Too Many Possums!

During lunch breaks some children are involved in our Enviro group.  They were very excited when they came back yesterday because they had caught their first possum in the trap!

Today, as a follow up, for writing I read a book called "Too Many Possums" and the students used the information they learnt to write up an information report.

Emily and Kalea did a fantastic job of writing up their report and they shared their writing with the class.  Click on their names below to see the video of their reading.

Emily

Kalea

Once we finished our writing the students worked with a buddy to check their writing.  Their buddy had to check that they remembered to use full stops and capital letters and that their writing made sense.  
Huey and Donnie did a great job of peer editing!

Possums
Some people think possums are cute and cuddly but in New Zealand possums are pests.  
In Australia possums weren't pests cause there were predators like dingos, snakes and large birds. Their trees had spikes and spines.
There are about 30 million possums in New Zealand.
I hate possums.
Author:  Huey

Possums
Many years ago people sent a few possums over.
Then the possums laid and laid until there were 30 million possums, so people can't bring in any more possums.
Some people kill the possums in New Zealand.
Some people use different ways to kill possums.
Some people use traps to kill some.
Author:  Donnie

Possums
Possums are pests.
People brang possums to New Zealand and never got in trouble.
Australia has got possums.
Possums are clever at climbing trees.
When we went down to the wetlands we caught a possum, it was a female.
We don't like females because they have babies.
We put some corn in the trap because possums like corn.
The trap is red.
Alexis

Oh Possums, Possums, Possums
Possums came to New Zealand hundreds of years ago.
Possums have predators in Australia like snakes, dingos and birds.
Possums can't eat many leaves off the trees in Australia because the trees have prickles and thorns, but in New Zeland not many trees have prickles or thorns.
There are 30 million possums in New Zealand so each person in New Zealand has 8 possums.
We caught a possum in Enviro.
Kari