Hatching Chickens

Chicken Facts...

10 Fun Facts:

More facts...

Raising Chickens 101

Chickens Free Ranging

The school chickens had their first taste of freedom outside today with the Enviro Kids. We took them out on the field to experience grass and open sky. They loved it.

Zealanadia Game

Thanks to Ms Ellis and Summer we played a cool new game in Enviro Kids today. It was all about our native and endemic birds. We all really enjoyed challenging each other with the cards.

Teachers you can get a free set from the Zealandia website.

Link to website

How to read cards

How to play 

Conservation Week

Everyone has a role to play...

Enviro Kid Thinkers!

It's Conservation Week and today we had a challenge. Working in mixed groups we had to find the most words in a word using 'Conservation'. Summer, Susanna-Grace, Payton and Abby won with 37 words!

Silver Award Reflection Day

Wow! We are now a very proud Silver Enviroschool. It was great to have ex pupils Gracie and Josh join the Reflection Team on the day. Special thanks to our Enviroschool facilitator Rowena Brown for her work  and to the students who presented on the day.

Green Team Planting at Kitchener Park

The Green Team worked with Mr Scott and Jayden helping to plant native trees at the park. Jayden showed us how to plant them and Mr Scott talked to us about the importance of trees and about the history of the park. He is very excited about future plans for the park. It was lots of fun being community volunteers. Gecko Environmental very kindly gave us the use of one of their portaloos for the day.

The Chicken Coop is occupied again..

On Enviro Action Day we had two amazing visitors to Rm I. Two week old lambs. Thanks Ella and Fynn.

What Happens to our Milk Containers?

After we have drunk our school milk daily what happens to the packaging we fold up?

Recycled School books and roof tiles...

How to recycle our milk packets...

What happens at the Waitoa milk factory?

Keep Feilding Beautiful Rubbish Monster Competition

On Enviro Action Day we were busy constructing taniwha paru- rubbish monsters from trash. What wonderfully imaginative creations from our classes. Just goes to show that trash can be reused to make amazing enviro artworks.

Thank You Yarn Bomber!

A huge thank you to Atisha super knitter who has been yarn bombing our school again. She is so clever and talented. We really love and appreciate all the knitting she has displayed around our school. The Enviro Kids adore the chickens!

Enviro Kids, Enviro Message

We were reminding ourselves of all the wonderful ways we look after our Enviroschool!

Charlie and Lola

You're Welcome

Aotearoa

The Girl Who Silenced the World

Sorry

What do Chickens need...

Today we made a list of all the things our chickens will need to be healthy and happy in their new home at MSS.

They need:

* Food

*Water

*Shelter

*Safe house, free from predators

*Dirt bath, roost, nesting box

*Clean environment

*Company

*Wormed and mite treated

*Entertainment

And most importantly lots of love and attention from us!

Enviro Kids admire the Matauranga Maori Po

The Enviro Kids went out to look at the Po the Matauranga Maori group were busy painting yesterday. We were very impressed. Last time they painted Rongo ma Tane, he is the atua of cultivated crops. This time they painted Haumia-tiketike, atua of wild food.

Recycling Plastic into Clothing...

Watch this process. Recycling plastic bottles into polyester.

Chook House Completed!

It's finished and looking pretty amazing. A huge thank you to the parent Mr Palmer and Grandparents Mr and Mrs Murphy who spent a lot of their time over the last 2 weeks on this project. They have built a quality chook house using lots of recycled timber and bits with a bit of new wood also.
 It got the seal of approval from Mr Ward who noted it will be around long after we have gone! Next step, when it is a little drier, is feathered and friendly inhabitants. It is a very exciting time and we can't wait to fill this little house. 

Why should people have a worm farm?

Worm farms are good for the environment because they provide worm wees which is good for your gardens- Gabi Worm farming is a way of using old garden waste to make something good. Edie It makes worm wee and worm wee helps the gardens grow. Jorja It's a good way to recycle your food scraps.. Ella- Grace You don't have to waste your money on plant fertiliser that doesn't work. Lilah They are good because you don't put your food scarps into the rubbish. Georgia If you have worm farms there is less rubbish going to the landfill. Erynn

Compost Bins On the Move...

We have moved lots of the compost bins out of the Wilderness Area to sunnier spots so that we can make better compost faster. Fynn has chosen some native plants for the area and is planting them.

Snow Peas are growing

We're excited to see the snow peas growing in our veggie gardens again because we LOVE picking them and eating them.

Green Team hand over job to keen students

Sorting the food scraps has to be done so that the worms get the food that they like to eat and not food they hate- like citrus!! The Green Team are giving this job to Room G and Room Q- our New Entrant classes. They really want a class enviro job. They will be helping us to reduce waste at our school. This is taking positive action for the environment. They are learning to follow the green part of the Care Code.

Pair of Tuis in the Wilderness Area

When the Green Team was working in the nursery 2 tuis entertained us and even let us get up really close to them. We spotted a nest close to them and we wonder if they were protecting it.

Green Team Make a Pumice Sculpture for the Nursery

We asked Mr Harber to help us drill holes in the pumice. We used a piece of steel rod to thread the pieces of pumice onto. Then we found a good place to display our new piece of garden art!