AMAZING RACE

We were lucky enough to be selected to go to Grey High School to take part in an Amazing Race. The students had organised this a part of their P.E. We had ten teams with four people in each team (Room 4 had to come with us to make up the numbers). There were five tasks that we had to do. We walked there and got there quicker than expected so they had to be really flexible and change things around.

We played seaweed while they got organised. There were 5 games and two teams played each game together then moved on to play against another tea. We had awesome fun and wre really impressed with all the preparation the students had gone to. We helped them to evaluate by filling out a google form they had sent us.

RAT ERADICATION

   

As our Student Volunteer Army community service we decided that we wanted to join the Rat Eradication program that some groups are doing in our community. We are right beside the West Coast Wilderness Trail where there has been a problem with rats and they are coming into our community, housing and having an impact on the environment.  they are responsible for the decline of a number of native and common species.

They eat the seeds and fruit of many plants so prevent them from reproducing. A year 13 group at the Greymouth High School combined with us (they have about 40 traps out we only built and set 6). They came along and taught us how to build wooden traps, set and monitor them. Rather than a one-day activity, our Student Army task will last several weeks as we have to go out and check and reset them daily. We also started our own trap line with NZ trapping so the daily data is relevant and used by DOC. (we are called BlaketownSchool Trapping on NZ Trap) Hopefully, residents in the community have fewer problems with rodents and our environment will flourish.