Blake Inspired Teachers Conference 25-29 Sept 2023

 Mrs Daniel and Ms Everitt were lucky enough to spend a week at the Blake Inspired Teachers Conference in Auckland during the holidays. Lots of inspired learning.

Worm tea for every tree

 At Waka, we are working towards being a zero-waste school.  We encourage

 litter-free lunches and feed our lunchbox scraps to the worm farms.

Our Waka worms turn the scraps into fertiliser full of microorganisms vital for plants and trees to grow. Today Rooms 13 and 28 diluted the 'worm tea' and fed all our plants and trees.

'Newbees' Explore Sustainability at Waka

 Our 'Newbees' in Room Rima took their first steps on their 

sustainability journey at Waka today. 

We went on a tour of all our special sustainable places like the whare hei hei, mara kai, and bee hives.  We noticed lots of spring blossoms for our bees.

Please help us on our Zero Waste journey by packing litter free lunch.

Eco Warriors Compare and Contrast at Sunnyhills School

 On Monday our Waka Eco Warriors spent an afternoon at Sunnyhills School looking at how things are different with their sustainability journey.

Our Highlights were: Sunnyhills bike track, fluffy green classroom mat, Edible Gardens, 

and Hotcompost. Were took time to reflect on what actions 

we would like to embark on at our School.

Upon returning to school we were able to share our knowledge with our peers.