GB- Arbor Day

 23/6/2021

WALT: Write an incredible recount

Arbor Day at Lake Ngatu 

On the 22nd of June 2021,  Paparore School went to participate in the arbor planting.  The place we were planting is the lake next to our school which is called Lake Ngatu. All of the students in our School were sooo excited but even so we were walking.   Even though we were only going about 50 metres my legs were aching by the time we got to Lake Ngatu.

Just as we settled down two or three men and women started talking and giving us safety instructions and a demonstration of how to plant the trees and the other plants that we were planting which included harakeke(flax) and this spiky plant that we had to be careful not to poke our eyes with. Then we split into groups. These are the students who were in my group: Chase, Larell and Nova. Our group leader was Chase’s mum  Kelly.

After a bit of a mix up and some confusion my group finally got to start planting.  Only adults and older siblings were allowed to use the spades that heaps of students in my school had brought.  The process that my group used was when we found a spot that had about twenty plants still lying on the ground in their containers we would go and stand next to a plant and then we would try to gently pull it out of its container then gently crumble the bottom of the soil so that the roots of the plants could easily grow into the soil. Then the adult supervisor would dig a hole and we would place the plant in the soil and gently place the soil back into the whole next to the plant. The whole process took at least 3 minutes.

By the time we finished planting about 1800 trees we were all starving.  Lucky for us there was a sausage sizzle but unluckily there was a huge line. My sausage fell in the dirt but I didn't mind.  I don't mind a little dirt.  After everyone had eaten their sausages  and had a little rest (which was very chilly because there was a brisk wind blowing) we headed back to school.  Just as I arrived back one of the teachers named Whaea Deb started a clapping queue to thank all of the adult  helpers and made all of the parents and other helpers walk through as well.  

My favourite part of the day was when everyone was rushing around like their life depended on it,  trying to find more plants to plant.  We all had a wonderful day and I hope that next year's Arbor Day will be just as fun.  Overall, I had a wonderful day!

                

GB My person

 

1.6.2021 WALT: Describe my person in detail Success Criteria I have checked my writing for: 3 simile Capital letters ,full stops and commas(groups of three) Juicy sentences Sentence starters My Great Grandfather has straight, shiny, blonde and very soft hair just like my Grandfather. His eyes twinkle like the stars on clear nights and makes me feel like he is from the stars themselves . My Great Grandfather's ears stick out like an elfs and sometimes we even think he's one. His smile lights up my world and makes his face all wrinkled so wrinkled his eyes nearly close. My great grandfather has a double chin and when he smiles his chin goes up and when he is sad his chin goes down sort of like my chin. When he frowns it looks sort of like he is going to burst into tears. Great Grandfather is my Great Grandfather from my mum's side of my family. My favorite memory with my Great Grandfather was when we went to a sanctuary in Australia where we got to hold baby ALLIGATORS! We were pretty amazed at it not biting us but that was only the beginning of a fabulous adventure. The first most amazing sight that we went to was a cage that had millions of doors to let hundreds of parrots come and go whenever they wanted. Some of them even came and landed on your thumbs,head and arms to eat bird feed from a dish that you were given that was full of bird seed. Most of the sanctuary was amazing but the crocodile display was super! The oldest croc who was 39 years old, could jump 3-5 metres above the water WOW!!! The scariest animals there were 5 venomous snakes and 5 snakes that would squeeze you to death. You wouldn't be able to even guess how glad I was to see them behind several layers of glass! The last thing that we saw was a pack of kyotes! I thought they were just plain house dogs at my first glance.

My Mother

 11.5.2021 My Mother

My mother is as beautiful as the first signs of spring and is as special as a poppy on ANZAC day.  My mum is exceptional at  caring and helping us when we are feeling hurt or when we get shaken up too much.  My mother deserves this award because she has to look after 2 babies, 3 children and her husband. She doesn’t get to sleep even 2 hours at night because of screaming babies.  Our mum is trustworthy and loves to coach me when I am practising gym with my 2 brothers.  She doesn’t have any favourites and is always pleased with the presents we give her even when we get her the wrong sized undies.  My favourite thing about her is her personality  because it is funny, kind and loving.  

I love my mum to the stars and back a million times even if she doesn’t get this award.

Grace   

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