We had a wonderful trip to Awahuri Forest last Wednesday.
Thank you to all our parent drivers!
Monday, November 5, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
Uenuku is a Super Star!
We now have 3 laying hens. Not every day but most days, so we can start thinking about selling their eggs from the office. What a clever chicken! We are so proud of our hens.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
Spring Cleaning the Chickens!
In the weekend Mrs Palmer attempted to wash the vaseline dirt off the hens. They were not thrilled about their bath and Mrs Palmer and Georgia got quite wet too! I'm not sure they look much cleaner but the water was black when we'd finished.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Enviro Kids are making reusable food wraps...
You could too. An excellent activity for the holidays. Watch the clip below and check out how easy it is!
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Enviro Day Antics
Today was Term 3's Enviro Action Day...
We started with an assembly. We wandered the Uenuku Walkway and did our bit for Keep NZ Beautiful. Then we tidied up our class garden, met the lamb, clean the chicken coop, cooked delicious pikelets and watched the original Lorax.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Summer gets us all buzzing...
We have been talking about having a session making reusable beeswax lunch wraps. We were wondering about the cost of beeswax and how much it would cost to purchase a lump big enough for all of us?
Then wonderful Summer wrote a letter to a man who was researching around bees and asked if we could have some of his wax. He was very generous and gave us plenty.
Summer you are a star! What wonderful initiative, no wonder you're an Enviro Kid!
Friday, August 3, 2018
Whakarongo Gardening Group visit MSS for inspiration
On Friday we had a lovely group of keen garden enthusiasts from Whakarongo School. They are planning on starting a gardening group at their school and came to be inspired by the Green Team's work, Mrs Cowan and all the lovely school class gardens.
It was nice to be looked at as an inspirational school. We enjoyed their visit.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Eating a Root Vegetable
We've been eating beetroot. Some of us had never eaten it before. Most of us liked it and some of us wanted more... and more...
Weeding in Te Paparahi Piwakawaka
This huge dock took some effort to pull out of the ground. Docks grow long tap roots.
Harvesting Beetroot
We have harvested a great crop of beetroot. The beetroot has been donated to Manchester House.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Is it a bird?...
No it's our Eco Warriors wearing their new capes. Keep an eye out for us in the next assembly.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Don't Waste Good Food! Be a Broccoli Stalker
Why? Kiwis throw away over 2,500 tonnes of broccoli stalks and leaves every year. That’s a lot of food going to waste that could be eaten.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Rm I's Inspiring Enviro Action Day...
Look at all the wonderful activities we got done during our very busy day!
 |
| Apple spiraling...yum! |
 |
| Bags made out of old tee shirts |
 |
| No plastic magnets |
 |
| Awahuri Forest sign is up |
 |
| Making whetu |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Having a snack off the top of the food pyramid
The chickens enjoyed some leftover popcorn from the Senior Team's meeting. Look at them scoffing it down. As Nova would say it is a snack for a treat, only to eat sometimes!
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
KFC is laying eggs!
Guess what? KFC is finally earning her keep! She has laid 2 eggs in the last 3 days! Yay, it was so exciting to find an egg in the chicken coop. We are very proud of her. Hopefully the other two will follow her example and start laying too!
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
We've finished the sign!
The Awahuri Forest sign is finished and looking great. What a wonderful collaborative effort from the Enviro Team at MSS!
Waiata and Karakia for our visit...
Karakia and Waiata for our visit...
Ko Ruahine te maunga.
Oroua te awa.
Ko Ngati Kauwhata te iwi
Tainui te waka.
Te marae e takoto nei
Nga kupu pupuritia
Tihei Mauri Ora
Tihei Mauri Ora
Karakia Timatanga (lead)
Korihi ake nga manu
Takiri mai te ata
Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea
Tihei mauri ora.
The birds call, the day begins and I am alive.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Paper 4 Trees
What does happen to the paper we recycle? What is Paper 4 Trees?
This is the link to the Paper 4 Trees website, check it out!
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Hulk 2...
They're huge, green and delicious?! No, not Hulk but giant feijoas. Tis the season for this fruit yum!
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
What does an Enviroschool do?
Yesterday we asked ourselves the big question, What does an enviroschool do? We discussed our roles and class jobs and then put together a collage.
The chooks have their first feather cut!?
Yesterday special guest Mrs Reynolds came along to Enviro Kids and helped us clip the wings of the hens. Uenuku, Lightning and KFC were very patient with only KFC having a little peck. We clip their wings so the can't fly away. We just clip one so if they fly they will go round in a circle but still be able to get out of harms way.
They are still looking gorgeous.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Cinderella Time
Look what Joshua won first prize with! It's a 33kg giant pumpkin. He grew it himself, what an impressive effort, wow!
Friday, March 23, 2018
First Enviro Action Day
Friday 23 March was our first Enviro Action Day of the year. We kicked off with an assembly where guest speaker Rowena wowed us with some Plastic Fantasic not information. Then we went off and gardened, planted daffodils, made and ate fruit kebabs, visited Te Paparahi Piwakaka, discussed our enviro jobs and made amazing signs for our environment using bottle tops.
 |
| Last cuddles with Unicorn the rooster. He is off to live on a farm with the Cudbys. |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)