Wednesday 21 October 2020

Camp rules and goals 2020

Next week we will be at camp and the place we will be going is called 'Tui Ridge' It is near Rotorua and that is the place we will be going next. Also we have been reflecting on our goals for camp and our rules.
The things we will be doing at camp are: slingshot, paintball, laser tag, high ropes and a lot more.

Friday 16 October 2020

Letters to the Editor

 Today we were learning to write a letter to the editor about our Rerenga awa because we want it to have beautiful native creatures. So we have been busy and writing a letter to the editor. Here is my letter. The letter goes into the news paper.

Saint Mary's is a Green-Gold Enviro school, and we want more fresh water river creatures in our awa. But there is one problem; there is long grass down near the Rerenga awa and big blackberry bushes have grown. Some of the people from our school have emailed the council, been to visit the council and used the ‘Fix It’ app to tell them about it but they didn’t reply. The school has already cleaned up the awa, and we need to plant more native trees there. But we need the council to mow the grass and take out the blackberry bushes. Our school has already done our part so now we need the council to do theirs. We want more fresh water creatures in our awa, and native birds in our trees. Freshwater creatures only like the rivers by shady places. Because the sun just beams onto the river, it makes the water hot, right? The creatures don't like places that are hot. They only like shady places like under trees. So come on council - do your bit!

Thursday 15 October 2020

Pop art - Andy Warhol

 Today I was learning how to use an online digital site, Which is called LunaPic. I found it very easy and fun to use because you can: Take a photo or use any photo, upload it onto the site and start playing around with it. The only hard part was when I was looking at what tool I should used. But It was really fun to use with. 
Andy Warhol is the man who teached and made this kind of art. Click here to find out more about him.