Cross Country heros

Jane Lloyd Art Workshop

RUGBY WORLD CUP FEVER HITS

PAPAKOWHAI SCHOOL!

KIWI

Habitat Where does it live and nest? Kiwi nest in burrows and under the ground.	Diet What does it eat? How does it eat? It eats insects, grubs, worms and other things. It uses its beak to dig for food plus its nose is on the tip so it can smell food.
Dangers What predators and dangers does it face? Its predators are dogs, stoats, rats and other mammals. People have burnt and chopped the forest down so the kiwis have to find a new home.	Survival What helps it survive? It uses its legs to kick. It uses its brown fur to camouflage in the bushes and dirt. It uses its fur to keep warm in the winter. By Zayna and Lucas

MORE KIWI FACTS...

Habitat Where does it live and nest? Kiwi live in a burrow under a tree, that is like a hole in the ground. It lives in forests of the upper North Island.	Diet What does it eat? How does it eat? Its diet is insects, grubs, worms, spiders  and fallen fruits. It eats by scratching around with his claws and feet for food in the forest leaf litter, probing the ground with their long beak to find and dig out earth worms.
Dangers What dangers does the kiwi face? The kiwi is hunted by dogs, stoats, wild pigs, rats and other mammals.  They eat chicks and eggs. People have also burnt and chopped down the forest where kiwi live.	Survival What helps it survive? Its powerful kick can defend its chicks. Kiwi can camouflage with the leaves and bark on the ground. The kiwi has poor eyesight.   By Elliot, Ella and Italy

BIKE WISE DAY

 Papakowhai School walked and biked to Aotea Lagoon for Bike Wise Day.

We dressed in Whanau group colours.
 

Do you know who we saw at the lagoon?  HAROLD!!

Who can stay on the spinner the longest?

Cool outfits! Honk, honk!

 It was pretty scarey watching the climbers.  Who is the king of the castle?

by the class

HAPPY EASTER

Have a great break. We'll see you in term 2.

The last week of term has seen us still working hard!

In Literacy we have published our person descriptions, and made beautiful envelopes to give them to the people we wrote about, hopefully you've received these at home already. You can also see this work on the wall in the classroom.

We’ve been working hard in inquiry too, learning about how the different features of a Kiwi help it survive. Here is some of the group work we produced with our ideas.