To

Room Six

Te Puru School

New Zealand

At Te Puru School the children can almost reach out their classroom window and touch the sea. Every day at lunch time or play time you will find children on the beach.

Here are the poems and stories Room Six wrote for the Rocky Shore Project.

	Hermit Crabs Hermit crabs scavenge for food. Enemies are seagulls. Right now they are in their homes. Marine scavengers they are. In the rock pool the hermit crab hides in cracks. The hermit crabs hide when enemies are around.   Coconut crabs are related to hermit crabs. Rats are it's enemy. Antenna feel around. Bigger crabs are their enemies. By Sam
Catseye Catseyes move into the sun when they are too cold, And in amongst the rocky shore catseyes are food. Two catseyes fidget over rocks. Starfish eat catseyes. Eyes on catseyes are not there. Yours are in the water, catseyes are on it. Eyes on catseyes are doors; our eyes are to see with. By Latasha
	Periwinkles Periwinkles have got slippery tummies. Eat lots. Rocks are good for them. If a periwinkle stays out. Water is good for them. It likes water. No periwinkles can live on sand. Kills things to eat. Likes water. Eats seaweed Seaweed is good for them. By Jenika
Chitons Chitons live in seawater. High tide. I can't get them off the rocks. They like it at low tide best. On the rocks, you can find them. No chitons live on sand. Seawater is good for them. By Aimee
Hermit Crabs Hermit crabs have enemies Enemies can struggle out Running to hide Mums stay home It could be cute Terrifying crabs   Crying for food Racing for food Always under rocks Be careful where you put your hands Shouting for food By Rewi	Chitons Chitons cling onto rocks. High tide coming in, hold on tight! I can't get it off the rock! Tight, sticking on the rock. Oh no people coming! Now they have gone. Sliding home again. By Melissa
Hermit Crabs Hermit crabs are marine scavengers. Eats everything it finds. Rats fight Hermit crabs. Marine scanengers they are. It has a big nipper and a small nipper. The Hermit crab fights for its home.   Crabs are different to hermit crabs. Rats are the enemies. Anntena help it to feel around. Birds are its enemies. Seagalls are its enemies By Haeden
Rock Cod Rock cod live on reefs Or under rocks. Cod eat dead shellfish. Killing rock cod is good because they are pests.   Can rock cod eat big things? No!!! Octopus are its enemy. Diet: shellfish. By Nicos	Starfish Starfish what do you have? Ten legs on a starfish. And ten arms on a starfish . Rock pools they live in. Finding food for a starfish. I found a starfish one time. Starfish are funny shapes. Hiding in the water. By Joshua
Hermit Crabs Hermit crabs Eat everything they find. Rough shells. Marine scavengers. It has a big nipper. The hermit crab lives in a shell.   Crusty outer skin. Rough in fights. Antenna feels around. Bigger things are its enemy. By Joe	Rocky Shore Crabs walking side by side. Walking to the rocks. Chitons as still as can be. Not one moves. Wiggly wormy tentacles of a sea anemone. Rock cod Zooming past like a motor bike. Meg

Rocky Shore Stories.

Starfish

Starfish live in rock pools. They stick to rocks. They sometimes live

right under water. Starfish's enemies are sea anemones and crabs. Starfish are

different kinds. Some starfish have more than 8 legs. If starfish break

their sides off, they grow another side back. Starfish look like sea biscuits.

By Rachel

 

Rock Cod

Rock cod grow up to 7 inches. They eat shrimps. They live in New Zealand.

Their home is under rocks in rock pools. They are very fast. They are

black. The rock cod is very common. It inhabits deep holes and crevices.

By Cameron

Hermit Crabs

Hermit crabs are different from other crabs. The hermit crab battles for food.

It eats mussels. The hermit crab protects it self with a big shell. I like

hermit crabs they are cool. Hermit crabs battle with other hermit crabs over

the perfect shell. The hermit crabs live on the bottom of the rook pool.

By Tama

The Hermit Crab

The hermit crab lives in an empty sea shells. As it grows the

hermit crab finds a bigger shell. The hermit crab does not lives in

it's own shell. The hermit crab has big and little nippers. The

hermit crab doesn't live in it's own shell. It steals from other

shellfish.

By Jaz

Starfish

Starfish are stars that live in a rock pool. They cry "Put me down, put me

down" when they shrivel up and die. Stars are up high, fish are down low. If

you put them all together you get a starfish.

By Hannah

Hermit Crabs

They fight over other hermit crabs for one shell. It moves into the empty

shell of another sea creature. The crab uses the thin end of its tail and two

pairs of tiny back legs to cling to the shell. The crabs fight lots and lots of

times. Hermit crabs have big nippers. Hermit crabs hate rats.

By Jana

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