Totara estate and Clarck's mill visit

on tuesday last week we went to Totara Estate and Clarck's mill just north of Oamaru, it ties in with our topic "from paddock to plate" here are some recounts we did afterwards The swag hut is disgusting and is small. It has a small little bath. Their bath day was Sunday. The stinky Dad got to go first. But did you know they all went in the same water? And, if you’re wondering what a swagman is – it is a man going around the neighbourhood asking people for jobs in exchange for food and a bed. Harlan At Totara Estate we all learned to do washing. In the olden days they didn’t have washing machines, but they did have buckets and a special thing called a washboard. We hung up our washing and we beat the rugs with a broom and Gus broke one broom. Bella We arrived at Totara Estate. Everyone who worked there came out to greet us and they introduced themselves. We saw that they were wearing old fashioned clothes! We saw beautiful Oamaru stone buildings. Josh When the school went on a trip we made butter. We were shaking one jar and then the other one was going around. With the other one, it whisked. When it came around the second time, it got harder and harder to turn because the cream got thicker and thicker and then you add salt and put it in cold water and strain it and you have butter! B’Kay

Introducing...

this year the blogger of the month will be doing a segment called Introducing... it will be about the blogger of the month interviewing a person from the community or from the school and put it here. this month it is Brook holt the star of the week.

the big Re-vamping

the past year this blog has been very inactive. so this year we are going to be doing allot more on this blog. for example our new blogger of the month/week who will be able to do posts more often and parents and caregivers will be able to see the goings on at the school. from the editor :kahlil grocott.