In The Garden

Brook Sanctuary

Berries are on some native trees. They're red to attract the birds so that the birds eat the berries then fly off. After that the bird poops it out and it grows a new plant so it's a circle: plant grows berries, bird eats the berries, bird flies off, poops berries out, grows a new plant. Nicholas
 I learnt that stoats and possums are bad. Possums are bad because they climb up trees and eat the native bird's eggs then more native birds are gone and native birds are beautiful. If possums are killed there will be more native birds. Flynn and Cael
I learnt that there are two different traps. One is for rats. The rats go in the rat trap and try to eat the peanut butter. The other trap is for stoats, weasels and possums. They use eggs as bait for the stoats, weasels and possums to trap them in a trap. Sarah
I learnt the difference between the stoat and the weasel. The stoat has a black tip on its’ tail and the weasel doesn't. Agnes
Rick walks up high hills to find the traps and to check for mice, stoats, rats and possums because they are pests and they eat the birds and their eggs. Alani and Carter
From our school trip we donated enough money for one fence post to keep the pests away. Some of the pests would be cats. Holly

Having Fun In The Playground

Playground Statements

I am going to tell you what our playground statements are.

For communication our statement is listen and talk appropriately. You will need this statement when you  are discussing what you are going to play because you want to play something with other people. 

Our problem solving statement is negotiate because you might need to agree on the game you are going to play. 

Our safety statement  is look where you're  going because you might be running round the corner and smack into a person.

Our movement statement is keep your hands   and feet to yourself so you don't  have to sit on the deck.

Our treatment statement is treat people the way you want to be treated. If a person pushes you you don't push them if you don't  want to be pushed.

Now go out on the playground and use those statements.

By Carter

Playground Statements

This explanation will help you with your playground safety.

Listen and talk appropriately when someone is explaining a game. 

You negotiate when people are annoying.

Watch where you’re going on the playground. 

Keep hands and feet to your self.

Treat people the way you want to be treated and they will treat 

you that way. 

That’s the playground statement.

By Katie

Playground Statements

This explanation is about playground statements.

Our class’s communication statement is about listening and talking. You have to listen to each other because there might be something really important you need to know.

Now it's about problem solving. You need to negotiate. Negotiate means talk together and if you have a problem share each other's side. It's a tiny bit like a see saw. One person's up and one person's down. And then it changes around and shares each other’s sides. That's the only way you can work it out.

Safety. Your playground safety is you need to look where you're going in case someone comes running around the corner and you have a big crash and get hurt. That is not very good. 

This is our movement statement for the playground.

Keep your hands and feet to yourself unless you use them nicely. So what we are saying is don't use your hands to hit or punch. And do not use your feet to kick balls at people unless you are playing a game that includes you kicking a ball to your team mate but you have to kick it nicely.

Last of all but most needed one the treatment statement.

Treat other people as you would like to be treated. So if you were telling someone to be in for tag then why don't you be in because you are being bossy but if you want to get bossed around then you be bossy. If you're bullying someone they will bully you back so that's why you have to treat other people as you would like to be treated.

That is all of the playground statements you need to know. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. Treat other people as you would like to be treated. Listening and talking. Negotiate. And look where you're going. That is quite a lot of safety statements.

By Maisie 

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Daffodil Day

Thanks for helping the Cancer Society. We enjoyed playing Capture the Daffodil.

Understanding Plants

A few of the things we learnt about plants:

Plants like stinging nettle can be used for medicine. You cook it and it’s good for eczema. Evie

Seven stings from a stinging nettle can kill a guinea pig. Ruby

Rafflesia grows on other plants. After seven years it grows above the ground then it attracts flies. Gabriel

A type of butterfly lives on stinging nettle. Hamish

The most fascinating thing I learnt was that with wind pollinated plants not all of the pollen lands on the other plants. Cordelia

Flax can be used to heal cuts on your body. Agnes

Some plants can be a little bit harmful and some can be helpful.  Nic

Some seeds are designed to fly so they spread out further. One seed is a bit like a helicopter and if you find one and drop it, the seed will twirl down to the ground. It is called a sycamore. Luke

Gold Medal

I went to the Canterbury Junior champs in Christchurch at Olympia Club on Sunday. The Step 2s from Nelson, Greymouth, Olympia and CSG were competing on vault, beam, bar and floor. I came first overall: first on beam and my team came second over all. I won a gold medal and received ribbons.

I’m really proud of myself.