Animals Have Rights

We think all animals have the right to-

clean air and clean water

food

shelter- their natural habitat

freedom

space

protection from people who may harm them

live in peace

White Rhinos

We have written a letter to the zookeeper at Hamilton Zoo where a baby white rhino has just been born.
White rhinos live in Africa. Sadly, they are hunted by poachers who cut their horns off to sell to people who make medicines from them!
The new baby at Hamilton Zoo is the 6th white rhino to be bred there. They are helping with a breeding programme to help make sure that the white rhino survives.

Envirokids 2012

What a great start to the year we've had! This awesome group of students have kicked off the year with a hiss and a roar!

Our Envirokids this year are-

Room A-Sara and Kylie
Room B-Lucy and Kobe
Room D-Sadie
Room G-Monty and Tawera
Room R-Alice and Levi
Room K-Oliver and Jack
Room L-Ella and Sophia
Room M-Isabella and Kelly
Room I - Alexandria and Andrew and Sophie
Room N-Rhiannon and Kiyha and Rosalia and Hannah and Matthew
Room O-Arwen and Katelyn
Room H-Cameron and Ella

We take positive action for the environment

We take positive action for the environment…

· We recycle paper and cardboard
· We recycle glass
· We recycle plastics
· We collect our food waste and use it in our worm farms, and we give some to Mrs Duff for her chooks, and we give some to Mr Cribb for his compost
· We collect yoghurt pots, wash them and reuse them as pots in the school nursery
· We don’t waste energy
· We have Power Rangers who check lights are off at lunchtimes and give out energy saving choice tokens
· We have litter patrols to help keep our school grounds tidy and healthy
· All classes have an envirojob e.g. keeping the paper fadge areas tidy, checking that there is no GOOS paper in them, removing any incorrect waste from them and flattening boxes to put in them
· All classes have a class garden to care for
· We have a school nursery where we grow plants
· We have compost bins to produce our own compost
· We have school vegetable gardens
· We have a school orchard
· We don’t waste water
· We have Enviro Action days
· We have the Envirokids who learn about ways to care for the environment
· We have the Green Team who learn about gardening and lead lunchtime nursery activities
· We encourage litterless lunches and we give out litterless lunch choice tokens
· We have GOOS boxes in every classroom
· We recycle cans- steel and aluminium
· We collect can tabs to support raising funds for dialysis machines
· We help to keep the Makino Stream walkway area litter free
· We grow trees for the Trees For Survival Programme
· We have a Wilderness walk with weta motels
· We have an Envirokids blog to spread the message about caring for the environment
· We have a Green team blog for learning about plants
Soon to happen
· Water Patrol
· Geckos
To plan this year
· Mulcher machines
· Water tank

Melting Ice

Mother Nature's Crying

Going Green

The Colours of mother Earth song