Thanks to the Learning Through Action Programme run by the City Council and to the five fantastic parent helps.
Recounts:
On Monday the 16th of May Rooms 11 and 12 travelled to Victoria Park in the Port Hills. The classes took turns with the activities; a hike and an Education Programme.
Room 11 were the first to go on the tramp up the hills. We journeyed for 2 hours up and down and around the hills while taking occasional breaks for food or water. It was an amazing experience and many of us also found it quite exhausting. It was a nice hike and presented us with a wonderful view when we reached the top. We could see the whole of Christchurch from the top of the large hill in Victoria Park.
Shortly after we finished the tramp we sat down for lunch and then had a small amount of time to play before we made our way to the Education Programme-Native Nurturing. We learnt so many things in this session including, the names about native and endemic creatures and trees. We learnt so much about them like for example we learnt why the trees were called what they were and how long they lived etc. We were also informed about the pests and how they affect us and why they came to New Zealand.
Monday was an extremely fun and constructive day and I found that I learnt so much. Native Nurturing was a great programme and Victoria Park was a great place to hike and I cannot wait until my next visit.
By Katia
We sat in the car watching trees fly past and finally turning into the yellow grassland of Victoria Park.
It was Monday the 16th of May and we were at Victoria Park getting ready to enjoy a tramp.
Quickly exiting the car, we ran to join the others that were gathered in front of Mr McInnes. Issuing instructions, Mr McInnes ticked the children’s names off.
Chatting excitedly, we set off for a long journey of a 2 hour tramp.
Halfway to the morning tea spot, I heard someone groan. I spun around and saw Micah stumbling up the hill groaning that it wasn’t 5 minutes but 10 hours. We headed back, panting and stumbling up the trail.
It was break and everybody was enjoying themselves, playing man hunt and sliding down the slide. Break was soon over to nobody’s delight.
We then trotted over to the park rangers and had a full afternoon of learning about pests and the native forest.
We saw a stuffed possum, feral cat and a stoat. Eergh!!
We had to find out with clues what their scat looked like and their footprints.
We saw a couple of tracking devices. One was a tunnel with an inkpad inside, when the pest walks through it, the pest leaves its footprints. Another one was a tracking device where there is beeswax on it. A pest thinks it is food and put its front teeth on the wax leaving two hollow scratches, telling the rangers that their are pests around the area. We also saw a box trap which is an instant kill. Katia put a piece of bamboo on top of the pressure plate setting off the trap with a loud snap!!
It was a great day full of learning and fun. Thanks for the opportunity, all who helped including teachers, parents and park rangers.
Marika Pitcaithly
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