Monday, November 29, 2021

Whale Tails or Tales?

 We are super excited to be given the opportunity to design and paint a mini whale tail which will go on display in Auckland City over the summer and come back to our school for us to keep afterwards.


Whales are a sign of a healthy ocean so it is wonderful that we have BRYDE'S whales that live in the Hauraki Gulf.  However, their numbers are in decline so now's a good time to learn about these amazing creatures and how we can protect them. 

To find out more about this amazing enviro- art initiative and see which other schools are creating whale tails click below... 





Sunday, November 28, 2021

Enviro Challenges - UPDATE!

It has been fantastic to see the enviro tasks you have completed as part of home learning, well done! 

Traffic Light Bins 


This week a number of people completed the 'Traffic Light Bin' task and scored a fantastic 33 points on the quiz making them a recycle legend! 

Great job to everyone who completed this task; Aaditya, Tyler, Annabelle, Keira, Linya, Dylan, Arno, Mackenzie, Celine, Elisa, Alice - thanks for sharing it with me. 

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CONGRATULATIONS to ANNABELLE  Room 17, who has now got over 200 points and earned an enviro prize! This will be coming to you in week 7. 




Tuesday, November 23, 2021

What's growing in the garden?

 It's nearly summer time which means lots growing in the garden. 

At school we've got lots of kale, spinach, silverbeet, spring onions and herbs galore... made for a great pizza! Our bubble had heaps of fun making their own pizzas. Yum! 


  

Hmm... not too sure about our carrots though... 🧐 
I think they were planted too close together... not for next year! 



Aaditya shared some garden photos which are absolutely amazing! Gives me some great ideas for our school garden for Garden to Table 2022! 

I'd love to see what you've been planting - send me some pictures :)  

Enviro Challenges: Term 4 Week 5 & Week 6.

 Week 6 - Which Bin?    

As we return to school it’s a great time to recap where we should put all our rubbish! 




Red? (landfill)

Yellow?  (recycling) or  

Green? (composting) 

         

                                                              Video 1: Composting

Video 2: What Can be Recycled?


GAME: Recycle Right! 


  1. Watch the 2 videos above about the importance of keeping things out of landfill. 

  2. Play the game. What’s your score? Take a snapshot of your score and add it to your slides.

  3. Write down 3 things you should NOT put into the yellow recycle bin that were in the game.

  4. Find 3 plastic items with a number on the bottom. 

Write down the number and what the item was. 

e.g. #5 - ice cream tub. 

(hint: you’ll have to look REALLY closely as it can be tiny!) 

Week 5 - COP26.


You’ve probably heard all about this on the news and wondered what it is all about.


Countries from all over the world come together to talk about ways to stop climate change and help look after the planet. 


Read the article HERE to find out more and answer the questions. 


  1. What does ‘COP26’ actually mean? 

  2. What is the meeting about? 

  3. Where is COP26 taking place?

  4. What is ONE thing they agreed to do when they signed the Paris agreement at COP21?

  5. What are they hoping to make decisions about at COP26?

  6. In your own words, explain what climate change is.

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Mammals or Not? T4 #4

After the 2021 BIRD OF THE YEAR competition was won by a BAT (which is actually a mammal) 

I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what actually are mammals? 

Go to THIS video to learn more about mammals then complete the worksheet below. 

You might want to print it out HERE













UPDATE...

Well done to Annabelle, Kyle, Alice and Caleb, Dylan & Arno for having a go at this task! You all earned 50 points! 

If you collect 200 'Enviro Challenge' points this term a prize will be on it's way to you! 

SO far... 

Annabelle = 130 points

Alice Lin = 100 points...

and 50 points to Lucy, Madi, Liam, Caitlyn, Keira, Senolee, Kyle and Caleb, Arno, Dylan



Monday, November 8, 2021

Making Art from Nature T4# 3

 Check out these fabulous pictures students made using things they found in nature!

Very clever art everyone! Well done 🍀🌿🌈

By Annabelle R17 Caitlyn 



Alice Lin R2  Keira R17






Senolee 


Thursday, October 28, 2021

Trees For Survival 2021

 Round 3 with our Trees for Survival! 

What is Trees for Survival?

This is a nationwide programme that works with schools to help plant native trees on farms.

This helps to stop soil eroding and polluting our waterways and bring back more native wildlife to our countryside. 

EDIT TO ADD... Awesome 'real life' maths today counting how many of each tree we have to plant! 

We have approximately 1000 native seedlings to plant.
Today we had to count up what we had been given...
  

1) Count how many spaces there were in each seedling tray ...20 by 10 (= 200) 

2) Then count and record for each row of 20 how many seedlings did NOT germinate. 



3) We wrote this down and it gave us 10 different numbers to add together.  We used compatible numbers to help us add! 

4) Lastly we had to subtract this number from 200.  Example; 87 Manuka did not germinate. That means we have 200 - 87 = 113 Manuka seedlings to plant. 


This week our bubble students did an amazing job starting the process of 'potting up' our native trees.

They put the potting mix soil into 100's of bags ready for the tree seedlings to be planted in.





Enviro Challenge: Opposites Scavenger Hunt CONGRATULATIONS!

 Well done to all the students that completed the 'Opposites Scavenger Hunt.' 

I hope you enjoyed spending time in nature and finding lots of interesting things. 


LAST ONE IN... Vinnie from Room 10! Well done Vinnie! 

There will be some mini gardens waiting for you to collect from school! 

EDIT TO ADD... Well done to Madi and Liam, Room 5 who also completed the scavenger hunt! 

Hope you had a fantastic time exploring nature :) 



Madi found beautiful looking fruit! Mmm





I have a prize pack that can be collected contactless from the gate nearest the HPS school garden from Friday 29th at 11am. 

Prize winners are: 

* Annika, Room 10

* Isyraf Isa, Room 10

* Eden, Room 10

* Kai, Room 10

* Liam, Room 10

Anyone can still enter and WIN! So share your entries below on email them to me.  

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Enviro OPPOSITES Scavenger Hunt

 Happy National Gardening Week! 

To celebrate, let's spend some time outside enjoying nature. 🌈🌿

* Find 10 different, natural objects around your neighbourhood.

  • Something bright coloured 

  • Something dark coloured 



  • Something soft

  • Something bumpy or prickly



  • Something new (e.g. a bud)

  • Something old ( a crunchy leaf)



  • Something native

  • Something non-native



  • Something wet or slimy

  • Something dry

     

 

  

Share your scavenger hunt with me or comment below and 

WIN 10 mini gardens 

so YOU can get planting this week! 









Tuesday, September 28, 2021

School Garden update!

 For those of you that are dearly missing your GARDEN TO TABLE sessions which we normally do on a Wednesday here's an update on the garden...

Veggies have grown really well! Ka Pai Room 1 & 2! 

  


Lettuce, leeks, kohlrabi, cabbage, red spring onions
green veggie delight! 
Fresh, crunchy cabbage
crunchy, fresh cabbage! 
Tried blanching and freezing - ready for term 4
had a go at blanching and freezing for term 4
    





recipe ideas for term 4...
Trying out a recipe for term 4!
Yumo! Thanks for the feed!
 














Thursday, September 23, 2021

LOCKDOWN Challenge #5 Bee Awareness Month - September

 Bee Awareness Month - September

  1. True or False? 

First correct set of answers in the comments below wins a jar of HPS honey! 

  1. If bees became extinct, humans would too. 

  2. Bees pollinate over 75% of crops that we eat.

  3. Bee colonies are slowly disappearing.

  4. Bee friendly flowers include lavender and rosemary.

  5. A bee has 100 odorant sensors, this means they have a serious sense of smell!


2) Honeycomb Pattern Challenge

The patterns below are made using sticks.

How many sticks are needed to make each picture? 

First correct answer in the comments wins a jar of HPS honey! 


3) Making Time! 






Monday, September 13, 2021

LOCKDOWN Enviro Challenge #4 Food Miles

 Food coming from overseas has a negative impact on the environment. 

This is as a result of the energy required to get it to us here in New Zealand.

FOOD MILES - WHERE DOES MY FOOD COME FROM? 

Ask an adult if you are allowed to look at some of the tins and packets in your cupboard at home. 


>> Take a range of tinned foods and packets out.

>> Most food labels in NZ say the country of origin - the place where the food was made, processed or packaged. 

>>  Have a look and see how many different countries your food has come from. 

>> It can be written in different ways so read carefully! 

>> Share some of your answers in the comments box below.  


Here's some of mine ...

- Water Crackers - Made in Australia 🇦🇺 

- Watties Beans - Made in NZ 🇳🇿

- Chickpeas - Produced in Italy 🇮🇹 

Remember - it is always better to buy local food - it's fresher and better for the environment





Drawing Scientifically

We have continued to learn more about the wonderful bugs we share the planet with.  We searched around our compost area and found LOTS of di...