Museum

The last activity we did on camp was to go to the Otago Museum. We meet up with the other groups in the entryway. Kate was our day leader. she told us to bring our stuff up to the Discovery Pad. We were so excited that we rushed down the stairs to the discovery world and we hung out down there for 45 minutes after we had done some hands on experiments about vitamin C and what drinks had the most of it out of Broccoli Juice, Lettuce Juice, Orange Juice, Apple Juice and Lemonade. We all went up to the discovery pad again to do some more hands on experiments like testing the D.N.A in a banana, testing for sugar in different types of drinks and cereal. We also did an experiment on bread, rice and lettuce. We had to pore a special scientific liquid on it. Once we had done that we went back to the vitamin C experiments. About 5:00 o'clock we had two different ladies call Alisha and Mel they were our night time watchers. The first activity we did around the museum was looking and learning about what the did to royal Egyptians. we each created a death mask and then it was time to go to bed. In the morning we went to see the butterflies and then it was time to go to Te Anau.

By Lydia, Rosie and Jessica

 

At the Butterfly Museum 

The Aquarium

While we were on camp in Dunedin we went to the Otago university Aquarium.  Were Josie and Steve showed us around we got to touch and see all these different things such as star Fish, Sea Anemones, Crabs, Fish, Coral, Sea Slugs and and sea cucumbers.  We also went in a submarine we went to the very bottom of the sea and saw lots of different creatures.  But the most memorable moment was dissecting the Spiky Dog Shark.  Crazy Steve decided that it would be funny to freak all of us out by biting the Sharks skin to show us how strong the skin was.  It was good to try something different even though not everyone wanted to do that.  We all had lots of fun and if we had the opportunity to go back we would! 

By Chloe, Tessa, Paige and Emma

Spring Art

On Wednesday we sprang into action with spring art.  This is us working on our pictures.  First we did a background of a tree or stem then we had a choice of how we made our flowers.

This is Chloe doing her spring art.

Tis is Tessa and Emmerson doing there art

This is Paige and Jessica using there fingers on there paintings.

This is Destinee,Lindsay and Samantha using craft paper.

Jessica M

Here is Jessica M sharing her poem.

Jessica M

Snow and Billy

You know those predators that have been threatening the Kepler track? Well.... on the 1^st of September Mrs Ball brought Snow and Billy to school.  By now you probably thinking who Snow and Billy really are? Snow is a ferret and Billy is a stoat.  Snow is cute and active but Billy he can get so scared he could jump out of his coat.

They came to school in a glass cage so they could not get out. There was also a piece of glass between them so they can not fight, but if they did, who do you think will win?

Snow the Ferret

 Billy the Stoat

Their glass cage

Te Anau School Hangi

On the third of July Te Anau School had a hangi to celebrate the end of their Matariki topic. Over Term 2 we all did lots of art through out the classes. At the start of the term Room 12 was put in charge of digging the hangi. Over a few weeks we completed it. It was hard work. When the day came for our hangi it was cancelled but Redcliff restaurant kindly cooked our vegetables and Dale’s hangi team cooked the meat on BBQs. We also sang songs like at a traditional Matariki celebration.

We had some food once we sang our songs. Yum Yum. We had lots of different varieties of food like root vegetables and meat. We reckon the best one were the chops. Once we finished eating our parents looked through the classes. What a day. But it wouldn’t have been possible with out the parents, Dale’s team, the teachers, Redcliff, Kiwi Holiday Park for donating their place, Mr Rush and all the children.

Written by Thomas, Lindsay and Jayden

Our Hangi

Three weeks ago Room 12 began digging our school hangi for our school topic. Once our hangi is dug we will use it for our school hangi feast on Friday the 28th of June 2014. The school is preparing the food on Wednesday the 26th of June. We light the fire at 4am in the morning. We will be singing some traditional Maori songs. The parents can walk around the classes and see our Matariki projects that we’ve been doing.

By Thomas, Cory and Jessica

Southland Cross Country

Ready steady GO! On Friday the 13th of June 2014 6 children from our school went down to Southland Cross Country including Jessica Molloy, Mitchell Flynn, Thomas Larrivee, Noah Cockburn, Esther Cole and Jake Tither. The people from our class got these placings Esther got 50^th/76, Jessica got 36^th/76, Jake got 33^rd/76 and Thomas got 22^nd/76. Mitchel from Room 5 got 42^nd and Noah from Room 6 got 41^st. 

On the track it was very muddy, Esther even lost her shoe and she never found it. You got used to it though.  There was only one big hill, lots of mud holes and there were bark chips, also hay bales to run over. This day would not have been possible without Mrs Taylor and all the parents that provided transport. Thank You, you made the Cross Country a great success and you made the day for lots of speedy children.  

Written By Jake, Jessica and Thomas

Jake running hard