We've been learning about zero waste, poverty & privilege. Some people aren't warm enough and we can all help! Simply collect & clean your chip packets and they can be turned into survival blankets for the homeless and those that can't afford to heat their homes. There's a collection point in Room 28.
Find out how to clean & open up your packets here:
Find out more about The Chip Packet Project here:
Year Rima are exploring how we can create a peaceful sustainable world that is FAIR for all.
We conducted this experiment to start thinking about privilege:
Year 5's thoughts on the game:
FROM THE FRONT
You had to try and if you didn't get it in you had to be happy because you tried
It was for me because I was in the front and I had the skills
Too easy
It was fun
I felt good like I was winning
It was a great fun
I felt happy
IN THE MIDDLE
It was a bit challenging but if you work hard you get it in
I got close
You need to keep trying
FROM THE BACK
It wasn't fair
It wasn't fair there were things in the way
It's not fair. We're back here and some people were way at the front.
It's a dumb
I didn't even bother to try.
It wasn't fair
Under privileged people aren't having their basic needs met. To understand basic needs we were asked to write a list of 20 items we would take to live on a desert island. Afterwards we analysed our lists to see if they contained items that would provide - shelter, food, water, medicine and clothing.
Next we explored the differences in the way children around the world live and we discussed our opinions on poverty.
We realised we already help those less fortunate with our Christmas Food Bank and supporting our Unicef Child Doreen.
Now there is a new intiative.
Today Year Rua reviewed the important job bees do of pollinating our flowers so they can turn into seeds and fruits. We observed different flowers and then created our own flower models. Our pipe cleaner bees moved the pollen from one sticky stigma to the next.
Our Year two's have been learning about how bees communicate with others as to where the flowers are to collect much-needed pollen and nectar.
They are extremely clever. We did our own waggle dance and shared it with our groups.
Thanks to the Maunkau Beautification Trust for the great idea! Today, our Eco Warriors created their own sustainable paint with ingredients from the kitchen. We used coffee, beetroot, red cabbage, and blueberries mixed with water and milk powder to make vibrant paint colours on our eco posters. Next, we want to experiment with earth, leaves, and flowers from our mara to see if they can be used to make different colours.
Today Room 3 & 8 learnt even more about compost and how we can turn food we don't want into nutrious soil to grow MORE food in.
We learnt a new gardening skill too - putting on gardening gloves, taking them off and rolling them together. Lots of children had never put gloves on or rolled them together, but after trying and trying we learnt how. Maybe we can help our families sort the socks now?!
This week, Year Tahi are reviewing what we learned about compost and adding more knowledge. We discovered what can go in our composts and worm farms. Not everything will decompose like plastic and some things will attract pests, like meat. Do you have a compost or work farm at home?
In this lesson, we made observations of an underwater animal, a frogfish, in order to collect evidence that its external structures serve ...
