Our trip to the NZ Herald!

As part of our communication inquiry we went on a trip to see the NZ Herald get printed.  We were shown around the whole factory and saw the printing plates being made, the printing presses running, the quality checks being done, the stacking and packing of the papers and even saw robots in action!  The robots are used to get the big rolled reams of paper to print on - they weigh over a ton so people cannot lift them!  One of the robots was called Ricky which is AJ and Hiro's brothers names!  It was really fun and interesting to see all the machines in action.

Tip Top Trip!

We went to the Tip Top Ice Cream Factory on Thursday to learn all about the process of making ice cream.  What a great day we had there with LZ12!  We went on a tour of the factory and watched all the machines and people at work before heading into a special room to watch a DVD explaining some more of the processes.  We even got to eat any ice block or ice cream we wanted!! While we waited for LZ12 we played on the special Tip Top playground which was lots of fun.  Next week we will try making our own ice cream - we hope it is as tasty as Tip Top's!!!

Farm day!

On Sunday afternoon it was the Federated Farmers open day and six farms across New Zealand were open to the public to visit and see what happens there. LZ7 was invited to join in and several families went along to look and learn a bit about dairy farming in Karaka. We had a great time visiting different animals, watching a sheep shearing demonstration and learning about the process of milking cows in the rotary cow shed. This gave us a taster of some of what we might be learning about in term 2 and we loved it!

Howick Historical Village by Nikita

Yesterday LZ6 went to Howick Historical Village. My favourite activity was making butter. A lady was inside the cottage. Her name was Mrs Pop. We got a turn of the butter churn, we had to put our hand on the big pump. We put some cream in it. When it was done the lady put the water out and in a while the cream turned into butter. The lady put crackers on a plate and then she put on the butter. I had so much fun.

Howick Historical Village by Dylan

Today LZ6 went to Howick Historical Village. It was fun. We made butter. We got a class photo. We put cream in a butter churn. You have to turn it and with your left hand you hold the handle. You can get the butter after.

Howick Historical Village by Kashvi

We went to Howick Historical Village. We went with LZ1, 4 and 5. We went yesterday. My favourite place was the old church. We saw old houses and we saw a tent. It was fun when we made the butter. We made the butter by turning the handle on the butter churn. When we turned it the cream went into butter and buttermilk.

Howick Historical Village by Faatimah

On Tuesday LZ6 went to Howick Historical Village. Soon as we got there we ate some morning tea and afterwards we went all around Howick. My favourite part was making butter by stirring the handle and we had to be patient. After the butter turned more yellow and when the butter was fully made we ate some butter on biscuits. It was a fun day.

Howick Historical Village by Diyana

On Tuesday I went to Howick Historical Village. I got to make butter and to make butter you have to be patient because it takes a very long time to make butter. To make butter there will be a big jar and you have to put in some cream and also you have to put in some milk as well.

Howick Historical Village by Katie

Yesterday we went to Howick Historical Village. The first thing we saw was toys. Miss Hill taught us how to use the stilt sticks. The lady showed us how to make butter. The lady pushed the butter churn and started rolling it. When the butter was made we all had a bit.

Howick Historical Village by Ryan

Yesterday LZ6, LZ5, LZ4 and LZ1 went to Howick Historical Village on a bus. When we got there it was very rocky but we went there to learn more about toys. My favourite thing was going inside the house with the wooden toys. There was only one marble track in the room but there were eight Jacob's ladders. At lunch I went to boot cam with my friends. We had a race. The boot camp captain was Jackson's dad. We played tag and tug of war then we went back to school.

Howick Historical Village by Natalee

I went to Howick Historical Village with LZ6, LZ4 and LZ5. I went to see the rabbit, he is cute and it is black and white. It was fun to make butter and we ate the butter on a cracker and it was so yummy. We put in cream and we spin the spinning stick and then she showed us the butter.

Howick Historical Village by Vivian

On Tuesday LZ6 and LZ5 and LZ4 went to Howick Historical Village. We saw old washing and there was an old scarecrow. I saw a rabbit that was black and white. We saw old houses. We got to make butter. We had to turn the churn and we all got to have a turn. We did it with Mrs Pop. When the butter was done we got to have crackers and the butter together. It was fun.

Howick Historical Village by Hannah G

On Tuesday LZ6 and LZ5 and LZ4 went to Howick Historical Village. We saw old houses and we saw toys that the children made. They were made of wood and string. Next we made butter. When the butter was we put the butter on some crackers and we got to eat them. After lunch we had free time and we got to walk with our group. We saw lots of houses and we got to go inside the houses. Then we went back to the bus to go back to school. I had fun.

Howick Historical Village by Max

I went to Howick Historical Village. I found the stick houses made out of wood. We played outdoor games. My favourite thing was the port-a-loo because it looked like Shrek's toilet. If I lived then with no toilets life would be stinky!

Howick Historical Village by Logan

On Tuesday LZ1, LZ4, LZ5 and LZ6 went to Howick Historical Village. I saw a house made out of wood and tree trunks. Miss Hall took us for games. There was bowling and some people could stand on stilts. We also played with wooden toys. My favourite was the Jacob's ladder. It was made out of wood and it was a zig zag. The man had a wheel to make it go.

Howick Historical Village by Alvin

Yesterday LZ6 went to Howick Historical Village. My favourite thing about it was lunch time because after we finished our lunch we had a mini bootcamp. We did push ups and racing and after that we played stuck in the mud. The last game we played was tug of war. After play time we went to our groups, my group was Mrs Bassano. We went to every old house. Inside the very old houses were lots of tools then we went past the trees then...we heard the bell!!! We went rushing back.

Howick Historical Village by Jenna

On Tuesday we went to Howick Historical Village. We saw there was lots of old stuff. I liked it. We made butter and we mixed it for a long time. It was hard to make. It was nice and it was yum. They put in salt.

Howick Historical Village by Matthew

Yesterday LZ6, LZ5, LZ4 and LZ1 went to Howick Historical Village. First we went in the bus. I was sitting with Harry and we were sitting at the back of the bus. My favourite part was the toys. Some of the toys were wood. It was fantastic in there. We went in the straw house, it looked old.

Howick Historical Village by Harry

Yesterday LZ6, LZ5, LZ4 and LZ1 went to Howick Historical Village. My favourite thing was the school. Inside the school was lots of toys. One was the Jacobs ladder, it was like a ninja climbing the wall. You pulled the right side and you held the string.

Howick Historical Village by Jed

On Tuesday we went to Howick Historical Village. My favourite part was going to the houses. We went on the rocking chair and I pushed as fast as possible. I was in Max's team. I loved playing with the toys. My favourite one is the toy that the ninja goes up. I liked pulling the string then you leave it alone and it drops back down.