River Talks Trip  Year 9

Last week the year 9's went to a river talk down at Pt England Reserve. Here as the stuff we did and learnt

What does Sustainability mean ?

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Write down the Maori Proverb that describes the river

Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au- I am the river and the river is me

Read the question and  us the reading resource answer them

	Questions	Answers
1.	Name the river that your class visited last week ?	Omaru Creek
2	Name the Organisation that organised the River Talks ?	Mad Ave
3	Write a paragraph to describe the events on the day ?	When we entered the event we had to be seated on the grass under a tent, then we waited a while for all the schools to be seated. When they were seated there was a man performing a powhiri for us and after that we had to go to the creek to see what was next. When everyone gathered around the creek there was a man standing in the creek with gumboots on. The man was talking in Maori, so i didn't understand what he was saying. When he finished there was a play from these two girls, they also did it in another language so i couldn't understand what they were saying either. Their play was a little creepy but also funny. Lastly we went to the Tongans, they did a song where 2 girls were in a tree climbing down it and singing at the same time.
4	What do you think the main message of the day was ?	To look after our creeks
5	What was the most interesting part of the Trip	These two girls did a play that was creepy and funny at the same time.
6	Do you think this trip was a successful trip ? (explain why )	Yeah because it taught us what we do when we litter and how to look after our creeks properly
7.	Can you think of how this trip could be more successful for year 9 students next year ?	They can also learn about looking after creeks so they won't smell so bad. They can also enjoy all the plays that they do as well.