Mangere Mountain

Kia ora bloggers on the 16th of November Kaiwhare class went to Mangere mountain. There were parents who came and grandparents. We went to mangere mountain to learn about plants and tea. First we grabbed our bags and made sure we had a water bottle, hat and a big lunch. Second we walked to sit on the netball court because our teachers had to call out the roll. Thirdly we went to go inside the bus and when the bus driver started driving the bus we sang a maori song. There were two big busses one for Mokoroa and Kaiwhare and one for Haumia but some of the Mokoroa people went with haumia. Kaiwhare and mokoroa came with us on the bus. Fourth we got off the bus and walked to Mangere Mountain. There was two ladies named Ellie and Leilani. Ellie was the one who greeted us. Leilani was the one who was waiting for us in the big hall. So we walked inside the big hall and sat down on a carpet. Then Leilani said a karakia. Then Mr Riceman said a karakia. After that we stood up and sang our waiata. The people who said Toru wha was the people who were in kapa haka. When we finished our waiata we sat back down. After that we had morning tea and put sunscreen on and hand sanitiser. When we finished our morning tea. We got into groups and I was with Fyumi and my friend came with me in my group. Then we lined up behind our adults. And some of the people was with Leilani and Ellie. My group was with Ellie. Then Ellie walked us up to the mountain. I was very hot. We all brang our drink bottles incase we get thirsty. There were two water fountains near the hall and near the carpark. Then we were on the mountain still walking and then we stopped to have a little break. After our break Ellie said that there were two trees on a huge mountain. So we walked where the two trees were and then we stopped and crouded around a rock that had like a wave patteren. After we looked at the rock we kept walking till we stopped at a good view and when I looked down I felt scared because I didn't want to walk down the big mountain. So after we looked at the good view Mr Riceman took his group and my group. We walked to a triangle wich was shaped as a cone. And Leiani took her group somewhere. So when we finished looking at the cone we walked back. Leilani walked back after us. So after that we looked at a rock that had a kumara picture. After we looked at the rock we walked back to the big hall. So when we got back to the hall we got to do workshops. Leilani was in the hall and Ellie was outside with Kaiwhare and Mokoroa to do the workshops. So the work shops were weaving scraping a rock on a massive rock with water in it also scraping a shell onto a piece of wood. So first my group did weaving. Then we went to scrape a rock onto a massive rock. Thirdly we went to scrape the shell onto the piece of wood. After that we went inside the hall and drank tea and went outside to look at flax and other trees. After that we packed our bags to get ready to go in the bus. When the bus driver was going to drive to school I fell asleep in the bus and people tried to wake me up. So when we arrived to school Mr Riceman woke me up. Bye bloggers. 

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