About a week ago (Wednesday 14th June) Teina Toru and Poutama went to Te Maire Lagoon to go planting.

We drove to Te Maire by bus and thanks to Tim, We got there safely and on time.

We had to walk a little to get there but I was fine. Then when we were there the kaitiaki did a karakia and we got started! Our class had to get into groups of three or two but I didn´t get into a group, And I think I did well when I planted 11 plants by myself.

Once I finished my planting I went to the little stall and had a packet of chips and two sandwitches. Then everyone packed because they finished all the planting and our class and Teina Toru took a photo for our school then walked back to the bus and drove to school.

It was lunchtime when we got back, Poutama and Teina Toru got a longer lunch because we didn’t get all of our lunch play.

It was so fun planting!

– –  A day at the beach – – 

One sunny` ~*`~*Saturday morning*~`*~`,

My dad woke up much earlier than all of us

(All of us as in Me, Mum and my two sisters

 Takiri and Ema) to go fishing at the beach!

Mum got us ready with our togs, a towel for each 

of us, our goggles and some fruit.

After that we went to our car and drove to the ✼Beach✼ 

When we arrived there I jumped out of the car and ran towards the water with no hesitation at all.

I splashed and swimmed and jumped until I had enough. I decided to go on my back, away from the waves and relaxed.

 I put my goggles on and dived under the water hoping to find some crabs or even some pipi!

Instead I found three flat pipi shells, five swirly shells,two round white circle looking shells and a knife shaped stick. After collecting all of those trinkets I got out of the water and ran down the beach stepping in the white foam looking for shells and pumice.

On the way to a big tree ( the big washed up tree I set for my goal ) I saw horse footprints on the ground so I followed them and guess what I found! I found a big ✿❀Orange Sunset Shell ❀✿ at the end. It was so beautiful that I picked it up and ran back to my mum’s car and put it on my seat. Then I walked to dad to see if he had a fish.He didn’t yet so I went into the sand dunes to make a house out of sticks and shells I found behind hills and long grass. I tried to make a big house and I did make one but it really small that was alright though because I could fit me,my shells and my big log that had my ✧favourite✧ shells.After all that we packed up and went to the Four Square for Ice Cream then headed home.