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Magazine - read at least three articles from within a magazine. Write a paragraph about
your thoughts about your favourite part

Wild Things
This week I read a magazine about small and unusual inects that are relly cool or that are native to NZ. My favourte part was the section where there were photos of insects or animals that people had found around there home or living in there garden! I especially liked this magazine because it tought me about insects and animals that I had never heard of before, like this bug that looked like a caterpillar or a worm but really its called a peripatus!

Worm? Insect?

Matariki

For matariki this year we made stars out of wool and card.

Circle DLO

20 Māori words

Beach Cookout

Beach Cookout

Today Room eight walked down to Watson’s Creek for a beach cookout. We did this for the William Pike challenge for the outdoor activity section.There were seven teams, all with a parent or caregiver from some students in the class. My group included Cooper, Hamish, Phoebe and myself. Phoebe and myself worked really well together but the boys found it hard to do a job. That made it hard for me because when Phoebe and myself had our hands full the boys were wondering or finding it hard to do something.

My favourite bit was when we got to eat our food. We made bacon butties, home made chips and banana pancakes. My favourite meal was the bacon butties because the bacon was cooked to the perfect crunch.

We started our fire by using the teepee shape. This shape worked really well for the structure of the fire we were looking for. We used tinder and kindling to start it and then started adding bigger sticks to get it going . Once the fire got going we let it burn done a little bit and started to make a criss cross pattern . We did this so when the fire got done to embers it was the right temperature and structure for the pan. We put the fire out by using cones to put water in and using sand to cool down the embers. We used sand and water to put out the fire because it smothers the flame.

Something I learnt was that embers on the fire are really good for cooking things on the pan, like pancakes and smores! The learning we did before going down to the beach, about campfire safety, really helped as well.

Me eating my chips!

Cooking the pancakes

Campfire Saftey

Safe Campfire 

Safety 

Being safe around fire is important. Keeping well away from power lines, overhanging limbs, buildings,
automobiles, equipment, rotten stumps, shrubs, dry grass and leaves. Don't have your fire more than
half a meter tall and wide because of the risk of it getting out of control. Having a bucket of water close
by is handy to put out any fire that is not wanted or dangerous.

Different Ways to Build a Campfire

You will need 3 types of fuel;Tinder, Kindling and fuel wood. Tinder is anything that can catch fire
quickly. KIndling is a group of small sticks that burn longer than tinder to help light your  fuel wood.
Fuel wood is the large logs that can burn for long periods of time.

Teepee Design

Put the tinder and the kindling in the middle and build a cone of smaller logs around it. Once the fire is going
strong you can gather the wood and embers and put on some larger logs. Don't smother the flame.

Log Cabin Design

Lay down a couple large logs with a gap between them.Then place a couple of logs across like your building
a log cabin. Leave a little space in the middle for air flow, tinder and kindling. Add some more layers with smaller
logs. When the structure is ready add some more tinder and kindling, then light it up.

Pyramid Design

Lay four large logs to the bottom with no space in between them. Add another layer of slighter smaller logs
across the first layer. Continue adding layers until you have the smallest piece at the top. Pile your kindling
and tinder to the top of the pyramid and light it up. 

Extinguish the Fire

When you're ready to put out the fire, pour a bucket of water over the fire and stir the embers around until they’re
cold to touch. Make sure you don't leave the fire until it's completely out.

Hour of code