Year 3 Kumara Kids

 Year 3 are ready to put their delicious compost into action, by growing kumara. Now is the time to start feeding the garden soil ready for spring planting. We want kumara to harvest for Matariki 2025 so we need to start them now.

First we warmed up by creating a fruit and vegetable alphabet. Next we learnt about Whakaotirangi, who brought kumara to Aotearoa NZ

https://instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/Instructional-Series/Connected/Connected-2020-Level-2-Digging-Deeper/Whakaotirangi-and-her-Kete-of-Kumara

We drew Whakaotirangi in a traditional poupou format. 

Then we learnt how to grow kumara slips before composting our Mara Kai. On the way, we made sure to add sand to the compost just like Whakaotirangi.

We can't wait to see if our kumara tipu have sprouted next week.