How Do We Know It's Nearly Spring in NZ?

We know it must be spring soon because lambs are being born and daffodils are starting to flower.

Yesterday (Wednesday), our principal, Ms Fowler, brought a new-born lamb from her farm to school because the lamb's mother died in the night. The lamb was a greyish-brownish-white with very short fleece and its ear colour is light pink. We think the colour of the lamb's underneath skin is slightly black. It has a very adorable basket which is covered with newspaper although underneath it has the lamb's blanket. She is a wonderful, adventurous little lamb discovering our school. We think she is approximately 3-4 days old. Her name is Daffodil although we call her Lambie.

The lamb lives in the classroom next to ours, called, Huia 2. The teacher, Mrs Irwin, took the lamb home last night to look after it. It needs feeding six times a day when it is so little. Mrs Irwin says that when it is so young, if you don't care for it properly, it can die.



Here are some pictures of the lamb and a picture of some daffodils in our school office.


The daffodil is a popular flower in spring when lots of flowers grow in gardens and sometimes in fields and roadsides in the country. There is a special date called Daffodil Day which is on the 28th August this year, which is coming really soon in spring. Daffodil Day is always the closest Friday to the first day of spring - which is September the 1st. Daffodil Day is to remember people who have recovered or died from cancer and to fund raise for The Cancer Society to help research cures for cancer.
















By Nikeeta anbd So Yeon