Quail Island Island Kaitiakitanga

Quail Island
How did we show kaitiakitanga on the island?
We were taught how they're restoring the Island to bring the native stuff back. We also didn't pick and plants off unless we were told so.
How did we show sustainability on quail island?
We respected the rules of the Island.
How did we show Rahui Tapu on Quail Island?
We didn't wander off to where we want to but instead listened to our guide.

How Quail Island Was Created

Quail Island Information

1. What does the name Otamahua mean? It means Where Children Collected Sea Bird Eggs. Where does the name come from? It's where children collect sea-eggs.
2. Where did the name come from? It was named by Captain William Mein Smith.
3. How big is the Island? 81 ha
4. How was the Island created? (Down Below)
5. What Wildlife is present on the Island-native/introduced? Different Species Of Birds such as black-backed/karoro and red-billed gull/tarāpunga, white-flippered penguins/kororā, terns, shags and oystercatchers are often seen from the observation point. Fantails/pīwakawaka and grey warblers/ iroriro, and on warmer weathers Lizards, Geckos, Skins appear also pests that eat native birds lives there.
6. Mahinga kai, food gathering was an important activity for Maori. What food did they gather from Otamahua?
7. How Have Introduced Species? (Animals/Birds/Insects) The introduced animals like rabbits and rats ate most of the native eggs on the Island and that's why the quails on Quail Island are extinct.
8. What rules has DOC created to help protect Otamahua? No Dogs, No littering, No fires- except bbq in the picnic area, respect plants and animals on the island.

 

Reading Bingo- Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters

 Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters:
Annabeth visited Percy to save Camp Half-Blood bringing Tyson with him, who he later found out was his brother. Thalia's tree is dying and they need the golden fleece to save it.

What Am I Learning?

I am learning to use different ways to re-tell the book.

How this shows my learning?

I created a Venn diagram showing the difference and similarities between the two characters of the book.

What Am I wondering?

How did Thalia become human again?

Reading Bingo- Horribly Haunted School

For one of my reading bingo, I chose Margaret Mahy for 'A Book Written By A New Zealand Author'
The book I read was called Horribly Haunted School.

The story is based on a boy called Monty who was allergic to invisible ghost, but once they showed themselves to him he would stop sneezing, that's how he met his ghost friend named Lulu. Monty decided to tell his parents about Lulu but his parents thought he was crazy, so they decided to put him into a different school but the school ended up being haunted by the principal. Monty's quest is to fulfil the wish of his principal in order to release him.

What Am I Learning?

I am learning to use different ways to re-tell the book.

How this shows my learning?

This showed my learning by writing an Author Profile about the author of the book.

What Am I wondering?

Why Monty helped the old principal.