Cheetahs

The Cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. They can reach a top speed of around 113 km per hour. Cheetah are smaller than other members of the big cat family weighing only 45-60 kilograms. Cheetahs are the only big cat that can’t roar. Cheetahs can’t climb trees and have poor night eyesight.

Cheetah only have to drink once every three to four days.

Camp Diary The end

It was the last day of camp and it was the last time I will be waking up to a BANG! BANG! BANG! We all got up and started to pack all of our clothes into our suitcase some of us didn't get to pack because we had to go and set up for breakfast. Then we all got told to go back to our cabins and pack our clothes. After we had packed all the things into the bus we set off to the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa. When we got there to show respect we all had to take off our hats. When we walk in to the Museum we had to the classroom and had a talk. Then we went down to T.O.G (Tears Of Green Stone) after we had looked there we all got split up into 3 groups and we all went for a look around the Museum. After we had a look around the Museum we went back up to the classroom and had lunch. Then we had lunch it was time to go back home and and enjoy the weekend.

By Kyle

Camp Diary part 3

On Thursday the 23rd of October another day of getting waken up by the pots and pans. As soon as the pots and pans finished banging all the boys got up and started talking. All the boys came into my cabin because it was always warm. After we had breakfast we had to get our daypacks packed and meet in the Classroom. After we had checked that we all had the right gear we needed to all get on the bus. Then we were off to the Taranaki Falls walk. When we got there it said on the sign Taranaki Falls 3 Hr walk. We walked for about 40 minutes, then it said on a sign Old Lava Flow we had a bit of a break there. Then it was only 20 minutes untill Taranaki Falls, when we were only 2 minutes away from the falls there we heard loud crashing sounds I knew we were so close to the falls but we had to go down 100 and something stairs until we were there. When we got there we had a big rest all the groups got to go under the falls it was very loud. After we had a break we started to walk all the way back to the bus it was a 2 Hr walk untill we got back to the bus but it was nice and cool going thru the forest. When we got to the end of the path we all got a photo. Then we went back to the bus and had lunch we got ready to go up the mountain. I just couldn't wait to get up the mountain it started to get cold fast when we got there everyone started throwing snow balls at each other it was really fun after we played in the snow it was time to go back to camp and get into warm clothes. After we did that it was time to go to the the Turangi Thermal Pools.

By Kyle

 

My Camp Diary part 2

On Wednesday the 22st of October I was having a nice sleep untill BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! I got woken up by the banging of the pot's and pan's. The first place we went to was Lake Motuopuhi and we learnt were the Maori stored their food. Then we went to the Turangi Trout Centre.A lady that worked there took a group of people for a tour around the Trout Centre. After the lady had taken us around the Trout Centre we got to catch a trout. I got the 3rd biggest Trout,the weight of my Trout was 762 grams. After we went to the Trout Centre we went to the Lake Rotopounamu. When we got half way around the lake we had a break then we walked and walked untill we got to another place to rest we had some afternoon tea. After we had walked all the way around the lake it was time to go back to camp.

My Camp Diary part 1

On Tuseday the 21st of October two Wanganui East School classes Room 15 and Room16 went on camp. The first stop we had was in Raetihi so we could have a little toilet and eating break. Then we got back on the road and started to head towards the Tongariro National Park visitor centre. When we got to the Tongariro National Park visitor centre we went inside and sat around a statue of a Maori Chief.                              

Then we got to have a look aroung the Tongariro National Park visitor centre. After that we all had to go into the Tongariro National Park Theatre and watch a video about the mountains it said that the biggest eruption in New Zealand was at Lake Taupo. When we had finished watching the video we got back into the bus and went to Mangatepopo camp site to set up camp. 

When we got there we were told what cabin room we were in and who we were sleeping with. After we had set up our cabin we had lunch. After we had lunch and a play around we went to the Te Porere Redoubt.

Then when we got back to the bus we had afternoon tea. After we had afternoon tea we went to the The Tokaanu Thermal Pools. Then we went back to the camp ground and had dinner and dessert.