SWIMMING
It was cold at first.But when i paddled over to the other side it felt
much warmer and when i got out i was freezing.
WALKING
It was so tiring because it took a long time to get there and i was
sweaty when we got there. People were saying funny things
to the tourists.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Abel Tasman National Park Camp
We took off up the hill and banks to Tinline Bay. Smily tourists waving and saying, "Hello". Struggling and sweating, packs rubbing. When we got to Appletree Bay, I fell on the sand. Tent putting up didn't go well. Tents flying away in the darkness of the night.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Pet Day Mahana
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Pip and Meg's 3D drawings.
On the 11th of September I (Pip) did a 3D drawing of a horse pulling a carriage.
On the 12th of September I (Meg) did a 3D house.
These are them,
Friday, September 7, 2012
Wharenui at Te Awhina
Wharenui,
ancestors, backbone,
sleeping, snoring, singing
pou, tukutuku, food, showers,
eating, playing, running
amplified, fun,
Wharekai.
sleeping, snoring, singing
pou, tukutuku, food, showers,
eating, playing, running
amplified, fun,
Wharekai.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Warm Wharenui
Mattresses sandwiched together
Bodies twisting and turning
Sleeping bags rustling
Mr Neal snoring
Kids whispering
Giggles echoing
Bright stars shining in the black sky
Cosy and safe with the whanau
Reflections from the Marae
I saw:
...the church that was 100 years old
...the black, sooty sky
...my friends and I playing caterpillars in sleeping bags
and people playing tag.
I heard:
...sleeping bags crackling like a fire,
...year 8s giggling
...people getting up and going to the toilet
...Whaea Sue telling us about art
and Mr Neal snoring like an angry warthog.
I could feel:
...the softness of the carvings,
..the soft, warm sleeping bag
and the warm air of the wharenui carving around us.
Meg's Poem/ Marae
Mattresses on the ground.
All snuggled up as a warm whanau.
Red-hot cheeks in the cosy atmosphere.
Aroha fills the room as we settle into our sleeping bags.
Everyone seems to be giggling, sleeping or whispering.
BY Meg Coakley.
All snuggled up as a warm whanau.
Red-hot cheeks in the cosy atmosphere.
Aroha fills the room as we settle into our sleeping bags.
Everyone seems to be giggling, sleeping or whispering.
BY Meg Coakley.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Our New Bunnies!
Meg and I got some new bunnies on Saturday.
Their names are Bananas and Pyjamas!
Here are some pictures.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Raptor Neighbours
Jimmy is our neighbour for summer, he is a master falconer. He
sleeps in a caravan with 2 dogs called Sam and Heather. He has 6 birds of prey,
their names are Wally, Pella, Cactus Jack, Corky and Suguaro, he also has 1
more but it doesn’t have a name, Me and Heidi are helping Jimmy try to think of
a name!
Jimmy was 17 when he
was interested in falcons and hawks so he got out some library books about
them, then he found an injured falcon which he nursed to health. He got lots
more and trained them in bird abatement, this means he flies them around the
farm to keep robins, starlings and finches away from the raspberries and
blueberries. Jimmy is very helpful to
farmers.
He is from California
and spends 10 out of 12 months traveling around the western states, to
different crops as they ripen – cherries, grapes, berries, and also at rubbish
tips and airfields to scare birds. Jimmy
only gets about 5 hours sleep each night, he takes his birds out at dusk and
dawn – these are the critical times for bird scaring.
He has brown skin, his caravan has an American flag on it,
it also has a grey flag that has a falcon on it.
His birds are harris hawks, peregrine falcons and saker
falcons. They wear special hoods on their heads and have bells on their feet.
They are trained to come to him when he whistles.
They do not hunt and eat the small birds, only scare them
away from the orchards and farms. This is a very environmental way to keep
pests away from the crops.
By Ella.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Mahana School Olympic Cross Country
Can you guess the Olympic teams from their flags?
Go Pip!
Eva, Cody, Reilly, Kyla and Alana looking really fit and strong.
Hunter has great support on the up hill.
Millie - Rose, Bradley, Johnathan and Tristan fighting it out on the down hill.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Name Symmetry
We are learning to find the lines of symmetry in a variety of shapes and objects. We used our names and reflected them in the line of symmetry.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Book Week At Mahana School
Mahana School students and teachers dressed up as their favourite book characters.
Can you guess which book characters they are?
Can you guess who is who?
They all looked fantastic!
Is that a teacher under that hat?
Can you guess which book characters they are?
Can you guess who is who?
They all looked fantastic!
Is that a teacher under that hat?
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