Te Manawa Trip

On Thursday 16th February 2012 room 6 at Tokomaru School went to learn about flood and erosion.
Once room 6 got to Te Manawa from a long trip in the car. Most of room 6 was sitting on the 3D Te Manawa sign. It looked really cool because the red was mixed in with the big black letters. When we were about to get into the big building I saw my uncles mum (Margret) who works in the rugby section. Room 6 got inside when Barbara was waiting for us in the water room. The first thing I saw was a big tunnel. I didn’t know what it was for but I guessed it was for the water to run down into a pipe. After 10-20 minutes we were playing a game POO STICKS!!! The game was to let the water run for a bit then have a race to see what stick would win.
The volunteer Alwyn was putting buckets sand into the stream. Moio, Te and I were a team and had to make a a farm and try to not get damaged or get flushed away. Each team got 1 tree, 3 animals, 1 house and 4 fence posts. My team had our farm in the middle of the island and nothing got flushed away. There was a river bend and get faster. Some other team’s parts of their sides got flushed away it was exciting.

Last 2 days of school

It is the last 2 days of school and Room 6 has been doing some writing about the visits to the tokomaru fire station. We have been practicing for the last essembly for term one. Some of us are doing dances to songs(senior and junior) they have been practicing with the room twos teacher.

The Smoke room at Tokomaru fire station

Last week, Tokomaru school walked to the tokomaru local fire brigade. Danny the firefighter told us what to do if there is a fire at your house and how to keep safe. We went there to learn about fire in a smoke filled room the smoke was peanut oil.

When we were waiting in line to go in the smoke room, we  had to make a group of 6 people. In our group was Te, Mason, Billy, Ruairi, Gianlucca and me. We were about two groups away from going into the smoke filled room then finally it was our turn. We were going into the smoke room and  we got in then the smoke room and then there was a pool table so we army crawled under then Te kept on kicking all of us in the head about 2 times each person.then we found a fire fighter at the door he opened it and we got a drink of juice each a lollipop and a booklet about fires and what the hazards are.

What we did today

Today Tokomaru school went to cluster touch rugby and year 7-8 have stayed at school and some of the people that haven't got picked or were told not to play. Year 7-8 have made a voki. Please listen -->

Earthquakes around the world

Ring of Fire - Animated Map of World Earthquakes (Jan 1 - Mar 12, 2011 GMT) from Chris McDowall on Vimeo.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan had a hudge Earthquake and Tsunami. The quake has a masive 9 magnatute and a 10 metre high Tsunami that wiped out nearly the whole country and the nuke stuff blow up. The Tsunami is maybe going to hit the ring of fire

The Christchurch Earth Quake

I am so sorry to the people of Christchurch especially the people who have got hurt.I am so sorry to the families who had a loss in the earth quake.It is nearly double the money for the damage to all the buildings.The people who got under the desk or under the table they are smart people.