From Lily
Yesterday we went to see Elgregoe the magician who presented ‘You’ve Got The Power’ which was a great Magic show. There were lots of funny acts and even birds that grew into bigger birds! Some students from our class, including myself and Jack were asked to help in the show. The message Elgregoe taught throughout the show was not to Bully and the key words where Respect, Courage, Caring, Consideration, Honesty and Support. In the show there was also ‘Ollie’ the Ostrich who was a talking bird. Elgregoe had an assistant called Sue. At the end of the show he made snow out of a tissue. Wow....it was an excellent show.
From Lily
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Room 4 have been extremely busy over the last week getting their garden prepared and ready for planting. This involved the whole class working together as a team. The first job was to weed our garden patch so we could clearly see the area of our garden. The students then had to work in small groups to complete the following tasks: planning the garden layout, measuring the distances between the plants and pathways, digging in the compost, measuring and cutting the garden stakes, designing the signs, choosing the plants, planting the plants and finally giving them all a good water. As you can see in the photo, the end result of all of their hard work was fantastic. Now we look forward to watching the plants grow and flourish over the next few weeks. I will post some more photos later to keep you updated on how our garden is coming along.
Room 4 have been focusing on their Native Bird research. We have to research our birds and gather information and present it as a power point. I was excited to find out that my bird had wings but couldn’t fly and instead it bobs up and down and is related to the Rifleman. Also the Rock Wren is the smallest flightless bird in the world.
Creating a power point is new for many of us, so it is challenging us to learn new skills. We are really enjoying making new slides for our slide show and look forward to showing you the completed product when we have finished publishing them. From Zac Hemming. Sarah Rowe from the Whenuakite Kiwi Care Group visited Room 4 this morning to share her expert knowledge on the wonderful work the group do to eradicate predators on the Coromandel Peninsula to increase Kiwi numbers in the area. She bought along a Brown Kiwi to show the students, as well as a stoat, ferret and weasel, who are their main predators. She explained to the students how the Kiwi Care Group set trapping lines to catch the predators and how their hard work has paid off with Kiwi numbers increasing every year. Sarah shared some interesting facts about the Kiwi saying that its egg is 20% of its body weight and explained how it uses its long bill to dig for food under the ground.
This morning Room 4 got to see firsthand one of the predators that are effecting the survival of our native Kiwis on the Coromandel Peninsula. Last week this Ferret was caught in a trap on the boundary of the Whenuakite Forest Park Kiwi Zone where they are not normally seen. This is disappointing for the Kiwi Care group who over the years have worked hard to eradicate predators in this area. Over the past ten years the group have trapped over 8000 rats, 1236 stoats, 260 feral cats, 130 weasels and 11 ferrets. As a result of their hard work Kiwi numbers have increased from 0 to 98. The timing of this is pertinent because the students in Room 4 are currently learning about native New Zealand birds and the impact that predators have on their survival. |
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