Year 5 Continue their journey into Active Travel

 First, we reviewed with a Bus Stop activity the definitions from the last lesson.

Climate change, fossil fuels, exhaust emissions, air pollution, greenhouse gases.

Then we circled back to this picture...

We re-created the scene showing what an urban community would look like if people changed their behaviours and made good choices in terms of caring for the environment.

We brainstormed what we could put in our pictures...

Maz- we could add electric cars

Anna- put in more trees

Noah- make a safe space for families to socialise

Hunter- make the pond clean and free from rubbish

Kera- make a walking and cycling path

Create- fewer parking spots so more people can cycle, scooter and walk.

Juliet- build a playground for the children

Tom- make the water safe for fish and people to swim in

Nova- I am going to add lots more trees

Muller- I am adding a zebra crossing to make it safer to people to cross

Rachel- I would like to add a river

Aaria- I am going to add a water tank to store water sustainably

Shae-  I am adding a bus stop for people to wait safely in

Tanya - a lifeguard tower at the beach front

Year 6 Look at Estuaries as Habitats

Did you know our estuary contains six different habitats that are home to lots of different plants and animals?

Year Six quizzed, read, cut, pasted and played to learn about the salt marshes, mudflats, shallow/deep water, seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and sand shores that make up the Tamaki Estuary.

Room 21 had time to draw a tricky mud crab:

Year 5 explore How Active Journeys help the Environment.

 Today, Year 5 looked at ways active travel can help the environment.

We tackled some big concepts today. 

Finding links between Fossil Fuels, Exhaust Emissions and Air Pollution. 

We then looked at a community with a challenge.

We identified signs of pollution, waste and poor infrastructure. 

We thought about how this affected the people living there. 

Then we came up with solutions!

Next time, we will create our own urban communities, 

looking at all the possibilities for a clean, green future.

Being Kind with the Youth project.

 This term, Claire from the Youth Project will be working with all our tamariki to explore what kindness is and how we can be kind to our environment and the community.  Each year group will take a different action to care for our tangata.

We learnt that there are 3 aspects of kindness: 

1. Being friendly 

2. Being generous 

3. Being considerate 

All these things are FREE.

5th May

Year 5, we made hearts for our local heroes, which will be distributed in the community anonymously.

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Travelwise Leaders, Leading the Way

 Today, our Travelwise Leaders had a visit from Maggie, who works at Auckland Transport. She works closely with Travelwise Leaders in lots of schools in Auckland.

We looked at what makes a good leader. Did you know that all our Travelwise Leaders used an active travel to school today!

We looked at actions we could take this term... Maybe a Big walk to school? or "Look out for us" campaign.

Zara the Zebra Mascot Crossing campaign, or Red Man/ Green Man crossing campaign.

Mia suggested A bike check at school.

We all liked the idea of Red Man/Green Man crossing Campaign.

We are going to book Maggie for a SPEED RAIDAR Activation to measure the speed of the cars outside our school gate.

Year Six Explore Why Estuaries & Wetlands are Important

 

Today, Year Six learnt about how our local estuary and wetlands protect us from flooding. First we discussed our experiences of heavy rain and flooding and read a slide show from DOC.

We conducted an experiment outside, which showed how much faster rain water flows over concrete than natural surfaces.  

The second group measured the distance the water flowed on the concrete 

and compared it to on the grass.

MASSIVE difference we found out!

Then, we  watched a video about how cities around the world, that drained their wetlands, are now spending billions to put them back in.  Lucky we never drained the Wakaaranga Creek!

Lastly we played Niwa Flood Challenge Game to learn how to make good choices as a home owner and community.

Next we will be learning about the different types of habitats in our estuaries around New Zealand.

Year Five Mood Boosters

 Today, Year Five explored how active travel is great for boosting our mood, and brain function.  We learnt that exercise helps us sleep better, learn easier and makes us feel happy.  So active travel each morning is a no brainer!

First we read information about brain function and answered comprehension questions.  

"I learnt the circadian rhythm is like your body clock" Valeria

Thivnesh "The hippocampus helps you remember and learn"

"Endorphins make you happy  and exercise gives you endorphins" Jasper.

Next, we logged our current mood and then compared this data with how we felt after exercise.  

Lastly we designed a badge to promote active travel as a mood booster. Some slogans we thought of were:

- Bilal "Run for Fun"

Tate "Walking makes you happy for the day ahead"

"Don't sit it's time to get fit" Lavinia

"I like to bike to school and you should too" Haven

Payton "Walk it and talk it"

Education for Sustainability isn't just about learning, we also take action to help our local environment.  Today we mulched the native bushwalk as our mahi for the mara. Great delight was had in finding worms, centipedes and beetles!

Oh dear look at the litter we found. Well done Year 5 for cleaning up as we mulched. And super well done to Litterfree Lunchers.