Auckland Maritime Museum

On Wednesday the year five, six, seven and eight extension classes had gone to the Auckland Maritime Museum.We had done sorts of activities and we all had a blast!

We had been on a tour on the Waka Hikianalia. First we had to put on a life jacket and hop on to the waka. We went and seen what the kitchen was like. We all thought we could fit each other in but then when we seen it you could only fit about one so we all just had a look. 

When we finished looking at the kitchen we had a look we're the beds were when we went down the ladder to the beds, we had got on the bunk beds and tried to all squeeze in, when you got on the top on the bunk beds you couldn't even sit up all you could feel was the ceiling so I thought you would have to goto bed straight away not sit up. 

After we got out of their we checked the toilets some people said that’s small and the others said ououououou yuck! When I saw it it looked dirty but it was ok. I went to have a look at where you paddle the boat me and couple others had a little stir, then we had to come off the waka and let the other groups have a turn.

After we had finished learning about the Waka we had done an activity of the Star Compass-traditional navigations.We learnt about the South, North, West and East and south east west and north.Well we learnt all of the names we had to do a dance about it.

Then we got taught about the peace flag and that they travel to different countries.They are messages of Support and hope.After he had finished talking to us we had drawn our own of what NZ means to us or all sorts of things.I had drawn what I desire and the Pt England fantail thats on our uniform.When we finished we hanged it up on a line and went to sit down to learn what the name of the type of quilt it was,then he told us that it is called material-sewn-quilt.