Water Games & Activities

1. The Shark and the Mermaids
You need: Large swimming pool
Players: Small to medium groups
How to play:
One person is chosen to be the Shark and the others are Mermaids. The Shark starts on the side of the pool close to the middle while the Mermaids start at one end of the pool. When the Sharks says "go!" the Mermaids must try to get to the other side of the pool and back. Meanwhile the sharks jump in and try to tag the Mermaids. If a Mermaid is tagged, it is frozen and it is up to another Mermaid to unfreeze them. The Mermaids win if they each make it across the pool and back and are all touchung the end of the pool. The Shark wins if everyone is tagged and frozen.

2. Poison Pool Toss
Required:splash water bombs,noodles,soft balls, small hoops
Players: medium to large groups
A great pool game for a big class and a good warm-up activity. Divide the pool in half using a rope or net with players evenly distributed on both sides. If there is a deep end make sure that players on that side are good swimmers. Have two baskets full of an equal number of pool toys and dump them in the water on either side of the line. On whistle blow, all the players will try to throw the items to the other side of the line in order to keep their side of the pool free of items.
Give them 5 - 10 minutes then blow the whistle to stop. The teams with the least amount of items on their side is the winner.

3. Dolphin Relay
Required: swimming pool and one ball per team
Players: small to large groups
Divide class into 3 to 5 teams. The first player from each team will race down and back the length of the pool while pushing the ball with their noses and forehead. If they touch the ball with their hands, feet or body they must go back to where that took place and start again. The next player will do the same until one team is the winner. With good swimmers, this can be done by swimming in the deep end of the pool. For a game with non-swimmers, play in the shallow end.

Source:
http://www.cmsport.co.nz/


FLIPPA BALL LESSON 1 – ‘Familiarisation and Passing’
Outline of Rules (basic) – 5 minutes
One may catch the ball with two hands but use one hand to pass or shoot.
One can move up and down the pool by walking, running, or swimming. If in possession of the ball the only way of progressing the ball is by swimming with it doing freestyle.
The ball must stay above the water at all times.
To defend a player with the ball, one may not contact the attacker. The defensive player may only knock the ball out of the attacking player’s hand. (Similar to basketball)
Equipment:
Flippa Ball balls (8)
Four cones or chairs

Warm up (outside of pool) – 5 minutes
Pass in groups of three in a triangle. Children to be about two metres apart. Focus on children having elbow higher than shoulder when passing. (Remember, can catch with two hands, but must pass with one hand)

Warm up (inside of pool) – 10 minutes
(Children still in groups of three)
Organise children into relay groups with two children on one side of pool and third child on other side of pool. In relay fashion swim freestyle (repeating four times) alternating between freestyle and head-up freestyle.

Passing (inside pool) – 5 minutes
Pass in groups of three in a triangle. Children to be about two metres apart. Focus on children having elbow higher than shoulder when passing. (Remember, can catch with two hands, but must pass with one hand)

Game – 20 minutes
(Four teams of six)
Game begins with 1 goalie and 5 field players. Both teams line up against wall. Referee begins game by blowing whistle and dropping ball in middle of pool. Teams swim to ball, trying to score a goal in opposition’s goal. Let game flow ensuring that the basic rules are applied. Rotate after 5 minutes allowing all four teams to play each other.


Source: http://www.waterpolo.org.nz/Content.aspx?ID=FBCoachPlan

Explanation: How cheese is made

Firstly the dairy farmer squeezes milk from the cow. Secondly they put the milk into the milk truck. Next the milk truck goes to the factory and then the milk goes through the hose into the milk tank. When it is in the milk tank they test if it is good or bad.
When it is all right it goes the starter room. Thereafter rennet is added
to curdle the milk. In the pasteurizing room the milk is heated up to get bacteria
out. The whey and curd is separated and the curd goes down the slide and the whey goes to the bakery. The curd is pressed to form cheese. After that they weigh it, then trim it and wrap it. Next it goes to the store room. Then the cheese inspectors check if it is alright before it is shipped to England.

By Joseph

Explanation: Why do Hindus celebrate Diwali

Diwali is known as the festival of lights that Hindus celebrate all around North India, South India even in New Zealand. When Hindus celebrate Diwali they draw rangoli patterns to invite God to their home. My teacher Mrs. Raman baked sweets and cookies. She made plates for 50 people. When you celebrate Diwali you have to buy new clothes like saris - that’s what my teacher wears every time she celebrates Diwali. Hindus cannot celebrate Diwali if there is a death in the family. Hindu people rub oil on their body before having a bath to cleanse themselves. People are very kind and caring because of the food that is given to others. There was once a king called Shree Raam who got sent to the forest for 14 years. After 14 years, Shree Raam and his wife made their way back home. The people of Ayodhya lit up candles and lamps for their most loved lord Shree Raam to welcome him back. Diwali is a very popular Hindu festival. It is important because goodness will always defeat the evil and light will conquer darkness.

By Makayla

Explanation: How to keep safe at the beach

To keep your family safe do not go out too far into the water because you might drown. Before you go into the water, you've got to put sunscreen on and also when you finish swimming. Remember to always swim between the flags. If you're swimming and people are fishing, you need to watch where the rods are because you might get caught. If you are diving and bombing, do it safely with an adult at a deep part but you need to make sure you don't go too far out and don't come too far in or else you will get hurt. If you get into trouble in the water, call out for help by waving your hands and the life-guard will rescue you. The beach is a fun place not only for swimming. You can build sand castles, play dig the person up or just play in the playground. Always be careful and be safe at the beach.

What can we find out about milk?

Recording Sheet

Type of Milk	What colour is it?	How does it look?	How does it pour?	How does it taste?
Skim milk	white, milky	white liquid like regular milk	pours very easily like water	like regular milk but not as creamy because it has less fat
Flavoured milk	chocolate colour	like chocolate coloured milk	pours quite easily	like melted chocolate poured into whole milk
Evaporated milk	cream colour	like fresh cream but thin consistency	easy to pour	like unsweetened and runny fresh cream but with less fat
Condensed milk	pale custard colour	like custard but lighter colour	pours slowly like golden syrup	extremely sweet like golden syrup but nice and creamy

 

We chose four types of milk for testing i.e. skim milk, flavoured milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk. We poured about three quarters of each type of milk into separate cups. We looked carefully at the appearance of the milk samples. We noticed that they were of different colours, some poured out easily like water while others poured slowly like golden syrup.

We tasted the samples of milk. Some tasted creamy and some tasted sweet. After recording our observations we mixed all the samples together and enjoyed our own creation of a delicious new milky creamy shake.

How to make Cheese (Paneer)

Firstly bring 2 litres of whole milk to the boil.



Next add about half a cup of lemon juice to curdle the milk.



Leave milk on stove to curdle for five minutes.



Check to see if the milk is properly curdled.



Strain out the curds through a muslin or cheese cloth into a sieve or colander. Pour cold water over the curds to remove any taste of lemon.



Put some weight (like a pot of water) on top of the curds and leave it to drain and firm up for about half an hour. Save the whey to be used as stock in soups or to bake bread.



Add a pinch of salt or herbs to spice up your cheese. Lastly slice up the cheese into cubes and add to your favourite vege dish such as spinach, butter chicken gravy or tomato chutney. Enjoy your homemade cheese (paneer).

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Jump Jam at Massey Park Stadium

Kelvin Road School wins third place at the Jump Jam Competition at Massey Park stadium on Friday 31st October. A fabulous effort and achievement by our students and teacher Mrs. Smith.