Waterwise

=Waterwise with Room 6d=

Today we went to Howick Beach for our 'taster' session of waterwise.

The day began with Mr Nicholls and the parents and teachers getting the equipment out of the shed. We then all had a bite of morning tea before putting our lifejackets on. We then sat and listened to Mr Nicholls tell us about the optimist. Mrs Clay also helped to tell us about the different parts and what they are used for.

We learnt how to tie a round turn and two half hitch knot and a figure of eight knot. The first knot is used to tie the mainsheet to the boom. The second knot is to make sure the mainsheet doesn't slip out of place!

In teams of five, we then got to rig our own opti! It was so much fun!

We then had to take it down and then had a race to put it all back together again!

After that Mrs Romans showed us how to hold a kayak paddle correctly. She also talked about the do's and don'ts of kayaking and what to expect when we go down next time.

We then got to go for a swim to cool off, then washed our lifejackets and sat and waited to leave...!

It was great fun!

Have a look at our movie and see for yourself!

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