callaghans ridge

On Thursday the 11th of April room one and eight went on the Callaghans ridge day tramp.For the tramp we teamed up in groups my group consisted of Callan, Nathan k and I. Ms Kemp gave us a list of native birds and plants to find for example a fantail, a bell bird and a rata tree. Our classes were split into more groups to take in the cars. When we got there the drivers dropped us off at the start of the track and then they drove around to the end of the track, while they were doing this Ms Kemp explained all the dangers that we had talked about at school and all the native life. My group saw a bell bird and a Tomtit which were a part of the list. Two hours in we were walking down the track and marking things off. We all had a number to call out just in case we didn't lose anyone my number was 32. At lunch time we made a shelter to keep the rain out using a pocket knife a rope and a tarp. My team attached the tarp to a tree and made it so it sloped down so the rain would roll off. The finnish was at a campsite and everyone was soaking wet, some with mud over there face and some who had fallen over in the creek. The cars were all waiting for us and there was some sinks to clean our faces by the toilets. I really enjoyed going on the tramp for the day it was a lot of fun and im looking forward to the next one

beach cookout

On Wednesday the third of April room one and eight went to karoro beach next to the tasman sea.Room one and eight were split into teams to make the food my team consisted of Callan Sam Grace and Wairini. At school we had decided on steak and potatoes with banana split, chocolate sauce and mini marshmallows. To make the food the ingredients were bananas, mini marshmallows, potatoes and raw steak. First we split into groups in our team one had to find some wood and stones for the fire while the other group had to peel the potatoes and put them in tin foil. When we finished preparing the food we lit the fire with matches. Our team put a tray on the fire and then started cooking the steak. While the steak was cooking everyone was peeling the potatoes and putting them in tinfoil to stop them from burning.when we put them on and under the tray. When the potatoes were peeled and in tinfoil we put them under the tray and on top of the tray. 20 minutes later the steak and potatoes were cooked so we cut the potatoes into rectangular shapes and ate them with the steak. After we had eaten the steak and potatoes we put the bananas on the tray to cook. Five minutes after we had put the bananas on the tray they were cooked enough to eat so we put the chocolate sauce and the mini marshmallows in the middle of the banana where we cut. Once we had finished eating we collected water and poured it over the fire, once everyone's fire was out we packed up and walked back to karoro school.

lake daniells

On Wednesday the 12 of June rooms one and eight went on the Lake Daniells tramp. When we all got to school we talked about the risks of hypothermia with the adults and what could happen. Room one and eight got split into groups for the cars, the car ride took one hour and 30 minutes to get there and Jack and Ethan were in my car but Ethan was sick. At the carpark we got given numbers in case we went down the wrong track. One hour in the tramp we stopped and had something to eat by a tree. When we got to the lake we went on the wharf and ate lunch. When we went back me Nathan Nathan and Tyler were pretending that we saw bigfoot and we made an association called the bfa for short which stands for big foot association. On the way back we went straight through reefton while i was sleeping and stopped at kaiata park to get dinner at my dads work and we showed jack around the trucks. After we had got dinner we drove back to the school. It was around 6:30 when we got back to the school. I think it was a good experience and I would recommend the walk for anyone from the ages of nine and over.

bees are vips

One third of food relies on bees and they are one of the most important pollinators of food
crops. There won't be any of the plants that the bees pollinate and barely any food for the
animals.  For the flowers to attract the bees flowers produce sweet liquid nectar. When the
bees try to get to the nectar the pollen sticks on to them from the stamens. When the bees
go to another flower the pollen brushes off on the stigma. When this happens seeds are made. 

Learning Intentions

We are learning to understand the importance of bees in nature through
learning about pollination and interdependence.

We are learning to take key information from an information report and
write it in our own words. 

Writing task: Bee experts

Write a paragraph about how bees pollinate flowers. 

The paragraph should:

• Have a heading.
• Have a minimum of four sentences.
• Explain how bees pollinate flowers.
• Tell us why this is important.
• Be aimed for Miss Ireland’s class so they can understand this.
• Be written in your own words.
• Use your photo of your flower cut in half.
• Use an additional photo or diagram if you wish.