Navigators Two 2019: August 2019

Friday, 30 August 2019

Finish Line in Sight

This afternoon the finish line is in sight for many of our wearable arts groups!

Croc head

Alice the Camel

Our temple joining up

Finally a coloured snake!

This morning Ben taught us the word vanquished! It means to defeat or kill. So many of our year 6s used it in their poems this morning. Thank you Mr Coughlan!

Connor
Beyond this land
Animals lie
Merciless to all
Tenacious creatures lurk
Beneath the trees.

The sun illuminates
The crystal lake
Claiming it
His own.

Playful kids
Come out to play
Scattering out with their coppice sleigh.

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Ella
The dormant forest rests for the night,
As the sun sets down on the snowy horizon
Wind whistles across the forest floor
And off to its silent lair.

The sun vanquished
And snow no longer caressing the ground.
Grotesque creatures come out to play,
Lurking into the forest.

They tumble and howl all through the night
But when their time comes
They trudge off
Leaving the trees desolate.

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Leon
As the downy flakes
Eddy against winter's breeze,
The dormant clock ticks no more.

The frosty dregs
Rest upon the ground
Capturing the forlorn flakes.

Cold shards of light
Vanquish the heat
Making winter dominant
Creatures flee
Leaving the forest serene.

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Lochie
As winter comes
The sun fades, dormant
Snow blankets the forest.

Bears start their hibernation
Birds fall but the white wolves
Are predators to all prey.

The white wolves feed for their cubs
To give them strength
Silently lurking
The forest wolf can hear nothing
But his heavy breath.

The days are dark,
The nights are cold
But the wolves now sleep.

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Tuesday, 27 August 2019

St John in Schools

This morning we were lucky enough to have Paula from St John to teach us about first aid prior to camp.

We talked about sprains, broken bones, concussion, asthma, burns, choking, bee stings, allergies and other everyday occurrences.

We talked about allergies and needing to use an epipen.

If someone is having an asthma attack, we need to sit them up straight, ideally with their hands behind their head to open up their lungs. We need to make sure that we have our medication with us at all times when at camp.

We used a mannequin to show how to do back thrusts in case they are choking. We also touched on CPR.

Anika has learned heaps about first aid at St John Cadets.

If you are alone and you start to choke, throw yourself forwards against a chair or bench, something that is not going to move, to try to dislodge whatever is blocking your airway.

Concussion is caused by something hitting your head and your brain hits your skull.

We talked about using clean undies to stop bleeding!! If someone is turning pale, treat them on the floor as they have probably lost a lot of blood and are in shock.

When using a bandage, use a 'happy snail' bandage!