Train Safety

Train your brain item

We presented our train safety item in assembly on Friday.  Congratulations everyone on great singing and acting - you are all stars and should feel proud of yourselves!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5sQpbVuZc&feature=youtu.be&safe=active

A story about winning a train trip

Once upon a time in a little town in NZ, 25 children and their teacher thought they would learn how to be safe around trains.  The holidays were coming and they didn’t want anyone getting squashed like a pancake (with red syrup) or killed.  The big freight trains, that went through the middle of town, grumbled and groaned, and shook the ground like a giant earthquake.  Getting too close to them would be a bit scary.

Mrs J (the teacher), who had a kind heart, did some research and found that there was a competition for school children to produce a Youtube clip showing how to be safe around trains.  Mrs J had been to a special learning place where they had checked her heart and given her eyes in the back of her head so she could help children learn important things like this.

The children were all very smart.  They were good at engaging their brain.  So they thought of lots of words that rhymed and put them together with some ‘choo choo’ music to make a rail safety song to share with their school.  They wanted other children to stay safe, and know what to do as well. 

Being creative, they made their own train sounds using wood blocks, and built their own train ready for the item.  The scientists in the class put together a circuit for the flashing lights and a fulcrum for the barrier.  The builders constructed the station and the entertainers put together some actions. 

The stage was set.  The audience arrived, and the item was performed while the ipad recorded…….

Moral of the story:  If you don’t have dreams, they can’t come true.

Our amazing train adventure

Singing our prizewinning song on the station platform.

Traveling in comfort

Disembarking in Otorohanga

Hotdogs and chips for lunch on the green

If you have ever wondered what 25 EXTREMELY excited children sound like, today would have been a good day to find out.  This morning we travelled to Hamilton to experience going on a train.  The rain stopped, the train finally arrived and on we got ...... Oh the exhilaration!  The children enthusiastically explored the seating, tables, menus, earphones, magazines, and self opening doors while they waited for the lights to turn green (45 minutes of waiting!!) and then we were off.  Parents waved and we waved back in eager expectation of a fantastic ride.  And we were not disappointed.  Puzzles were done, popcorn eaten, music listened to and our prizewinning song sung heartily.  Then it was off the train at Otorohanga to have hotdogs and chips for lunch and to look at all the icons around town.  We had a fantastic time  and we are very grateful to Kiwirail for their generous sponsorship of this learning adventure.

Our Post Trip Story

Here is our story - written in the style of 'We're going on a lion hunt'.  We used a thesaurus to look up words that meant the same as EXCITEMENT.

We’re going on an outing

(We’re going on an outing)

We’re not scared

(We’re not scared)

We’re EAGER

We’re getting in the cars and vans

(We’re getting in the cars and vans)

We not eager

(We’re not eager)

We’re EXCITED – very!!

We’re waiting at the station

(We’re waiting at the station)

We’re not excited

(We’re not excited)

We’re WRIGGLY

We’re all having morning tea

(We’re all having morning tea)

We’re not wriggly

(We’re not wriggly)

We’re ENERGISED

We’re singing on the platform

(We’re singing on the platform)

We’re not energised

(We’re not energised)

We’re ENTHUSIASTIC

We’re waiting for the train to come

(We’re waiting for the train to come)

We’re not enthusiastic

(We’re not enthusiastic)

We’re JUMPY

We’re waving to the engine drivers

(We’re waving to the engine drivers)

We’re not jumpy

(We’re not jumpy)

We’re CRAZY

We’re STILL waiting for the train to come

(We’re STILL waiting for the train to come)

We’re not crazy

(We’re not crazy)

We’re FRANTIC

 

We can see the train coming

(We can see the train coming)

We’re not frantic

(We’re not frantic)

We’re FRENZIED

We’re getting in the train carriage

(We’re getting in the train carriage)

We’re not frenzied

(We’re not frenzied)

We’re OVERWHELMED

We’re waiting for the train to go

(We’re waiting for the train to go)

We’re not overwhelmed

(We’re not overwhelmed)

We’re SQUIRMY

We’re feeling the train start to move

(We’re feeling the train start to move)

We’re not squirmy

(We’re not squirmy)

We’re BREATHLESS

We’re exploring all the train goodies

(We’re exploring all the train goodies)

We’re not breathless

(We’re not breathless)

We’re A FLUTTER

We’re singing to the other passengers

(We’re singing to the other passengers)

We’re not a flutter

(We’re not a flutter)

We’re IMPASSIONED

We’re arriving at our destination

(We’re arriving at our destination)

We’re not impassioned

(We’re not impassioned)

We’re INSPIRED

We’re sitting eating hot dogs and chips

(We’re sitting eating hot dogs and chips)

We’re not inspired

(We’re not inspired)

We’re THRILLED

We’re looking at New Zealand icons

(We’re looking at New Zealand icons)

We’re not thrilled

(We’re not thrilled)

We’re PROUD

We’re traveling home to Firth again

(We’re traveling home to Firth again)

We’re not proud

(We’re not proud)

We’re EXHILARATED

– and EXHAUSTED!

TV screening

Watch our interview on TV Central.  You need to go tho their youtube link below, then look for Thursday 5 Dec.   The interview is about half way through the news.

http://www.youtube.com/user/centralnewstv

TV filming

Today TV Central visited to interview us about our train trip.  How exciting!!  So watch out for us - probably next Tuesday (10 Dec) on channel 30.