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Bittern

Before we visited Pekapeka, Room 10 students completed an imaginary writing task. They had to think about all the information they had learned about wetlands and imagine what it would be like when they were about to step onto the boardwalk. What would they see? Hear? Smell? Think?
Check out these little snippets and you will see why Mrs Perry and Mrs Mac are really thrilled with the class writing. Here are some of the super, duper sentences...

When I stepped onto the boardwalk...

"I might see some shags and some black swans and I think there will be some water. The pukeko is a native bird. I want to see a fern bird but they are very shy. They live in the raupo and they can be hiding somewhere." By Julie

"I saw a harrier hawk. It quickly flew down and grabbed a rat. I thought it was going to grab me! I saw another pukeko coming near me then as it got closer it turned away from me." By Paige

"I heard birds chirping, the breeze hitting the grass and I could smell yucky contaminated water." By Cairo

"I felt the wet, squishy grass. It was cool to see the dragonflies flying like an airplane up and down. There were snails slithering across the wet grass and the wet blocks of wood. I smelt the damp water." By Nina

"I felt the breeze making me shiver. I should have brought my jacket!" By Tyler

"Did you know that if you watch the bittern relax it will point it's bill up so it camouflages itself. The bittern is a carnivore because they eat meat." By Shekinah

"I saw some birds flapping their wings softly. I hear birds singing. It was a pukeko because it had a bright red beak and red feet. It's body was blue." By Bianca

"We might see a kingfisher eating fish, insects, frogs, crayfish, worms and rats. The kingfisher can eat a rat in one go and rest for 10 minutes." By Sharnika

"What can I hear? Little mice squeaking. What can I see? Little mice with their little feet running away. What can I smell? The cold air. What can I feel? Wet little mice in my hands." By Ana

"I saw a pukeko on the boardwalk. He flew away because he was scared of me and I was scared of him because I thought he would jump on me or scratch me with his sharp beak. He was blue. He had brown eyes with a quite sharp beak. He smelt like the grass. " By Bona

"I can feel the flax when I walk past. The pukeko has bright as legs and a beak. His feathers shine in the sun. When he is in the shade his coat of feathers turns dark blue." By Grace

"I saw the kingfisher eat a fish. It was cool watching the kingfisher swoop in the water and catch a fish." By Rama

"Then I heard a strange noise. I think it was a morepork, ready to catch some food for the night. What's that in the flax? Wow! It's a bittern, camouflaged in the flax. Ouch! Oh no! I think a midge just bit me! I'm going to have a big itchy bite!" By Ezrah

'The bittern looks like a stick. The bittern can sometimes be easily seen but sometimes it is not easy to find the Australian bittern." By Destiny-Paige

"I saw a bittern. It was very still and it looked like a piece of wood standing up on the green grass. Then I saw a fern bird flying around with it's long tail and a worm in its small mouth. Then I saw a sparkling frog with black and green stripes. Then I saw that frog again eating some beautiful dragonflies." By Reicoe

"On the way to the pukekos I saw a bittern. I was wearing green clothes so I got down into the grass and the bittern didn't notice me. I managed to get close enough to actually touch it. It's feathers felt like silk but it smelled like weeds. Pooh!!!" By Mathias

"I saw some insects distracting a black swan when it was relaxing in the nice hot sun on a branch. The branch was the black swans favourite place to relax, by her nest so she could watch her eggs." By Aradia

"When I stepped onto the boardwalk I could hear birds tweeting loudly. I could see a lot of different animals and birds and I went hmmmm, that looks like a pukeko!" By Bostyn

"I think I'll see a swimming black swan with a shiny beak and then I'll see a kingfisher jumping up." By Nicholas

"The first thing I heard was a chirp and I thought it was a bittern. They are really hard to find because they're really good at camouflaging themselves. I think I saw a small shadow behind the tree. I'm going to have a look behind the tree. Oh! It's a pukeko. Look at its blue and black and orange skin. Look at the way it walks. Oh! Is that a fern bird I see? Look at its long tail! It's huge." By Presley

"Then I saw blood in the water. I saw a rat then a caddisfly came down and killed it. I thought to myself, in wetlands, at Pekapeka, it's hard to survive." By Wyatt

"I travelled on but then I saw a bird called the fern bird. I knew it was called the fern bird because it was camouflaged and small with a long tail. It was amazing just being with nature." By Jordan

"I can hear the birds flapping their wings. I can smell the water making little waves and doing little flicks on me and getting me wet." By Cole

"I can smell the dirty water and bird poo. I can hear quacking and wings flapping. I can feel the wind and blowflies on my skin." By Jack

"I could hear the birds tweeting. I could smell the pukeko and it smelled like it needed a shower. I could see the fern bird but it saw me first. I felt the black swan. It was smooth." By Divaan

"Then I kept on walking and saw two pukekos in the water. Beside them I saw a kingfisher but the kingfisher had a kind of a sharp beak. The pukeko, fern bird and the bittern had funny feet and sharp claws to dig for food to eat." By Evangelina

What great writing Room 10. Tino pai, ka rawe!