Havelock North pupils moved by whale's death

CONCERNED: The students of Room 6 at Havelock North Primary were concerned to read about a whale that had 30 plastic bags inside it. Here they are with their teacher Emma Boyd. PHOTO/SUPPLIED.

A Year 3 class (Room 6) at Havelock North Primary recently looked at an article about a whale that had eaten plastic and had to be put down.

The teacher Emma Boyd said the article "ignited a real passion within my students and in class they have each written a letter to the editor explaining what they have learnt, how it made them feel and what people in the community can do to reduce the amount of rubbish in the world".

Here are the unedited versions of the letters received from the students.

About 30 plastic bags were found in the whale's stomach. When you fishing fish out the plastic bags. When I herd about the whales dying it made me feel sad.
Reuben Wallace

Around 30 plastic bags were found clogging the whole tummy,. Don't litter pick up rubbish when you go fishing. Fish without plastic. I flt annony the whales was in pain and sad.
Hayley

We read about the whaler. We found out that the whaler have been swallowing plastic bags and dying. I feel sad because the whale died. We all need to not have plastic bags on the beach .
Beau

Around 30 plastic bags were found clogging up the stormach of a six-metre whale. Had blocked the cuvier's becked whale's. Animal was shot. I feel angry because people throw rubbish on the beach. We can pick uprubbish.
Samson

We read an article about a whale that died because it had no food in it's tummy, it only had plastic bags. I think you should tell the lifeguards to put signs on the beach saying: Don't litter.. When the whale died I felt sad and angry. I felt sad because the whale died. I felt angry because people are littering.
Isla

I'm sad because people are chucking rubbish into the sea. Were making a clean up crew it's on are Monday and Friday. I hope that will mean no rubbish will be in the sea.
Emma

In my class we have been reding an article about a whale that ate 30 plastic bags and it includes sweet wrapers and bread bags.I feel sorry for it. I want to put bins all over the school so people don't litta. I want animals to live because we are losing animals every day like a whale.
Zoe

The curlers beaked whale had around 30 plastic bags in it's tummy. this made me feel very sad. people should pick up their rubbish and put it in the bin.
Zoe K

This is a very important letter.If you see someone litter please tell them not to do that if you are going fishing on a boat try to fish the litter up and that shod be your piorte all these animals are indager.
Harry

This is an very important letterooo.If you see someone littering tell them not to do that. tell them to put it in the bin so animals don't die. There'z a rubbish clean up club at school.
SamC

The whale was in pain as it had no food in its tummy. I felt sad. I felt sad because it died. When it got shot. Don't put rubbish in the water. Put rubbish in the bins.
Logan

It had no food in its tummy and 30 plastic bags. It made me sad.
Chloe

At school Iread about the whale who had 30 plastic bags in its stomach.it was in pain. When I saw it I was so so so sad. If there is no more animals there will be no more people.
Zennon

Please put the rubbish in the bin.30 plastic bags were in the whales tummy.If yiou put the rubbish in the bin it will help.
Giarni

Ive read about the article with the whale that had 30 plastic bags in it's stomik.I felt sad because the whale died. I felt agry because the people trow rubbish in the sea. Please help.
Oliver