More Insect Discovery

 

If we lie still enough the insects come to us! 

We have to be still and quiet!

Eco Warriors Stormwater Sleuth Fieldtrip

Today our Eco Warriors took part in Estuary Monitoring as part of our Stormwater Sleuth Project.  We met Monique and Dom from Tread Lightly at the Wakaaranga Creek where our school drains come out.  This is where any litter going down the drain will end up.

We performed various scientific tests to monitor the creek's health and we recorded the data.

This is what we found:

Clarity - 45 - 60cm - OK

Dissolved Oxygen - 8 - 12 - OK

Nitrates - 2 - Not good

Nitrite - 0.15 - 0.3

Temperature - 22 - 23 degrees - OK

PH Level - 7 - Good

Phosphates - 1.5 high

Litter - lots of litter - 20 - 30 pieces - mostly plastic - mostly food packaging. Some paper.

Compared to last year the phosphate and nitrate levels were a concern.  Sadly last night's downpour may have caused a sewerage spill.

There were lots of weeds in the creek compared to last year.

In 2024 we are going to do a big inquiry into our estuary.  We'll keep monitoring our drain trap and repeat the tests we did today.

Thank you to everyone who packs a litter-free lunch.  You are helping to protect the estuary and moana.

Checkout more photos in this folder here

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Our Newbees Explore Insects

 We looked in our magnifying glasses, what did we see?

I saw an insect looking at me.

Then we drew or made our own insects they all have;

Antennae

head

Thorax

abdomen

 6 legs

exoskeleton

Year Toru explore nature

 Year Toru explored nature and created outstanding art pieces inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.

This is the last time the year 2's have EFS this year.

Hei heis hanging in the Senses Garden

 Our Hei heis enjoying a before-school romp in the Senses Garden

Bees are Mathematicians

 Rooms 9 and 10 studied closely bees today.

Then looked at the tessellating patterns of the honeycomb.

First, we made a hexagon by ourselves.

then we joined with a friend

Lastly, we joined with a group to make giant tessellations just like honeycomb. 

Afterward, we took action by tending to the Senses Garden. We need to make sure there are enough flowers for our bees. And the bees reward us by pollinating our plants. We knew the bees had been busy because the broad beans were ready to harvest. We worked together to pick all the pods and try one bean each. We'll freeze the rest for our Year ones to eat because they planted them. 

AMAZING!