Giant pumpkin competition

Can you believe this is a REAL pumpkin???
Hamilton East School is having a giant pumpkin growing competition. This is what we hope to beat!

This what inspired us. Early this year  Dugan brought a giant pumpkin in to show us.

We thought it was amazing. We also thought it would be fun to grow one ourselves.

Room 13 planted the Atlantic Giant pumpkin seeds that Ms Jones brought back from America.

We gave each one a pot, and labelled them.

When they got big enough to plant we gave one to each class.

Let the competition begin!

Mystery Creek Trip

We went to Mystery Creek to learn about things from the past.

We explored the Heritage village, which had old buildings that displayed things from the past.

Here are some of the highlights.

We went into a garage that had old vehicles.

Some of us really liked the stocks!

Alan was a master storyteller and told us all about the old days.

What are these mystery objects?

This is what the dental clinics were like. They were called the Murder house by the children in the old days!

Girls wore a pinafore and bonnet. Boys wore a white shirt and cap.

We enjoyed having a go at washing in the old laundry.

Here are some milk carts with cans of cream, ready for sale.

We made comparisons between the old days and the present:

In the old days people used horses for transport. Now cars are cooler than horses.
Erana

In the old days there were only pencils and no computers. Now we use computers.
Bel-Aire

In the old days people rode horses to get around. Now we have cars.
Maria

In the old days they used blades to shear sheep. Now they shave them with electric machines.James

In the old days there were pigeons to carry letters. Now we use telephones.
Noah

In the old days we did washing by hand. Now we have washing machines.
Hailey

In the old days people went on ships. Now they go in aeroplanes.
Mahdi

In the old days people had long-drop toilets. Now we have flush toilets.
Blair

In the old days cows were milked by hand. Now we have milking machines.
Kenneath

In the old days kids rode horses to school. Now they ride cars and buses to school.
Sky

In the old days we used paper. Now we use iPads and computers.
Darryl

In the old days there were candles and no lightbulbs. Now we have power.
Levi