Lia

Monday, 5 March 2018

Acrostic Poem

Amber leaves fall from a tree, count
from one, Two Three leaves
Under me is falling, crunchy, amber leaves
Tomorrow there will be more crunchy,
golden leaves falling gently to the ground
Under me, under you, count one, two,
three leaves, and wait till you feel the cold breeze
Making me see the golden leaves makes
me feel like a tall, stiff tree
Now that I see all the crunchy,
falling leaves it makes me feel free.

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

On Wednesday 15th of November 2017 Room9, 10 and a few of Room 8 and 7 went to Rangitoto Island by bus and a ferry boat. We went to see how the island was formed from a series of volcanic eruptions under the sea. There were volunteers from Kidscan and they were great leaders. When we got off the bus we walked in a straight line towards the docks and boats. When we got there we had to brush our shoes and my foot felt tickly because I was exciting to go on a ferry. When we were finished we went on the ferry and I felt sea sick because we were at the bottom of the boat and I could see the ocean water near me. When we arrived we had morning tea under a huge shelter and I was amazed to see Rangitoto Island.

First when we were going on the hike but we had to go to the toilet and then we wait for everyone to come out then we go for the hike. When everyone was out we started to walk and I got a lot of energy that time. Key and I walked with a lady and I called us the Three Musketeers but then I changed it into the Three Explorers and the lady liked it because the Three Musketeers were not in a hike they were at the palace so I changed the word musketeers into the explorers. When we were far away from the shelter I still had lots of energy in me but I got hot so I took off my raincoat and the lady helped me to take off my raincoat and put it in my bag.

Secondly we were halfway there and we were the only group in the middle because we were expecting to be in our own groups we made at school but it was changed. Going up was to steep but going down wasn’t and it was slippery for my shoes. When we reached the top I thought that the teachers just took us there just to look at a beautiful view but they took us to look at a view and have lunch. Then we went down with Kristel and she disappeared so we walked down the hill with a year 7 girl Mary and it was funny because Key almost hit his face on a rock.

After that we were almost there so I shouted freedom but we weren’t there yet and Mary laughed. When we were there Kristel and her crew were already there so we had a great time walking altogether and I putted my bag a water bottle on top a rock and went toilet and when I got out I thought My school bag and bottle were gone but it wasn’t. When the other group came we all saw a stingray next to the shore a I thought it was a shark but sharks are not in New Zealand.

Finally it was time to go to school we said by to the volunteers and we went over to the bridge and on the ferry and we got to go on the very top.

It was very fun walking on Rangitoto Island.

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Acrostic Poem

Seven sea turtles are endangered

Eggs look like ping-pong balls

Artificial lighting confuse the hatchlings

Turtles are green

Under the sea they swim fast

Reptiles are cold blooded

Turtles have hard jaws

Leather backs are use to make boots

Each sea turtle eggs are buried under the sand

Sea turtles have no teeth

Monday, 27 November 2017

Kelly Tarltons

On Wednesday 25th of October 2017 Room 9 and 10 went to Kelly Tarltons by bus. We went there so we could learn about the marine life of sea animals.

First we saw the penguins swimming in the water and they looked so cute because I thought that they were so cuddly but I didn’t know if they were cuddly. Then we saw the the penguins on the ice and we saw a lady feeding the penguins sardines and some penguins were pecking her bottom for the lady to feed them some more sardines. When the penguins slept they put their head backwards and they lay their eggs on the rocks. When we finished looking at the penguins we went through the conveyor belt and it made me dizzy and I thought that I was going side to side but I wasn’t and it was so funny.

Secondly we saw Robert Falcon Scott’s Hut and it was so creepy and old. We saw ice gears, old clothes, bunk beds, gramophone and a piano. They were all old and I was so scared of it because I always thought that it was haunted by a ghost but ghosts do not exist. Scott and his crew lived in Antarctica which was so cold because there were just ice and snow.

After that we went through the cafe, the playground and the kid’s room. When we went through all of that we went to a room with information about the sea turtles. Then we saw a secret door and a nice young landy led Room 9 into the secret door and in our new classroom. Our teacher’s name was Sakura and she was friendly. We learnt lots of stuff and she even let us feel all the shells and she even had a shark mouth. She showed us a picture about black people who built a house in two days and it was earthquake proof, flood proof and volcano proof.

After class we went off to have lunch and it was fun there and we took a tour through the tunnel twice. On the third round we got out of the tunnel and Miss Elia disappeared and we couldn’t find her. It was time to go back to school so we went through Robert Falcon Scott’s hut and I was so scared then we went through the penguins and out the door.

I had a great time at Kelly Tarltons because we got to see the penguins and other sea animals.

Feeding the Kakapo

Monday, 13 November 2017

Trees for birds

W.A.L.T. Find out why planting trees are important for bids on the island of Tiritiri Matangi

Image result for map showing Hauraki Gulf

The island of Tiritiri Matangi is in the Hauraki Gulf. More than thirty species of birds nest on the islands, including the northern blue penguin, the pukeko, the Northern Island fantail, the bellbird and the tui.