Onekama Elementary: Grade 4 2004-2005

Magoon Creek

We went to Magoon Creek today. We learned how to plant a tree correctly. The first step to plant a baby tree is you have to prune the roots so they are the length of the shovel. Next you have to dig a hole with the tree shove. Then you put the tree in the hole but make sure the roots are mostly straight. Later you put the tree shovel behind the tree and wiggle it. Finally you tug on the tree to see if it is stable. I thought it was pretty cool. We got a little tree to take home and plant. ..Emily C.B.

When we went to Magoon Creek we listened and looked at a lot of different things. My favorite were the Llamas. Did you know that they could live to be 29 years? They are also a great show animal and great with children. Llamas, when they have babies they have rarely twins. It takes them a year to be born. Llamas are very cute. It would be interesting to have a Llama. The Llamas names were Sheldon and Frosty Boy Blue. I liked both of them. Now I'm interested in Llamas. I wish I could see them again. ...Elizabeth

I thought the water going through the stones was cool. They were testing how fast water moved through different things. I thought the birds were very interesting. He had birds that were dead and its because they ran into people's windows. ...Sarah

Today, May 11, 2005, we went to Magoon Creek to visit. We visited llamas birds, soil and a house that was knocked down. I learned how to plant a tree. Step 1: dig a whole about 1 foot (12 inches). Second you stick the tree down in the whole, but not so the roots crumple. Third you push the dirt back down. You step on it with your heel. That's called heeling. At the soil place they dug a whole that was about 2 feet down. Some soil was soft, but some was hard. The sand was layered and different colors. ...Jessa

The first thing we learned about was these two llamas. Their names were Sheldon and Frosty Boy Blue. We got to pet them. The lady that owned them said they spit at each other when there are fighting. ...Emalee

At Magoon Creek we saw llamas. They were cool. There were two of them. One of the names was Frosty. The other was Sheldon. They were funny. Llamas only have one baby and you can choose when they have their babies. It is very rare for a llama to have twins. Llamas make a humming noise sometimes, and when they are really scared they make an alarm noise. They can live up to 20 something years and 400 something pounds. ...Daniel

The whole 4th grade went to Magoon Creek. At Magoon Creek there were llamas. The llamas had teeth on the bottom of the mouth. The llamas fur was warm. You can make yarn out of the fur. ...Josh

At Magoon Creek we stopped at a station where a guy talked about different kinds of birds. He talked about the seed eating, bug eating, and meat eating birds. A big beak means it is a seed eating bird. A skinny long beak means it is insect eating. A short hunked beak means it is meat eating. That was very interesting. ...Joe

At Magoon Creek we went through the woods to check out different kinds of soils. The black soil is on top, then the reddish brown color, then the tan color. After the soil thing we went to look at birds. Then we walked on the beach which was my favorite part because we got to see how water travels through minerals. Then the field trip to Magoon creek was over. ...Quinn

At Magoon Creek we learned about birds. He showed us a lot of different kinds of birds. The falcon has a hook like beak. The blue Jay has a fairly big beak and it was pointy. I love Magoon Creek. ...Derek

We got to see how fluids move through rocks, gravel, clay and sand. I think it was really fun. ...Christopher

When we went to Magoon Creek the first thing we saw was the llamas. Llamas have very soft fur. They don't have any odors at all. Their manure is good for gardening. Llamas can be ridden like a horse and have llama shows. Their necks and legs are long and strong. They're very pretty. They are good with children too. They only spit when they're eratated. They are easy to groom too. I wish we could go again. ...Annie

The big bird beak is called gross. When we were there I saw a woodpecker. I'm glad we went. ...Austin G.

I liked seeing the llamas. They told us how they make clothes out of the llamas hair. We got our picture taken by a big rock. ...Austin O.

Llamas are cool in many different ways. They have two toes on each foot. Some of their fur turns to string. A mother llama only has one baby. It takes a year for a mother to have a baby. ...Jena

I learned that bugs are good in the sewers because they eat all the nasty things that's in the sewers. I learned that blue jays can make different kinds of noises than just one kind of noise. ...Jacob

Today we went to Magoon Creek. The speakers told us that llamas can weigh up to 450 pounds. After we saw the llamas we heard about Indians. The speaker showed us some instruments they decorated. My favorite place was about the birds. The speaker showed us the different beaks of birds. One beak was to dig for worms. Another beak was to crack seeds open. My favorite bird was the blue jay. The trip was very fun. ...Miranda

At Magoon Creek I learned that deer droppings that have worms go up the llama's spine into the brain and can kill a llama. ...Brandon

Mrs. Brown walked us along the trails. We stopped and talked to two guys that talked about birds and soil. A girl had a model of the way water goes through the soil. It was really cool and fun. ...Moriah

Note: Text on this page was taken from "type 2" writings.

When we went to Magoon Creek we had tour guides to tell us about some important things. We saw and learned about llamas. We learned about soil and how it is important. We learned about Indians and how Indians used some of their stuff in the old days. We learned about some rare birds and how they nest. We also learned about termites in our septic tank clean our lakes in good ways. ...Bryce

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