Gideon's Writing

Gideon from Year 2 has done some amazing writing about our recent trip to Yarrs. I thought it would be nice to share it with you all. MY YARRS FLAT TRIP ON TUESDAY THE 20 OF OCTOBER 2015 I WENT TO YARRS FLAT ON A BIG COACH. IT WAS LOTS OF FUN!!! FOR WE HAD THE BUMPY GRAVEL FOR ABOUT 1 FIFTH OF THE WAY. ON THE BUMPY GRAVEL I PUT MY HEAD AGAINST THE WINDOW. WHEN WE GOT TO YARRS FLAT THERE WAS LOTS AND LOTS OF TALL GRASS AND DIPS THAT I COULD EASILY HIDE IN. I LIKED THE BUS THAT I WENT ON TO YARRS FLAT BECAUSE THE WINDOW WAS OPEN. THE WINDOW WAS OPEN FOR THE WHOLE TRIP AND I LIKED IT BECAUSE I COULD FEEL THE WIND ON MY FACE. I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO OPEN MY WINDOW. LUNCH TIME WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT I COULD PLAY IN THE TALL GRASS. I HAD A RED CAP ON SO I HAD TO TAKE IT OFF AND PUT IT UNDER MY PUKU. NO ONE CAN SEE IT IF IT IS UNDER MY PUKU! AFTER LUNCH AT YARRS FLAT I PLAYED A PREDATOR GAME. THE PREDATOR GAME WAS TAG BUT THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT GOT HANDED OUT A PREDATOR MASK. ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITHOUT A MASK WERE BIRDS. AFTER THAT I MADE A CHEW CARD. CHEW CARDS ARE HOLLOW PLASTIC CARDS WITH PEANUT BUTTER STUFFED IN EACH CORNER. IF YOU GO TO A CERTAIN WEBSITE YOU CAN FIND WHAT ANIMAL HAS CHEWED YOUR CARD. LASTLY WE WERE PLANTING ANOTHER FOREST. YARRS FLAT USED TO BE A FOREST. PEOPLE WERE CUTTING DOWN THE FOREST TO MAKE FARMLAND. WE WERE PLANTING ANOTHER FOREST AROUND YARRS FLAT BECAUSE WE WERE AND ARE MAKING NEW HABITATS FOR THE BIRDS THAT LIVE IN OR AROUND LAKE ELLESMERE AND YARRS FLAT. THESE BIRDS INCLUDE THE PUKEKO, PINE STILT AND BLACK GOOSE. THESE BIRDS ARE DYING BECAUSE WE HAVE BROUGHT PESTS TO NEW ZEALAND THAT LIKE TO EAT THESE BIRDS. SOMETIMES THE PESTS WERE BROUGHT BY ACCIDENT BUT NORMALLY THEY WERE BROUGHT ON PURPOSE. BY GIDEON (USA)