NatureLand Enrichment report

Hi my name is Frayja and I'm going to talk to you about how I helped NatureLand Zoo. The animal I chose to make an enrichment activity for was the meerkats. We first had to study what our animals liked doing and what they eat in their natural habitats. I chose the meerkats because they are the newest animals at NatureLand. For my enrichment idea I used an old vacuum cleaner, driftwood, carrots and parsnips. Straight away they started digging at the sand to reach the food but they soon gave up and jumped on the top. They had figured out there was a lid but were challenged to open it. It was funny . The meerkats really liked it. I felt that Natureland appreciated me and the Meerkats did too. Jo, the keeper was really excited about mine so we did it last. First they were a little nervous but then they became very curious, excited and happy. I really enriched their lives!
By Frayja Elliott

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Mask Parade Preparations

At the moment the CWSA art group have been working on the mask parade. The mask parade theme is One Earth Global Creative Spirit.We have given each class a design of a mask with a country that the mask comes from. Every class that has finished their masks have had a awesome result a lot of hard work has paid off. We have been very lucky and NIWA has given us a weather balloon which we are going to use as a globe.

Guest Speaker talks Photos!!

This week in CWSA a Portrait Photoghrapher came into our session. Her name was Kirstin and we learned heaps from her. What we talked about ranged from taking good photos to the technical side of a camera. She gave us many tips and hints for taking great photos for many events including action, scenery and important events like weddings. We then went out and took autumn photos, the colours were truly effective.
by Liam.