Mothnet Camp Summary

Mothnet Camp! on PhotoPeach Last week Miss Taylor took us to the Mothnet Camp at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary. We spent the 3 days setting up traps in 6 different sites in and around the Ecosanctuary to find out about the sustainability of moths in the South Island. We joined student champions from schools as far south as Stewart Island and as far north as Kaikoura.


The Traps
The traps were made of steel and had a hole at the top to put a funnel and the electrics inside. We put a bag inside the funnel some egg cartons inside for the moths to hold onto. At night time the light would go on inside the funnel and moths would be attracted to them and then get caught in the bag inside the funnel.

Each morning we collected the moths that had been captured overnight and we got to have a go at identifying which moth species we had found.


Our Experiment
Now that we are back at school we have to run our own experiment and send in the moths we find to the people at Landcare Research for them to identify and keep as part of a wider South Island study. We are hoping to do this at the Dalley's farm. Thank you very much for their offer. This experiment will take place over two nights between the 8th-12th November.

We had a great week at the Mothnet Camp and it was a very good experience for us. Thank you to Miss Taylor for taking us to Mothnet.

By Lachie and Alex

Book Fair

There is a lot of hype going around the school with the Book Fair on. Students will be coming home with their 'Wish Lists' for you to have a look at. The Book Fair will be open 8:15-3:30 everyday until next Friday. We have the Kiwiana dress up day is Tuesday 25th October. Children can dress up as anything Kiwi, but they do not have to dress up.

Otago Cricket

On Thursday afternoon we had a visit from Shaun from Otago Cricket. He was teaching us some cricket skills, like throwing and bowling. We learned the technique to be able to bowl correctly. You need to have a straight arm, your fingers are in bunny ears when you hold the ball and you have to "pull the chain" with your non-bowling hand to get the motion. At the end of the session we had a game of 3-bat cricket. This was an exciting, fast paced game and we had to keep our wits about us.

We have another Otago Cricket session next Friday where I'm sure we will learn some other new skills and to help us play cricket. 

-Senior Garden-

We were very excited to receive our little garden seedlings in the mail yesterday. We spent the afternoon potting seeds.

We are a few weeks behind the Middle and Junior Room with our growing so we decided we would challenge each other within our class.

Lucy and Amy are growing; Basil, Broccoli, Carrot, Radish and Spring Onion.
Lachie and Alex are growing; Cabbage, Chilli, Cress, Kale and Lettuce.
David and Koben are growing; Basil, Cherry Tomato, Fennel, Mint and Parsley.
Brayden and James are growing; Chives, Eggplant, Leek, Rocket and Spinach.
Holly and Ashley are growing; Capsicum, Cherry Tomato, Dill, Mint and Thyme.
Ally and Bree are growing; Cauliflower, Celery, Kale, Parsley and Rocket.

We are looking forward to seeing our little gardens grow and when they are ready to plant we will transfer them to the big garden outside.

Lachie and Alex's Little Gardens

Lucy and Amy's Little Gardens

David and Koben's Little Gardens

Ally and Bree's Little Gardens

Brayden and James' Little Gardens

Ashley and Holly's Little Gardens

*Welcome Back to Term 4!!*

Welcome back to the Senior Room students for term 4. I hope everyone had a great holiday. It is going to be a busy term, with a lot of exciting events happening. I'm sure time will fly by!

This morning we used a shared map to show where we all went for our holidays. Lucy travelled the furtherest when she flew to Christchurch to see Taylor at her new home!

Click here to view the map and see where everyone went.