Pukemokemoke Bush Walk 16 th March 2011 We got on the bus and went to Pukemokemoke Bush Reserve. When we got there we looked at the map and then we started walking. By Courtney We all hopped on the bus and went to Pukemokemoke. After we got there we lined up in our classes and started to walk to the picnic area. By DJ

Morning tea and listening to George We sat down and listened to George. He talked about heaps of things about Pukemokemoke. We had our morning tea. By Kerryn We all sat down and listened to George, then we left and went to see the kauri, rimu and totara trees. By Seth The sun is shining out and we are listening to George. George is telling us about the trees. By Julius

Walking through the bush We got back on the track and started walking up to the top. We were walking through the forest looking at all the different layers of the forest. By Joel When we walked through George told us about the trees. There were some red berries that we could eat. We could not see the sun until we were nearly at the top. By Kiera

The Canopy After that we saw the canopy. We looked at lots of trees and we saw the leaves of the Kauri tree. The canopy trees make shade for the other trees. By Suprabal We saw the canopy and we took some photos. The trees are brown and green. We saw lots of trees up high and down low, they were everywhere. By Esha

The Pa site – on the bridge over the defensive trench When we went over the bridge we saw some tall trees. We saw some branches on the ground. By Augusto We were walking over the bridge and saw two foodpits. We walked around an old Pa site. The Maori people used to live in houses on the top of the hill. By Ethan

Kauri Trees George was showing us the Kauri trees. He talked about the leaves. The trunks are smooth and bumpy. By Brianna

The Lookout We got up to the top and we went up the lookout. At the top of the lookout we saw trees, roads, buildings and lots of things. We sat down and had our lunch, then we played. By Charlotte We were on our way to the top and we finally got there! We went up to the lookout and saw the beautiful view. When we were at the top of the lookout we took some photos. By Jessica We went up the lookout and we saw the trees. The trees had leaves and there were birds in the trees. At the lookout I ate lunch. By Hunter This is us walking to the top of the hill to have our lunch. We rested before we went back down the hill. By Thomas

The Forest Layers The emergent layer is the tall tree we can see from the lookout. The canopy is the next layer and you can see it just under the emergent trees. On the forest floor we saw seedlings and leaf litter on our walk. By Jahan

Native trees… Totara – Rimu – Kawakawa - Ferns The ferns are smooth on one side and bumpy on the other. The edges of them feel spiky. George told us that kawakawa leaves can be rubbed on you so that you don’t get bitten by insects. Some trunks are bumpy and some of the trees dropped bark. We have house teams that are called Rimu, Totara, Kauri and Kowhai. By Zoe

What a great day – thanks George. We really enjoyed going to Pukemokemoke because we learnt new things about trees. George told us lots of interesting facts about what Pukemokemoke means. By Komal It was really awesome climbing up Pukemokemoke, even though it took a long time to get up it was still fun. By Lewis