Tree planting at Waitahuna
Room 7 and Room 4, some parents, Mrs May and Marie all went to Waitahuna to help with tree planting and some electric fishing. There were also some people to help us; Glen and Matt came to help with the tree planting and Keiran and Angus helped with the fishing. We had to go into groups with three or two children and one adult. I was with Aria and Grant. I had to pull off most of the bags while Aria dug the holes. When you dug the holes you had to make a square so the plant would fit in the hole, then you had to crush up the dirt. Glen called that squashing potatoes. Then we had to dig all of the dirt out so it was deep enough for the plant to be underground so it wouldn’t blow away in the wind. We also did some electric fishing with Keiran and Angus. First, they showed us the nets they used to catch the fish then he showed us a GINORMOUS eel that he had caught overnight. He also showed us a brown trout and a lamprey eel (which just looks like a tiny worm if you were wondering). They are sometimes called a sucker eel because they don’t have a jaw so they have to suck. I had so much fun!
Tree planting at Waitahuna
Room 7 and Room 4, some parents, Mrs May and Marie all went to Waitahuna to help with tree planting and some electric fishing. There were also some people to help us; Glen and Matt came to help with the tree planting and Keiran and Angus helped with the fishing. We had to go into groups with three or two children and one adult. I was with Aria and Grant. I had to pull off most of the bags while Aria dug the holes. When you dug the holes you had to make a square so the plant would fit in the hole, then you had to crush up the dirt. Glen called that squashing potatoes. Then we had to dig all of the dirt out so it was deep enough for the plant to be underground so it wouldn’t blow away in the wind. We also did some electric fishing with Keiran and Angus. First, they showed us the nets they used to catch the fish then he showed us a GINORMOUS eel that he had caught overnight. He also showed us a brown trout and a lamprey eel (which just looks like a tiny worm if you were wondering). They are sometimes called a sucker eel because they don’t have a jaw so they have to suck. I had so much fun!
