In Te Awa, we have been learning about descriptive writing. 

In the desert, which is flat and grassy, there is an old desert tree. It looks like a tree and a pile of branches and leaves. It feels like wood and moss and I can feel ants. It feels wet and I can feel crunchy leaves. The tree has gone brown because it is wet from the rain. 

-Samuel Tye

We have also planted some seeds to see how they grow. 

Last Friday we learned about how to plant seeds. The stuff we had to use was potting mix and 2 ice cream containers, some gardening gloves and water. We had to wear masks. The seeds we could plant were broccoli and carrot. There weren’t many carrot seeds so mostly everyone got broccoli. We had to wear masks because the potting mix had chemicals in it. We also had to get 2 yoghurt containers and fill them up with water. I liked this a lot because we were experimenting and at the end of the experiment there might or might not be something exciting. My sprout house has changed because last week all I saw was seeds. Then this week I saw Sprouts. A lot of sprouts! Next week I think there might be a few more sprouts. In the green house we have rows and the sunflower is the only one growing yet. Next week I think a few more plants will pop up. 

-Charlie Smith

Last Friday we learnt about how to plant seeds. We needed a plastic bag and potting mix. We had to put the potting mix in the plastic bags. After putting the potting mix in we had to put seeds inside the bags and the seeds were broccoli and carrot. Miss Smyth made a greenhouse. We had to get the soil palette and soak it in water for a long time. In the greenhouse the seeds were tomato, basil and sunflower. I liked it because in the plastic bags we got to choose our own seeds. I chose the broccoli but there were not enough so I had to do carrot. I also liked doing the greenhouse and soaking the pallet in the water. I also liked putting in the seeds in our greenhouse. My sprout house has not changed at all. There are just blue seeds and the blue seeds are carrot seeds. Next week I think my carrots will grow. The greenhouse has changed because the sunflowers are sprouting and I think next week all the seeds will grow big. 

-Gila Crosbie