Enviro Expo 2013

Our school-wide focus for Term 3 was all about technology and what better way to see this in action but to learn how to make a product and organise a service for our annual Enviro Expo.

We met with our buddy class over the course of the term to learn about the processes involved in technology - to identify our market, source ideas, create prototypes then manufacture our product and service.  We had an enormous amount of fun creating our photo frames and paper planes.

On the day, we also had a classroom full of outstanding sandart and recycled sculptures, along with insect art and mouthwatering bug baking.  Certificates were awarded to the best on show.  Our judges had an extremely challenging task to decide who were the best.

Enviro Expo is a celebration about the environment and it helps us to realise that we can be sustainable.  We just need to put our creative caps on.

Our Garden Post

In Term 3 the 19ers learned all about plants and what to plant in which season. We all learned about the space that each plant needs, then designed our own garden plans.  Mrs Croll took a little bit from each plan to make a combined design.    Now we are very excited because the gardens have been cleared of last season's plants which means we can start planting!

This afternoon, some of the 19ers visited our plot in the Kaiawa Gardens to check out the area (others were with our school Kapahaka group, performing at a child care centre).   Room 21 have placed a path of old bricks down to separate each room's garden and give us something to walk on.  We found a few weeds, that were easy to pull out as the soil is so soft from all the rain that we have had lately.

Mrs Croll is going to pick up some seedlings tomorrow and we will take turns to work in the garden during morning tea.  We can't wait to see how it all looks - and tastes!