Current Events- Kaka population increases

This is this weeks topic for our current events. Children may choose to complete it at home or school. For those children to be extended, answer the thinking questions. 

Kaka population increases

March 8, 2017

South Island kākā have made an extraordinary comeback in a Fiordland forest following a pest eradication project.

In the mid 2000s the kākā population in Waitutu Forest was being ravaged by stoats and possums. Population surveys showed that males outnumbered females by an average of six to one.

However, a population sample taken in December last year shows a turn-around in the parrot’s fortunes with female kākā rebounding and young birds on the rise again.

Pest control in the Fiordland National Park, has included localised trapping and poisoning for stoats and possums. Planes have also applied 1080 over up to 30,000 hectares when pest numbers have been high due to forest seeding.

Annual bird counts at over 700 points in the forest also show an increase in other forest birds such as robin and kākāriki.

The pest control programme was supported by the Waitutu SILNA and the Nature Heritage Fund, which contributed $1.7 million for pest control.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?

2. What was the key event from the news article?

3. Where did this event take place?

4. When did this event take place?

I think….

Metaphor Peom

We are learning to write metaphor poems.
This is our class one.


Room 7 is a swift jumbo jet cutting through the clouds.
Room 7 is a mansion made of solid gold and silver.
Room 7 is a bumpy skatepark with rolling wheels of bikes, scooters and skateboards.
Room 7 is a fat juicy American hot dog.
Room 7 is a warm comfy soft sweatshirt.

Middle Syndicate Tryathlon

On Friday the children in the Middle Syndicate had their school tryathlon. Rooms 5, 6, 7, and 8 took part. They had to swim 3 lengths of the pool, cycle 3 laps of the cycle track and run 2 laps of the field. They have all been practicing their change overs, becoming fast at putting on their helmets and shoes.  Some of the children are going into Nelson to take part in the Kiwi Kids Tryathlon.

                              

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Ice age live

In the weekend My family and I went to Wellington to see Ice Age Live. As dad and I waited for Ice Age to start we talked about boy stuff. As all the main characters came out onto to ice the ice skating flakes skated around the ice. It would be really cool for the people in the front row because the characters kept hi-five-ing them. What I liked the most was that Diego hopped out of his baggy costume and had a thinner costume on so he could do more acrobatic stuff like fighting the birds that were trying to steal Elle's possum brothers. After Ice Age finished we had to walk over to the Bp to meet our aunty. I nearly got blown of the road!!! On our way home we got Indian for dinner. I loved It.

Wellington

In the weekend I went to Wellington and mum and dad and I stayed in Quest Hotel and the Hotel had two bed rooms and a bathroom and it had a kitchen with a oven, dishwasher and sink. Then it was night time and we had to go and get some tea from New World and mum and dad had cheese cake and when I was in bed and I did not get any cheese cake at all.  In the morning I was thirsty for some sprite but there was none left in the bottle and then I saw some cheese cake and then I got to eat the cheese cake. Later we went down two lifts and then down to Mackers and then we went back down the lift two more times and then back to the room again. 

Catch a lot- By Ella

Catch-a-lot!

The old smelly boat was safely foating across the calm water with a lovely pink sunset.

Suddenly a thunder storm came above with lightning. The man threw the spear at him. He yelled,”Get on rowing!”

Suddenly the waves began to turn very, very, very, VERY big like a tidal wave.

The huge eye of the huge whale appeared out of nowhere. The people were terrified. They thought they might get killed.

The horrified people were about  to get eaten when suddenly the seagull flew with the spaer and hit the whale. The man and the boy were so very excited because the tiny bird had killed the huge whale.

The sea went calm. They were  saved.”Hooray!” they yelled.

Room 7

We are a class of 25 children. We have two teachers in our room- Mrs D and Mrs Bryce. Mrs Bryce takes us on a Tuesday