Lake Daniell Recount

On Wednesday the 12th of June room one and room eight set off for the
Lake Daniel tramp. We left school at eight thirty in the morning so we had time
to get there.

It took around an hour and a half to get to Springs Junction. I went in the car group
with Nathan K, Hannah K and Jennae Topliss. When we got there we all waited for
the other car groups to get there. Walking to the lake was easy, on the way back not
so much. Of course I was a little bit tired getting there, but we had lunch at the lake
to restore all our energy.

The lake was really shallow at the edge. Around the time of tramping there the new
hut was getting built. At the lake there was also a wharf going out about 5 metres.

As soon as we got to the lake it started raining which meant we were going to walk
back in the rain. Walking back in the rain wasn’t that bad because most people were
too hot. It was two hours one way. The time between breaks doubled since we started
walking back. After half way walking back my leg was hurting so bad but I just kept
going.

We walked in to Lake Daniell because we were all learning about hypothermia and
the native around the area.

I really liked the walk and I can’t wait to do another walk like that again.

Lake Daniell Group Pamphlet

The Umbles

Our Marae Trip

                       Our Marae Trip

On the 5th of March our class and room 8 went on a trip to our local Marae in
Arahura. It was fun learning about all the different stories during that time.
On that morning Charlie and Nathan J and I were driven down to the Marae
by my mum. All of us got our groups ready to go down to the Marae.
We headed off to the car we were taking, packed our gear and off we went.

Firstly

It took about 25 minutes to get down to the marae. Just before the intersection
in Arahura we turn left up in to the old Christchurch road. The car trip was
boring but we were excited when we got there. We unpacked the car and
waited for the others. When we all got there we entered around the main
gates then the powhiri process started.

The Powhiri Process

As we enter the gates the Tangata whenua called the greeting and then
Miss Ireland called back because is  after that we got welcome onto the
marae and we all sat down into the seats in side the marae and we sang
honore. After we done the Powhiri process we had to do the hongi (The
hongi is when you touch foreheads and sometimes noses) then we had
morning tea. After morning tea we went back into the meeting house and we
said all of our mihi’s (our self greeting).

This is one of the things we did on the marae trip in Arahura.
I personally liked the marae trip because it was excited and fun.

Rocky Shore Recount

Learning Intentions for Science We are learning to understand that all living creatures have a life cycle. We are learning that living creatures have bodies that are designed to help them to live and survive.   We are learning that all living things are designed to live in a particular environment. We are learning to understand how food webs work. We are learning that in an ecosystem all living things and their environment are interconnected. We are learning to understand about the Rocky Shore and the impact, both positive and negative, we can have on this environment.

Literacy As part of our rocky shore unit we will also use our literacy skills to read and learn about the rocky shore and to write an information report on a rocky shore creature. Writing We are learning to write an information report about an animal. We are learning to use our writing skills across the curriculum.