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Eco Warriors Share Our GreenGold Kura

 

We are going to be sharing our GreenGold Kura with a group from Howick Primary School in Week 5.  We reviewed our school enviro map to make sure it was up to date and choose highlights to take them to when they come:

- Bee hive

- Nature walk

- Mara kai

- Chickens

- Piwakawaka

- Lizard Lounge

- Compost bins and worm farms

Joshua, Liam, Ava, Naomi and Chloe are going to be showing them around.

Next week we will review the Guiding Principles, our learning journey and have a look at Howick Primary School's Enviro Blog.  We can get some new ideas for next actions.

UPDATE 11/12 We had great fun showing Howick Primary School around. They particularly liked the bees and chickens. We're hoping to go visit them in 2025 to see their Mara Kai and Garden to Table program.

Year 0/1 Learn with Kiki Kiwi

 

Today in Education for Sustainability with Ms Everitt and Ms Daniel, we learnt about litter and how it can travel down stormwater drains to the sea. Sadly, animals think our rubbish is food and get sick when they eat it.

We read "Kiki Kiwi and the Travelling Trash' a Keep New Zealand Beautiful story. 

After lunch, we went on a litter hunt and sorted what we found. The biggest pile was plastic packets from lunchboxes. This won't decompose and will be on earth for hundreds of years. We can help by bringing a litter-free lunch to school.

On our hunt, Ceejay found some snails!

Year 2 Crazy for Kereru

 Year 2 focussed on the Kereru, our very special wood pigeon. We went on a walk around our kura in search of native trees that Kereru love to eat.

We found Kowhai, Karaka & Puriri. 

How wonderful to have these trees at school!

Only the kereru has a mouth big enough to gulp down the big berries of

the puriri and then spread the seeds in their poop.

We spotted the pink flowers on the big puriri trees.

Can you see the beautiful kowhai flower?

We shared this picture book and learned more by 

watching a Meet The Locals video. 

Next, the tamariki drew kereru.  We worked hard to blend pinks, purples, greens and blues to show the special colour of their plumage.  

Can you see the big white bib?

After morning tea we did Pigeon Cosmic Kids Yoga 

and went on a litter hunt.  

Some things are a threat to the Kereru. Riley bought in a skull he found at the beach on the weekend. It could be a possum skull.

Next time we are looking forward to finding out about NZ seagulls.

Year Four Find Out About Kawakawa

 Today Year Four continued their inquiry into herbs and tea. Today we were focusing on kawakawa, an important Rongoa (medicine) for Maori.

We looked at, sketched and smelt kawakawa leaves. We read one story and one article about kawakawa. Did you know it can be a tea, poultice or balm? It's a numbing agent and anti-inflammatory.

We all tried kawakawa tea with Waka honey.

We made labels for Waka Kawakawa tea. You can look at these using the link below. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12rNtl4BUZjiZxpTrZySJzclIPxptXL82Zvi_OnFRRnE/edit?usp=sharing