Pests with Miss Spencer

"Aaaaahhhh!" The squeals and screeches of the other Room 11 girls deafened me as the possums were crawling up their legs and pushing them with their sharp claws.

Wonder what I'm talking about? I knew it! There weren't actually possums running around Room 15 and Miss Spencer. Well, as is obvious. But Room 11 was learning about pests and how they had an impact on our environment. For example, stoats, possums, rats, and even wild rabbits. I know, the cutest little things can be great threats to our environment.

So, getting back to the introduction, we were playing a little game where some of us were trees that ran from the eager possums ready to attack us, who, in this case, were some of the other Room 11 girls. There. That clear now? Good.

Did you know?

• Possums and stoats feed on native trees, plants and animals.
• Possums are protected in Australia.
• Possums were introduced by the Europeans who came to New Zealand for their valuable fur.
• Rabbits were introduced by the Europeans.
• Stoats were introduced to kill the rabbits, but they killed other native animals and vegetation after that.

So save the environment! Go NZ!