Month: October 2023

Yesterday St Patrick’s went to the stone cottage. We were lucky enough that it was across the road from us. We left at 10am and started to walk down to the cottage. When we went to the cottage the people who met us said that their names were Terry, Josephine and Patrick.

Patrick, our historian, was going to be showing us around and he was telling us about some things called artifacts . Terry showed us the bedroom downstairs and showed us the bedroom upstairs. She told us that the pantaloons that the women wore when they wanted to go to the toilet had to be undone at the back and done up again.

Then we had a look at the kitchen where we saw some puzzles. They said that they used them to entertain themselves when it was a rainy day. They also showed us how they washed their clothes. They used a washing board and they also learned how to knit jumpers.
They also had this special cup for the men to protect their mustaches from getting wet when drinking their tea.

Then we went upstairs. We had to be careful because the stairs were very narrow. We checked up in the rooms. They kind of looked like attic rooms because of the space in the roof. It looked like they used to sail a lot we also saw a big anchor it was huge and there was a map of what New Zealand looked like back then.

I loved our trip to the stone cottage because now I know a little bit more about the cottage.

                                         

Today on a sunny morning two people from Bigfoot Adventures, Kate and Kyla came to teach us how to cycle safely on a bike. First they told us how to check if our helmets are safe and  if we were wearing the right clothes to be seen by others on the road. We need to wear bright coloured clothes and closed shoes to protect our feet.

Next we lined up from the shortest to tallest so we could get our bikes. They also taught us the alphabet A, B, C, D, and Q  check for the safety of our bikes. A is for air, B for brakes, C is for chain and control, D is for drop and Q is for quick release. Then we split up. I went with Kate so that I could practice so I can get used to pedaling without  training wheels.

Later Kate asked me if I felt comfortable when I was pedaling and I said ‘yes’ and once I started to pedal I loved it. I also practiced using the brakes. She asked me if I could go around the poles  and back. I said “sure” and I went and tried and I did it.

Later that morning Kate also asked me if I could go to the others up the ramp but I was too afraid to go so I stayed. Then a bit later we went onto the field to ride our bikes. She also took us to the bottom court. It was fun. Then we finally played a little game of “buddies up, buddies down” and if she said ‘up’ we had to get on a piggy back and when she said ‘down’ we had to hop off their backs and when she said ‘under’ we went under their legs. It was very fun.

In conclusion I learned a lot and feel much more confident on a bike.