Our amazing adventure to the wonderful wetalnd... Lake Serpentine

Yesterday, on the 13th of March, we went on an exciting field trip to Lake Serpentine, which is just outside of Te Awamutu. After a quick roll call when the school starting bell rung, we lined up ready to board the bus. It was an exciting feeling, as we also didn't really know where we were going - we had only seen pictures of this beautiful place. On board the bus it was busy with chatter and excited squeals of laughter. We arrived at the lake about 20 minutes later, we got off the bus in a hurry, thrilled to be finally at our destination! We got off the bus and saw this beautiful place.

We lined up in our classes and walked to the hard, grassy hill where we sat and viewed the lake and the wetland. As we were taking in the amazing surroundings, a scientist named Robyn talked to us about the environment and the ecosystem. They also showed us the fishing nets and trap and how to use them correctly.

We had a quick snack before getting into our exploring groups, we had to find the parent we were all working with and decide where to start. 

There were many different  activities that we did and they included:
Seeing what was in the pest traps and the footprints found in them
Leaf rubbings of the plants
Looking at the peat and how it felt
Viewing the different parts of the wetlands forest (with trees that looked like avatar trees - because of their twisted roots, and many had fallen down)
Testing the water to see how cold it was, how clear it was and the pH level - we found out that it was healthy!
We looked at the fungus that grew on the trees
Looking at the birds and listening for their sounds
Threw balls at images of small mice and rats
Looking at the shapes of the leaves
Searching for bugs, insects and animals
Trying to catch fish with the nets
Catching butterflies and insects


We had an amazing day!!


Written by the wonderful room 6!