Oil Spill - Can you help us with our questions?

Miss Cooper found this picture of a bird on the internet. We had a talk as a class and this is what we know from the picture and our own knowledge so far:

- the bird is covered in oil (Evan)
- the bird has oil on it because there is oil in the water (Madeline)
- there is a lot of oil on the bird (Emily M)
- the bird might die because it's covered in oil, so we need to help it (Ayden)
- to help it, we need to get the oil off the bird (Phoenix)
- someone needs to scrub the bird so it gets nice and clean (Emily M)




As you can see, we know, or have worked out, quite a lot of things from this picture. But, we have some questions we would like your help in answering.

- Who put the oil in the water? (Kayal)
- Are other animals going to be sick as well? (Madeline)
- How did the oil get into the water? (Madeline and Bryley)
- When did the oil get on the duck and into the water? (Emily M)

Inquiry! Can you help us?

We are learning about animals during Inquiry. We know that extinct animals are animals that are dead and they will not come back. Zara says that dinosaurs are extinct. We have been talking about endangered animals. Madelines says that endangered animals are animals that are nearly extinct and Emily tells us that we need to look after them so they don't become extinct.

So, we know that some examples of endangered animals are:
Tigers (Tsarine)
Elephants (Phoneix)
Lions (Ayush)
Some types of Bears (Kayleb)
Some types of Birds (Bryley)

We need your help. Can you tell us, what other animals are endangered?

Thanks,
Room 16!

Questions - Can you help us find the answers?

- Why are they so excited? Emily M
- Where are you playing? Bryley
- Why are the three people so happy? Kayal
- What are your names? Ayden
- Why are you hugging? Emily M
- Which team are you playing against? Tsarine
- Why is there a camera? Kayal
- What day did you play on? Sommer
- How do you feel right now? Miss Cooper
- Why are you yelling? Sommer
- Where was the field that you played on? Jakob
- What was the weather like when you played? Tyson
- Are you proud of yourselves? Ayden

These are some of the questions we asked while looking at this picture. Can you help us to answer any of these questions.

From Room 16

Our Zoo Stories

Here are some of the stories we wrote about Wellington Zoo!

Enjoy!!

Yesterday the Rainbow Patch kids went to Wellington Zoo. We got to the zoo on a bus. Our bags were put underneath the bus. When we got there the weather was really cold and we went to the Elephant house to have lunch. In the Elephant House were some bats. We looked around the zoo. My favourite animal was the baboons. They were really funny because they did poos. Before we got back on the bus my group got to play. The people in my group were me, Tsarine, Phoenix, Kayleb, Tipene and Ayush. My parent helper was my mum and Miss Cooper. I had so much fun at the zoo.

By Madeline


Yesterday the Rainbow Patch went to the zoo. We got there on two buses. We were on the second bus and Room 21 was on the first bus. Their bus was meant to be there before us but we were there before them because their bus broke down. I saw a giraffe and a baboon at the zoo. My favourite animal was a chimpanzee and a tiger. My least favourite animal was the cheeter because they freak me out. I had a fantastic time going to the zoo.

By Emily M


Yesterday we went to Wellington Zoo. We went on two buses. When we got there was saw sun bears and a pelican. Pelicans have long beaks. These were the people in my group: Kayal, Ashely, Ethan, Harmony and me. The leader of the group was Willie. My favourite animal was the sun bears but I didn't like the tigers because it sounded like it was hungry. On the way back to school I fell asleep on the bus.

By Tyson


Yesterday the Rainbow Patch went to Wellington Zoo. We went there on two different buses. I saw a baboon and a chimpanzee but my favourite animal was the giraffe because it had a long neck.

By Ashley


These are just some of the fantastic stories we wrote about Wellington Zoo. We would love some feedback/feedfoward on our writing. We are always trying to become better writers.

Love, Room 16

Here we are at Wellington Zoo

Here are some of the pictures we took down at Wellington Zoo. As you can see, we had a fantastic time. There are a lot of smiles on our faces.

Wellington Zoo

Well... We've had all kinds of problems trying to upload the pictures we took at Wellington Zoo.... BUT Miss Cooper thinks she has the the problem sorted! So keep an eye out in the next two days for photos and stories from the zoo. Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you! But... If you're DYING to see some pictures we have put up a collage of photos down by Room 9.. go and take a look, they look fantastic. While you're there take a look at the pictures of the giraffe's we drew last week. We are very proud of them.

Keep commenting on our blog - we love reading your messages

Love,
Room 16