Today we made kawakawa tea. We sweetened our tea with Waka Honey.
"It smelt minty and nice" Brialla
"It smelt like honey and leaves" Taite
"The leaves look like hearts and the tea is a bright sunflower colour" Vernica
Kawakawa is very healthy - used in traditional rongoa Maori for centuries. It's great for our coughs and colds.
Next we're going to make kawakawa balm.
Today with no power in the school, Year three's created posters for our heiheis, showing what they need from us to take care of them. We visited the heiheis and observed their behaviours. We noticed they need fresh clean water, our food scraps to eat, shelter from the wind, rain and sun also to feel safe from dogs and cats. We are going to be great kaitiaki of our Waka Heiheis!
Soooooooo looking forward to the new Whare Heihei!
Wonderful Whaea Nancy shared paraoa parai fried bread to celebrate Matariki today.
"It tasted plain but nice at the same time" Evelyn
"I like the way it had lots of air in it" Krish
"It was puffed up and a bit crispy" Logan
"It was soft on the inside" Dallas
"It tasted like a chicken nugget" Maya
Thanks so much for the delicious kai Whaea Nancy!
You can make your own paraoa parai:
Paraoa-parai-fried-bread recipe
Year Six are championing our unique estuary animals. We want to get the word out about who is living in our estuary and how we can protect...
