Monday, 17 December 2018

Summer Learning Journey Week Two/ Day Two Activity 1

Week One, Day Two


Activity 1 Giant Among Us (4 points)
Success Criteria:


On your blog, tell us whether you would like to go and visit Tāne Mahuta one day.
Be sure to tell us why you do (or do not) want to visit this endemic tree.

Hello I am Jennae, age 11 or a year 7 girl at Karoro School. I have heard stories about this humongous
tree here living in New Zealand. I would actually like to go and visit the Tāne Mahuta tree one day.
It would be awesome to actually see the tallest tree right here in NZ and to find more about it.
If I could stand  next to this tree 51.2 meter high and the 13 meter wide tree it would be so cool.
I would like to see it before the tree dies from getting a disease called the fatal dieback disease
and dies within a year.



3 comments:

  1. Hi Jennae

    My name is Allie and I am the cluster manager for the SLJ here in Toki Pounamu.
    Tane Mahuta is a really magnificent tree. I am lucky enough to have seen him. I will say that you would be amazed at just how big this tree is. Not only is it very tall but also very wide. I would like to know how many people it would take if they all joined hands and went around the trunk of the tree. I think it would take about 30 people.
    like you I also hope that the disease does not get to this tree, It would be a real shame if it does. I hope that they are able to stop it before it gets there. It is great that people are obeying the rules and washing their shoes when they enter and when they leave the park.

    Keep up the great work Jennae, I hope you are having a great holiday.

    Until next time

    Allie :)

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    2. Kia Ora Allie,
      Thank you for your positive comment Allie!Do you have any plans for these holidays? How was your Christmas?
      I am really enjoying the Summer Learning Journey, but I spend too much time doing it everyday.
      Jennae

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