Lake Daneill

On Wednesday the 14 of June, Room 1 and 8 combined, got ready for the  Lake Daniell tramp.
The cars we drove in took us all they way to reefton were we had toilet stops and then we
continued. Then the cars drove thru springs junction and into the lake daniell carpark. On the
way to the car park we listened to Crosby,Stills and Nash hits . Earlier this week we learnt
about umbles and hyperthermia.

 Soon we got out of our cars and  had a count call (thats when we were given a number and
had to yell out our number).  After that started the walk it was fun. After a while of walking we
stopped to have a snack. Soon we crossed over a gorge with a strong current. About every
30 mins we had a snack. On the walk we had to find stuff for a scavenger hunt.. After about 2
hours we arrived at the Manson and nicolas hut. The hut was under construction. We walked
up a small jetty and then had our lunch. The walk back was uneventful and soon we were back
at the carpark. I really enjoyed the walk, and it's a great walk for beginners.

Callaghns ridge

On the 11 of April 2019, Room 1 and Room 8 met in the morning and got into
car groups to leave on a tramp up Callaghans Ridge. The cars drove out of
Greymouth and drove up Callaghans Road. The drivers parked the cars and
we all got out. Soon we were walking up the ridgeline. Luckily when it started
raining we had rain jackets to protect us from the rain. We also had a scavenger
hunt to find birds and plants along the track. One of the birds on the list (a tomtit)
came right up to us just as we started the walk. Before the walk we were given a
number to remember so that the teachers could quickly see that we weren’t lost.
The track was muddy because of the rain and the ground turned to clay. At lunchtime
we stopped under the trees and had to make a shelter. My team (Dakota, Charlie,
Summer, Jackson and Me) tied three ropes holding a tarpaulin on to some trees.
When our shelter was finished we had lunch. After lunch we carried on with the walk. 

How bees pollinate

  How Bees Pollinate

 Why do we need bees to pollinate?

The most important thing that bees do is pollinate flowers. 
If a plant is to reproduce it needs to be pollinated so that it grows
new seeds that grow into a new plant.  Many flowers produce nectar to attract bees.
When the bees push through the flower to get to the nectar the bees have to brush
past the stamens which leaves pollen on their furry coat. Then when the bees go to other
flowers the pollen on their bodies brush off on to the stigma and the pollen help make new seeds. 

Why is this important?

This is crucial because if the bee didn’t pollinate fruit and vegetables
then the fruit and vegetables won’t grow and we will have less food.
If the bees don’t pollinate the tomato plants then the tomatoes will not be able to
grow and wither away.

Quick Write

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooom there it was again. That noise. A scouring light sprawled
over the dark sky like a sheet on fire. I shivered and crouched lower, the wooden
beams of the mill cowering over my shivering body as though they were alive.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooom the loud screeching thunder rung in my ears. A slow
breeze cackled as it went through the shattered glass of the old mills window.
Once again a bright light filled the room glowing a deathly green. I hunched
down with my mouth hanging in mid air as if I had stopped breathing. I waited -
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooom. I clawed the ground and waited. By now I guessed that
the lightning was about 6 kilometres away. Outside the lightning tore at the ground
glowing up the cloudless sky. A minute went by ………    ……. a line.. a straight line
of light flung itself onto the small mill. Fizz fizz fizz, what was that. A glow filled the
room this time red……… ……… it was fire!!! Another streak of lightning whizzed
into the room my mouth froze. My body froze. The dark night was illuminated with a
green deathly glow. I screamed and screamed and screamed. My hair flew into a fire I
screamed as I rushed over to the stream near the mill. I dunked my head Into the water
staring in awe at the dark cloudless sky getting filled with lightning as though it was water.  

Complex Sentence Paragraph

“Look! Look down there!” His voice could just about be heard above the sound
of the aeroplane’s engine and the shrieking wind in their ears.

“Can you see it?”  On top of the wing the two boys looked down struggling to
see because of the wind. Mike looked and could just manage to see a big frigate
bird below them . The boys craned their necks to see the bird. A heap of melon
sharks jumping around in the water below and chasing the fish in the sea below
the frigate bird..  By this time a bunch of security guards were walking over the
top of the plane when suddenly a big gust of wind from the engines swooshed
through the air and hit the boys on the back. The boys struggled to stay on the
wing of the plane. Both boys held onto the ailerons and held on for dear life.
Soon the Men got closer and hauled the boys up onto the wing. Mike and the
other boy were taken in side the plane and told off for stowing away on the wing of the plane.


In Room 1 we have been learning about prepositions and clauses.
In this piece of writing the yellow words are the prepositions.
Here is some writing we had to do about looking down.

Reading Tasks 2019

Throughout the last few weeks in Room 1
 we have been doing reading tasks about a certain story.
This week we have been asked to make a reflection.

I read the story "Giving it a Shot" In my opinion the story didn't make much sense really because all it was was Lauren and her dad arguing about whether Lauren should be a shot putter or a runner because Lauren had came third in the running race but her dad said she could have came first.  I think that her dad wanted Lauren to be a runner because maybe he had been a runner when he was a kid. Also when Lauren finally gave in she didn't seem any happier.
The pictures for the story looked like bits of magazines glued together to make a deformed face.

The Marae

The car slid up the hill and in to a park in the parking lot at arahura Marae.

It was a school camp. We had left around 8.30 and were now arriving at our
destination.

For the last few weeks in Ms Kemp's class we had been learning more about the
Marae.

We clambered out of the car. Several people were putting there bags in other
cars that would be staying for the night.

At last Ms Kemp's car pulled into a park and stopped.

Soon the whole of Room 1 and 8 walked around the side of the fence and up
to the gates.
Then all of us started singing He honore a Maori waiata ( well maybe only a

couple sang).

The gates shuddered then slowly opened. We slowly started walking along
the long path to the Whare.

Miss Ireland started singing the karanga and was replaced by a maori lady
standing at the front of the Wharenui

. We finally got to the front of the whare and the girls stepped aside to let the
boys
take off their shoes. When we

went into the Marae I saw lots of poe and carvings on the walls and big lights
that changed colour on the roof.

One of the Tangata Whenua started to talk in their own language about the marae.

When he had finished a man that had came with us started to talk in maori back
to him.

Then we hongied all of the Tangata Whenua and left to the Wharekai to eat.
They served us pies and cake.

Later on we made sculptures of Poutini or Waitiki from a maori legend.

Poutini was a Taniwha and Waitaiki was a woman. I worked with Nathan K,
Nathan J, Xavier, Tyler, Charlie, Callan and Me and we made a sculpture of
Waitiaki. After that our dad came and took us home for the night since it was our
mothers birthday. I enjoyed the stay at Tuhuru the Marae and also enjoyed the
food.