight for me because we have free time and get to do a lot of fun activities in the pool.

Another thing that I enjoyed was Winter sport with my awesome hockey team .I was in the A team and we had lots of fun. It was also my first time playing hockey so I thought that I did really well.

I also enjoyed our gala performance; we did really well. After the performance me , Sophie , Lily and Mira hung out and got some of Mira’s mum’s fudge which was awesome. Sophie, Lily and I also put the rest of our money together and got some lollies to share.

Also I played hockey on Mondays. we were great.

Jacob

My highlights for this year is class craft and winter sport. It has been so much fun this year and cool going to play rugby because you can tackle people. I liked playing class craft because you can get points.

James

My highlights for this year are cricket, winter sports (rugby) and ice blocks. Also I loved going to the marae, library, Travis Wetlands, Waipara camp, Halswell pool and the supermarket. If i didn’t get fruit bursts,I would get mad. 

Getting my gold CARE certificate was amazing because it’s nice to have. It was fantastic when we had the amazing fun days with the hub. 

Also I liked Pause Breathe Smile (PBS) because we had time to calm down. It was steller to do Food for Thought because it was great to know what we should eat. Cycle safety was incomparable because I learnt the skills I needed to learn to go on the road.

Kade

My highlights for this year were class craft, cycle safety, Food for Thought and the Rocket Challenge. It has been so much fun this year. My favourite activity was cycle safety because we got to go on the road and learn how to be safe on the road.

Nathan Michel

My highlights for this year are cricket, winter sport (soccer), ice blocks. Also I loved going to the marae and the Waipara camp. I loved cycle safety because it was really fun biking around the roads and learning how to be safe on the road

Nathan McMurran

My highlights were the marae visit, Travis Wetlands trip, passion project, swimming, iceblocks, helping Mr Forman at the pool, cycle saftey, Waipara camp, water balloons, pool, the supermarket visit, library, book trailers at winter sport, crate stacking at camp and pause breathe smile.

Leah

This year has been awesome. Here are some of my highlights. In the middle of the year we did winter sport. I got in the A team. Our coach was Ang. We got third place for the winter sport programme. We also went to the canterburys and came 4th or 5th. We also went to Waipara for our camp and my favourite part was the giant swing. I also liked the crate stacking.

Another one of my highlights was cycle safety because I got to learn how to ride a bike on the road. I also liked it because after we learned how to stop and turn, we got to go around in circles and hi-five the people that were teaching us.

We also went on the road after that and my favourite part about it was learning how to go around a roundabout.

We also got free time and we got to go around the neighbourhood. I also love the fun days we have every Friday.

Lily F

My year has been great! Some of my highlights are the gala along with transition to the year 7 and 8s. I have made new friends. I have also enjoyed having Mr Forman as a teacher for two years! I hope I can get along with my new teachers. I also loved year six camp. My favourite thing was the bunk rooms and swimming. I hope I can enjoy next year’s camp. I’ve enjoyed making new friends and getting to know more about my teachers.

Lily T

This year I enjoyed swimming because every lunch time I go with my friends when it was hot. Also I enjoyed the water balloons that Mr Forman brought to school and we used the slingshots. 

When we had winter sport, I played hockey with Sophie and Mira. We were in the B team and Greer was the A team. I played basketball with Greer and Mira.

Meagan

This year has been cool. My highlights are the Waipara camp, Pause/Breathe/Smile (PBS), ice blocks, cycle safety, athletics, Rocket Challenge, arts rotation.

At the camp, I really enjoyed doing all the challenges especially the abseiling.

Mehdi

My highlight was winter sport because I got to play against other schools like Papanui, Fendalton and Burnside. My other highlight was the Marae visit because we got to learn about the Māori culture and history. My third highlight was Pause / Breathe / Smile because we got to relax by breathing in and out. Sometimes after PBS, we would do mindful eating. Most of the time we ate raisins.

And those were my 2019 highlights.

Mira

Some of my highlights this year are doing basketball, hockey and swimming. I also enjoyed the gala. Greer, Sophie, Lily and I were walking around and talking. Something that is also enjoyed is fun days. Another thing I liked this year was winter sport with my great hockey team. I was in the B team. Even though we only won one game, it was still fun.

Sam

First aid was good because we learnt to help people when they're in trouble and they’re bleeding. Winter sport was fun because we played a winter tournament and we came second out of every team. I played my friend’s team and they won.

Sophie A

My year has been awesome! Some of my highlights have been when the year 6 girls basketball team went to Canterbury champs. I have also enjoyed the gala and cycle safety. 

Being in 6GF has been one of my favourite things this year. We have had Jeff, fruit bursts, lots of exciting opportunities and we have worked really well as a team. 

I really enjoyed winter sport this year as I was in the A team and learned a lot from Ang (our coach.) Since we listened lots and learnt lots we made it to Canterbury’s and came 6th. 

Although for me the best thing that happened this year was year 6 camp. I had lots of fun playing with my friends and classmates and learning more about my teachers. I liked rafting and although it was cold it was one of my favourite things. 

Sophie W

I have enjoyed this year, and my highlights are swimming at lunch times because I love swimming. I really enjoyed getting fruit burst. Although they’re just fruit bursts, they are good so I enjoyed them.

I also really enjoyed the camp in term 1;it was a blast.

I especially enjoyed the gala performance; it was the best. Our performance was so good. me, Greer, Lily T, Mira and I hung out, and Greer and I bought fudge! YUM!

I also really enjoyed cycle safety. it was fun and I learnt how to ride safely on the road. The beep tests this year we're really tiring but i think I did great because I tried my hardest and enjoyed myself.

This year I started playing hockey. I had never really thought about hockey but it's an awesome sport. There is a lot of running in hockey

Wenbo

My highlights for this year are Waipara camp, cycle safety, Travis Wetlands visit, Rocket Challenge and basketball because they train my communication, physical skills and knowledge in a fun way.

Not only those things, I also liked Food for thought, swimming, arts, Pause - breathe - smile and health. They taught me some cool and useful skills such as how to pick a kind of healthy food and how to survive if you are involved in an accident in water and things like that.

Zar

This year I have enjoyed winter sports because I liked playing rugby. I was really good at tackling the other team. I liked camp because I got to go in the same bunk as my friends. It was fun on the giant swing but scary because I’m scared of heights.

Zoe

My Highlight of the year was Winter Sport. I played hockey it was so much fun. The only game we won was when the other team had to send players off because of an injury. It was the best game of the season. My second highlight was cycle safety. My favourite part was going on the road because I learnt other road skills I did not Know before.

Zubia

My year has been amazing! My first highlight is the marae trip. I also have a lot more highlights and here are some of them: winter sports ( Netball ), library trip, Travis Wetlands, Waipara camp, cycle safety, the supermarket visit, pause breathe and smile ( PBS ).

I have also had a lot of fun learning with the hub 6 teachers.

I also really enjoyed doing the Rocket Challenge with Mr Forman.