Takahe Art

We used pastels and black paper to create our Takahe. Parents, have you seen our work in our Blogger posts? Click on our names in the righthand column and you can see our posts.

Takahe Investigations

Room 19 and 20 are called the Takahe Hub.  We are investigating the Takahe.  We researched about Takahe using books, journals and the internet to find information to share.  Here are some photos and facts:

Did you know...

• The Takahe eggs have spots on them.
• They are the size of a chicken.
• The Takahe is a flightless bird - it lives on the ground.
• The Takahe babies are black.
• They mostly eat tussock grass.
• The Takahe gets chased by stoats, cats, dogs, deer.
• They have been around for 8 million years.
• In October 2017 there were only 347 Takahe left.
• They are born in the South Island.
• They are endangered.
• They use their big strong beak to cut into the bottom of the juicy part of grass.
• They live in mountains.
• They could fly a very long time ago.

Takahē Team

 Rooms 19 and 20 have chosen a name for our working hub. 

Tōtara Takahē Hub

We sketched our wonderful, endangered NZ bird.

Check out our amazing artists at work!