Bryn's Learning Journey

Cross Country Term 2 Hello, yesterday on Tuesday 23 June we ran our cross country it was quite unlucky because the weather wasn't the nicest. It was still good though I came in third place so I think I'm going to zones. I and my friend I were like right next to each other on the final lap and the course we had been practising was different from the actual thing. So, my friend, he was really unlucky he ran how we had been practising and he had to come all the way back so I got the lead. Otherwise, it was going to come down to a sprint finish. Thanks, Bryn

Batten Team Air Force Museum Visit  Hello on Tuesday the 5 of November some of the batten team went to the air force museum. There were two special people there who are apart of the RNZAF that's the royal New Zealand air force. They told us about themselves one of them had been in the air force since he was 17.  They have been to countries that are having wars to start a peace program. Kate mainly flew a massive plane called the Hercules, Herc for short. She did missions like dropping off supplies in countries that don't have enough supplies. They told us a story about a very brave man called Sargent Ward so they were doing a bombing raid on Germany. On the way back they were attacked by a German aircraft and Sargent Ward planes wing was set on fine and the captain said to him go put that out so he climbed onto the wing he had to dig his feet in to put it out he was successful. All seven people on the aircraft survived because of him he was awarded a victoria cross for his br