Our Year 1 classes had fun looking at how we get rid of pests on our plants like aphids. We learnt that if we plant marigolds, they attract ladybirds. Ladybirds LOVE to eat aphids! We used our cutting skills to make our own ladybirds.
After morning tea, we collected leaves and other natural materials to make ladybirds and other creatures. Working in groups to create larger collaborations.
This morning, room 17 were envolved with filming a promotional video for the Travelwise Ready, Steady Go program which we teach here at Wakaaranga in year 5.
Congratulations to the Random Prize Draw Winners from our activation last Wednesday. Everyone who walked, cycled, skipped, scootered, strolled, Park and strided are all champions in our eyes!
It's a very special time of year; Matariki. That means it's time to harvest the kumara that we planted in koanga/spring. We learnt about Whakaoterangi, who bought kumara from the Pacific Islands to Aotearoa. We learnt how this root vegetable is a toanga. Then we watched this video to see how Chinese refugee's Mr & Mrs Gock helped saved the kumara.
Then it was time to get MUDDY We worked hard to dig up ENORMOUS kumaras. Afterwards, we even got to try them roasted with salt & olive oil. DELICIOUS Some tamariki had seven helpings!
Riley "Smells like cake"
Leo "Smells like fries but 100 times sweeter"
Flora "It tastes like hot chips but sweeter"
Tahere "It's like pumpkin"
Bryn "Salty like fries"
Millie "It smells like I want to eat it again!"
Just by coincidence it's also international EAT YOUR VEGETABLES DAY. We certainly did that!
Our Year 1 classes had fun looking at how we get rid of pests on our plants like aphids. We learnt that if we plant marigolds, they attract...
