🌳Kauri Dieback🌳

WALT- Talk about Kauri dieback

Kauri dieback can kill kauri of all ages. It's a disease made by a tiny fungus plant, called Phytophthora agathidicida or (PA). It lives in the soil and affects kauri roots. Killing the tissues that bring nutrients and water inside the tree. PA was discovered in 2009 and named in 2015. 

There is no cure for Kauri dieback disease, and the disease kills most of the kauri trees. It can be spread by just grams of soil. You can't tell by looking if a tree is infected or not. Kauri dieback disease is threatening Kauri with near extinction. 

What you can do to help stop the spread🌳🌲
1. Clean all soil off your shoes, gumboots and other gear every time you enter or leave an area with native trees. 

2. Stay on track and off Kauri tree roots. A Kauri trees roots can grow outwards three times as far as its branches.

3. Wash your footwear carefully before and after entering the area.

Reflection

I think I did well on adding how to help stop the spread of Kauri dieback and adding a picture of Kauri dieback.

Next time I could work on adding more about Kauri die back and what It does.

By Poppy

                                   Kauri dieback

Kauri dieback can kill kauri of all ages. It's a disease made by a tiny fungus plant, called Phytophthora agathidicida or (PA). It lives in the soil and affects kauri roots. Killing the tissues that bring nutrients and water inside the tree. PA was discovered in 2009 and named in 2015. 

There is no cure for kauri dieback disease, and the disease kills most of the kauri trees. It can be spread by just grams of soil. You can't tell by looking if a tree is infected or not. Kauri dieback disease is threatening kauri with near extinction. 

What you can do to help stop the spread
1. Clean all soil off your shoes, gumboots, etc and other gear every time you enter or leave an area with native trees. 

Stay on track and off kauri’s roots. A kauri’s roots can grow outwards 3 times as far as its branches.

Wash your footwear very hard before and after the area.

By Poppy

Hokianga Camp

                                 Hokianga Camp

WALT: write a blog post about camp

In week six { last week } Rooms 5, 6 and 10 went on camp to the Hokianga. We stayed at Te Whakarongotai marae for 2 night.  We looked at the stunning view of Hokianga harbor the sand dunes and the beautiful ocean. My mum came to be our group leader and take care of us while on camp.

The first thing we did was head off to Wairere Boulders. As we walked down the path we noticed fairy houses built in logs and stumps. Some had names like tink and movies from peter pan, Hansel and Gretel and Narnia. The boulders were HUGE!!  walking across the track a seeing the boulders made me feel like an ant. One track lead us under a huge bolder filled with spiders webs and bugs ever were. When we finished coming out and under the bolders, it was time to got back to the marae.

When we came back we had a powhiri then had some food. After setting up everything we drove down to the lookout and started sketching the harbor. I drew the mountain with the houses on it. After it was time to head back to the marae. We had dinner got ready for bed, then a surprise happens. Ms Peters decided to have a disco for the kids. We danced the night away for ages. I was getting tired so I headed of to bed.

The next morning we went and saw Tane mahuta, the four sisters and Mauta Ngahere. We also when to the sand dunes, We drew Tane mahuta for awhile then when back to the marae. After we played spotlight we went to bed. The next morning we packed up, talked to the Kaumatua of the marae and headed back to school. While driving home we stopped at the dairy and had a ice cream.

By Poppy

                                                          Beeswax wraps

In Room 5, we got to make beeswax wraps, for our topic at school [ plastic free ].  first, our teacher cut up white cotton material, then we could draw on our favourite thing with felts. I drew jugheads crown from Riverdale, then got everybody to write there name on it. after that, we took it over to jo and she dipped it in beeswax for a couple seconds. I held it over the extra beeswax to let it drip. then we're done. Now we can wrap our food up without using plastic.

WALT: Write about Tongan language week

Tongan Language Week

Mālō e lelei this week is Tongan language week

Tongan language week celebrates the culture and language of Tonga, and
It starts from Sunday 2 September to Saturday 8 September.

Tongan is spoken by over 650 people in Christchurch, and more than 60,000 people of Tongan heritage live in New Zealand, they include famous All blacks, creative artists, hip-hop and opera singers.

Tongan Language week gives an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the language, art and culture of the Tongan Islands. Tonga gives an opportunity to celebrate Tongan culture through music, song, dance, food, crafts and language.

 Fun Fact: There are more Tongans born in NZ then there are in Tonga. over 60% of Tongans speak the Tongan language. But only 40% of those born in New Zealand speak it.


Some words in Tongan                  
English                        Tongan

hello                            Mālō e lelei -  Mālō ‘etau lava
Long time no see       Fuoloa 'e fepulingaki
What's your name?   Ko hai ho hingoa?
My name is ..             Ko hoku hingoa ko...
Good luck                  Monū'ia

WALT: Learn what a negative relationship is.

📚In Room 5, we have been learning about negative relationships. for one of the worksheets, we had to highlight the negative relationships in colour. The yellow speech bubbles are key to a negative relationship. 💹

📚For Home Work, Room 5 had to make a project based on the Comment Wealth Games.
You could base it on a sport or a person, I had made a poster on Tom Daley. He is an English Diver and he received the bronze medal.

I think I did well on the pictures and the facts.
Q; what would be something to work on for next time I do a project or poster?💙