Be There or Be Square!

Saturday week is coming fast. The place to be is our annual MSS Plant Sale. Be there for bargains that are beautifully grown and cared for by our students. There will also be market stalls with a variety of interesting things to buy! 

Saturday 28 November 9.30-12.30

How big are the Enviro Kid's footprints?

A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere from the things you do. The bigger our footprints the faster climate change will occur. 
To reduce our carbon footprints we need to use the world's natural resources as efficiently as possible. This includes land, energy, food and water. 

The Enviro Kids have some facts and ideas to share about this topic:

Kaea & Thornton: Plant some trees, absorb C02 in your own back or front garden. Compost food scraps and then a few months later empty it into your garden.

Sienna, Millie & Ella: About half of the sun's energy is reflected by clouds or the earth's surface.

Jonty & Diesel: The surface of the earth would be about 30 degrees celsius cooler and a very difficult place for us to live if we didn't have the greenhouse effect.

Kade & Kalani: Half of NZ's greenhouse gas emissions are produced by cows (bottoms!)

Cate & Holly: The heat rises back into the atmosphere where most of it is trapped by greenhouse gases.

Devon, Annika & Kiara: The greenhouse effect is needed for life on earth - but extra greenhouse gases upsets the natural balance.

Plant Sale 2015

It's coming up quickly. Make sure you tell everyone you know to be there for some amazing plant deals. The MSS annual plant sale will be on Saturday 28 November, 9.30-12.30.



There will also be market day stalls selling a variety of treats. Perfect for Christmas gifts! Come and have a look.

Conservation Week!

It's that time of the year again: Conservation Week! 1-8 November. The theme this year is 'Healthy Nature, Healthy People'.
Visit the D.O.C website: www.doc.govt.nz/conservationweek

Nature is everywhere. It has the power to not only invigorate, refresh, and amaze you, but it can also be beneficial to your body and mind.

Get outside, take your kids, and experience it for yourself.

The website has a daily quiz and lots of other fun interactive activities and information.