Museum trip!

THE MUSEUM  TRIP 

A few weeks ago rm 5 went to the musem to learn about polithanta the snail.
We learnt what kind of animals attacked the snail:the Rat, Pig ,Possom and Weka.
We learnt about some of the traps for the animals that hurt and kill the polithanta and other snails.We also learnt about the different types of snail shells and we found it really fun.
We got to find rocks that were souposed to be snails and they had names on them that told you what killed them. We made a graph on the predotors that kill them and the possum  kills the most.There was a big polosterine snail as big as a three year old and soon the staff are going to hang it up on a shelf next to a big Dinosaur. We got to draw a picture of a BIG snail and we had to try to get all the tiny details on the paper. 

 

Today

On blogger looking at room2's butterfly awesome stuff!! :)

senior swimming at asb swiming

In the last few weeks NCA went to the ASB to get ready for swimming sports but that's another story,anyway, all of it was fun, the staff was kind, the pool was clear that you could see the bottom,some people could even touch the bottom, all our teachers were nice and amazing.I give a 10/10 you should go there I recommended it!!!!!!!

Quinnys bush

One sunny morning NCA went to quinnys bush it was so much fun! Theres a skate park and a water slide and a HUGE play ground! P.S u should go By Caitlyn

aquatic center

In the start of this year went to the aquatic center for swimming lessons. The top 2 classes were practicing breastroke,backstroke and swimming 50m freestyle, and if the 2 classes have spare time they would do some diving in the lane pool. But the other classes would just do 1/4 [quarter]of the pool freestyle,backstroke, and kicking with flutter board.

Swimming Sports (different one)

On Friday the 1st of march our school had swimming sports and I came 1st in freestyle and 2nd in breaststroke an 2nd in backstroke and breaststroke again. I had a very good time there. I had an Epic free time. By Asher. Sorry about picture. read my other story museum trip. thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!!!

museum trip

On Friday room 5 went to the town museum.These gastropods are large, with shells up to 9 cm across. Their striking delicately patterned shells come in an array of shades, from brown or red to yellow or black. The structure of these shells is very delicate, with a very thin layer of calcium carbonate, covered by a thicker chitinous outer layer. These snails need moist surroundings, otherwise the outer layerSpecies in the genus Powelliphanta are carnivorous and eat mostly earthworms or slugs. They are nocturnal. They need moist surroundings and thus they live buried under leaf mould and logs. They can live for 20 years or more and are slow to mature, reaching sexual maturity around 5 years of age. They are hermaphrodites, having both male and female characteristics. They lay 5 to 10 large eggs a year. Powelliphanta uses a rudimentary radula to devour its prey. The radula is like a belt of teeth, which scrapes chunks of flesh into the oesophagus. Far from being ingested whole, its prey are subjected to prolonged radulation dries, shrinks and cracks. This happens often in museum shells of this genus which are stored dry; when they dry too much, the shell shatters explosively into fairly small pieces Hidden away in New Zealand’s forests and grasslands is a bewildering array of native land snails, which range from the microscopic to the massive. Among these are at least 21 species and 51 sub-species of Powelliphanta snails – which represent some of the most distinctive invertebrates in New Zealand. By Israel Thanks for reading:) sorry about picture

NCA gos to QUINNEYS BUSH

On Friday the 15 of the February our school went to Quinneys Bush and there was alot of activity's like the wet water slide, the the amazing high climbing awesome playground,lighting fast flying fox and a lot more.But when we got there we went on a big red merry go round and someone was pushing really really FAST,then someone fell off and got hurt and grazed there knee and we know it felt like lighting hit her leg but it wasn't that bad of course.

swimming sports

This year so far we have done swimming sports. The swimming sports went on for ever I came first in free style and second in back  stroke. it was awesome.

teaching the students how to insert images on our blog

Room 5's pet Giraffe.

museum trip

This year in room 5 we had a museum trip. We went for an exhibition at town, on  Powelliphanta snail. 

The things we  learned: 

Powelliphanta are giants of the snail world. They can reach up to 90mm across, or the size of a man’s fist.
They are also beautiful. Their oversize shells come in an array of colours and patterns, ranging from hues of red and brown to yellow and black.

Powelliphanta snails are most unlikely to be found in your garden.                                              favour living in the forest, and particularly like to eat earthworms, sucking them up through their mouth just like we eat spaghetti!


By Nicholas & Asher. Thanks for reading :)

mueseum trip

 
 Room five is going on a museum trip on Friday


we will see dinosaurs  and other old fashion things like cars,bikes,houses and the gift shop and old books and old snails too

 

swimming lessons at the A.S.B.

At A.S.B we did swimming lessons it was awesome.

We leaned  backstroke and breaststroke.

Sun smart

In room 5 we have been doing sun smart activates. Miss B put us into groups. Quilahs group did a slide show, jahmons group did some posters, nicks group did a song, kylas group did some quizs & Sophie's group did a story.

Aquatic center

mueseum trip

mueseam

Swimming Sports.

In room 5 we have been having swimming lessons at the ASB Aquatic center. Here are a few photos.

 Sophie, Dannielle and Dara

 Jahmon, Asher, Tom, Corban, Sebestian, and Israel learning the breaststroke kick

 Corban Asher and Jarmon 

 Ezra and Kate

Ezra and Nic