Room 16 and Mrs Daniell show us the kiwi
- Rare Albino kiwi
- Brown kiwi collage
Kiwi
In Room 3 we have been sorting and organising all the information we have discovered about native birds. One of our favourites is the kiwi and we have done lots of activities based around our native bird.
One day we did “kiwi bread”- it was quite tricky to cut out the kiwi shape, then butter it and spread vegemite on however it tasted YUM!
We also did kiwi collage work, one group decided to do an albino kiwi. As we worked on this task we showed how well we work together in groups cutting and gluing little pieces of magazine pictures to produce our kiwi.
We were very lucky to get up close to a kiwi which a taxidermist had stuffed and placed in a glass case. Mrs Daniell and some children from Room 16 were very careful moving it round to the Junior classes as it belonged to the Department of Conservation.
These are a few things we’ve shared with Room 3 showing new knowledge and understanding. The next school newsletter – September 20th there is more to see about Room 3’s native birds inquiry.
At Rainbow Springs the kiwi was walking in the dark. It was walking round and round looking for food. Kiwis are nocturnal. Stella
Kiwis are flightless, they have really small wings. Deanna
Kiwis have long beaks to dig up insects especially worms. Jesse
Kiwi have nostrils at the very end of their beak to help them find food. Flynn
Making kiwi bread