On Tuesday 15th June, our class went tree planting in Totara Park. We walked to the planting area from school with our gumboots or sneakers, lunch and a drink. Ms Gifford walked us there... and ended up getting us lost. She phoned our teacher, Mrs Whitehead, and we worked out where to go. When we got there we had a quick bite to eat and then got ready.
Wayne, who was in charge, gave us a demonstration and talked to us about safety issues. Kate told us why we were planting the flax, cabbage trees and sedges. She said that they would filter the stream and hold the soil. It would also create homes for the fish and shade the stream.Then, we finally got started.
We worked in pairs, with one spade for digging holes. The soil was hard and it had a lot of gravel, which made digging even more difficult. We had to dig a hole deep enough for the plants to sit in, with a few centimetres spare. We then filled it with the dug-out mud and we stepped firmly around it to pack the plant in pretty tight. It was a long, hard process but before we knew it, we had planted all our trees. Then came the hard process of getting mud off our hands. Afterwards we each had an apple and a bottle of water. We loudly picked up our bags and walked back to school.
Tree planting was a fun way of helping the community and we all had a good time.
Wayne, who was in charge, gave us a demonstration and talked to us about safety issues. Kate told us why we were planting the flax, cabbage trees and sedges. She said that they would filter the stream and hold the soil. It would also create homes for the fish and shade the stream.Then, we finally got started.
We worked in pairs, with one spade for digging holes. The soil was hard and it had a lot of gravel, which made digging even more difficult. We had to dig a hole deep enough for the plants to sit in, with a few centimetres spare. We then filled it with the dug-out mud and we stepped firmly around it to pack the plant in pretty tight. It was a long, hard process but before we knew it, we had planted all our trees. Then came the hard process of getting mud off our hands. Afterwards we each had an apple and a bottle of water. We loudly picked up our bags and walked back to school.
Tree planting was a fun way of helping the community and we all had a good time.
Wayne talking to us
A team photo
Everybody at work
Darci and Jenna with muddy hands
Caitlin and Bobbie putting a plant in the ground
There were worms everywhere!Gulnoza & Katelyn
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