Well done

Well done for following instructions so well Room 24. You had your togs here pronto. Unfortunately things have changed and we are going to start swimming next week. You will need your togs on both Wednesday and Tuesday as it will be Athletics Day on Tuesday and there will be a fun activity in the pool - yay!

Reading
The Shreks were reading "Too Many Possums" yesterday when Hana noticed a picture of a possum trap that her dad uses! Whoah!! Her dad, Mr Duncan, was very kind and came in today to tell us more about the traps.

Possums are a major pest in New Zealand and kill many plants, trees and chick eggs. Ask your child about what we learnt about possums today!


Watch out!



The trap is set.

Hana, Mr Duncan and "Too Many Possums"

Drew - Does the head come off the possum when the trap comes down?

 Mr Duncan - No, it just strangles them.

Room 24 - Can cats get killed in the trap?

Mr Duncan - Cats don’t go in there because cats are meat eaters. We set things like apples inside the trap for possums.

Kaydince - What if you put meat in there, would a cat come and eat it?

Mr Duncan - We wouldn't put meat in there.

James - If it’s black and the cat walks into it, might it set it off?

Mr Duncan - Cats are very smart and they won’t walk in there by accident.

Aarav - Have you caught any possums yet?

Hana - We’ve caught about ten.