The Green-Gold Award (Week 2, Term 4)

On Tuesday, a group of visitors came to our school to judge us for the Green-Gold award.  This is the third time that our school has been reviewed and a lot of work had been completed by the EfS (Education for Schools) Review team to ensure that we were ready.  

The visitors were welcomed with a powhiri in the school hall.  After that, Keagan and Brianna (our class representatives on the EfS Review team) went to the library to show the judges a presentation about the murals that we created for the juniors and how they were made.  Then we went to the juniors' area to see the murals and the butterfly garden.  By then it was time for morning tea; we went to the staff room to have some food (it was very tasty!!).

After morning tea we went up to the top field to show the judges our fantastic Kaiawa Gardens.  We explained our interactive challenge and looked at the insect hotel made by Room 21.  It was very interesting. After that we went to see the skunk home which is next to the Oasis (after school care) room.

We had many things to show and tell our judges.  Later we worked together to discuss what learning has taken place and make suggestions for our next steps.  Ms McLeod says that we have so many brilliant ideas that we will be busy for quite a few years!

The most exciting moment of the day was right at the end when we were told by the judges that we had retained the Green-Gold award.   We were all so delighted!