CanSail Trip

This morning we had an exciting adventure on Lyttelton Harbour. Our Year 5s went sailing aboard STV Fox II, a 54' gaff-rigged ketch. The boat was first launched in 1922 and is one of the oldest sailing vessels in New Zealand.

We enjoyed the thrill of crewing a small ship. Fox II required several of us on each line, needing coordinated crew-power to haul on the sheets and raise six sails. This was a great activity for raising awareness of leadership skills and responsibilities in a team, which are key understandings we are looking to develop in our Year 6 students for next year.

Another highlight was being humoured by the hard-case instructors!

Our trip took us on a return voyage from Naval Point Yacht Club (Lyttelton) to Diamond Harbour.

3-Way Conferences

It's been great sharing our learning with our parents over the last two days. For our successes and challenges to be recognised and shared is an important part of our growth as learners. It allows us to gain feedback from our teacher/s and parents, while also allowing us to keep a strong connection between home and school. Many of us have been able to describe our next steps and our visions for the future with great clarity.

For our Year 6s, these conferences have been a good chance to share our thoughts on the big steps we are taking next year. While we will be sad to see them move on from Bromley, we know that they will have many exciting opportunities ahead of them.

For our Year 5s, we have been talking a lot about our responsibilities in the school next year. We are keeping our eyes and ears open for those students who will be looking at stepping up into leadership roles and taking advantage the exciting opportunities that Year 6 will hold for them.

Thanks to all of the parents who came along. We enjoy engaging with our wider community and receiving your feedback about what we are doing as a school. It was also nice to see the parents who came along to camp sharing their highlights on our camp memory display (shown below).