Hungry Hens

 Today we read the activity of how to make a hungry hen.  (well it was actually a rooster because it has a comb).

We made a hungry hen out of plates, feathers, coloured paper, a stapler, glue and felts.  

Liam said it was fun to make the hen.  Eli said it was excellent, Luke wanted to know how to cut out the comb, it was really hard.  Bayden thought it was great.

Wetlands workout with Nikau

 On Friday Totara and Niaku class went down to the wetlands, after we crossed the dangerous road we walked through the gates and we found leaves and the older kids wiped peanut butter onto the leaves. 

After that Mr Pickard put us into groups with Nikau class.  Next we walked in our groups to find the traps.  We peeked into the traps but unfortunately there was nothing to be found.   Cory's group found a dead rat next to their trap.    We baited the traps with the peanut butter that was on the leaves.  Hopefully they catch some pests for next time.

Later we walked to the adventure tree, and Nikau told us of their plans for their project the want in the wetlands.  The next job was to pick up all the branches and drag them into a big bonfire pile.  We are hoping to burn this pile of tree rubbish with Nikau class.

Our novel 'CUZ'

 In Totara class we have been reading this Novel called Cuz - by Liz Van der laarse.   The Author is the mother of whaea Meg (a teacher at our school).

This book is about two cousins that get lost in the New Zealand bush.  

This book is exciting, we really like it because it is a big adventure.  - Totara class feedback

Questions we want to ask the Author:

Indica - Did you get inspired by anything or did you think of the story on your own? 

Levi Griffin - Did you make up the characters names or are they real people?

Liam - Is it going to be a movie?

Cooper Nichols - Can you make another sequel?

Indy - Who is the artist who illustrated the book cover?

Why did You call it cuz. ? Sam

Why did you chose to write ‘Cuz’? Cooper. W 

How long did it take to write? 

How old were you when you Started writing? Bella

 

Our trip to Puketi forest

 Yesterday our class went to Puketi forest 

Navy visits our school

 

First days of Totara class 2021

On the first day of 2021,      "it was just like a fun day to get everything sorted.  Then the teacher gave us a challenge to work together" - Cooper Nichols

"First we had to make a newspaper line as long as the classroom by using sellotape, staples or glue stick." -Bella

"The next day we had to stick the ends together to make a circle, then the class went to the hall" - Amiria.

"Then we had to hop in the middle of the tyres/tracks and we to walk carefully inside so they wouldn't break."  - Xavier 

The challenge was easy and tricky. 

Our trip to Waitangi

On wednesday we traveled to waitangi museum It was a one hour drive when we got there we had Some morning tea. I was in thecar with Zoe's dad, so me Daetyn and Georgie and zoe. Then we went into the museum and put our bags in a cage then we went and had a look inside and we saw some men from the story that we had been reading. It was Tuia 250 the ship could Endeavour. we found out that people have been living in new zealand and new zealand has been a country for five million years then we watched a movie and they had really comedy sets. And the weather was really hot. It was good and we saw the ngatokimatawhaorua waka. It was huge, it was made out of a kauri tree and there was a giant tree stump. And on the way to the car we saw a eel bite a baby's hand. On the car ride back i

felt a bit car sik zoe’s dad speed up over the bridge it was cool. By Connor