BNZ Planting Day

We were so lucky to get some help from BNZ to help us plant in He Manu Whenua. Did you know the BNZ workers came to our school for a whole day instead of going to work at the bank?
Thank you BNZ, we really appreciate your help!
Look how beautiful our walkway is looking.

BNZ from Waipahihi School on Vimeo.

Enviro Creations

Waipahihi School is home to extremely creative, talented students! We celebrated Enviro Week by designing and making outfits, accessories and even statues made entirely from recycled goods. We showcased our designs in assembly this week. Check them out!
Can you guess what all the creations are made from? What recycled items do you have at home that you could reuse?

Enviro Creations 1 from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.

Enviro Creations 2 from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.

Waipahihi Kakariki Care Code

Check out this fantastic video that Room 7 has made about how they use the Waipahihi Kakariki Care Code. They are so clever!



Room 7 Care Code from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.

Preparing the site for He Manu Whenua

Koko Mitai blessing He Manu Whenua before the work starts.  He was telling the land that we are going to 'cut you up' but it will be alright because we are going to make you better.

Mr Wilson unloading the digger.

Mr Wilson preparing the site with the digger.  You should go and take a look at it now!

He Manu Whenua plans

This is a birds eye view of He Manu Whenua.  In the circles are ideas of things we could put into He Manu Whenua e.g Room 5's wishing well, Room 2's art sculptures etc

Birds eye view of He Manu Whenua.

What the area looks like now.

What we plan it to look like.

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What do you think about this?

Konini School's amazing art trail

I wonder if we can do any of these cool things in 'He Manu Whenua'?

Bird Rescue

bird rescue from Waipahihi School on Vimeo.

Room 6 Care Code Entry

Waipahihi Kakariki care code from Waipahihi School on Vimeo.

Room 12 Sharing their Waipahihi Kakariki Plan

First plan for the native garden

Room 20's ideas

We found treasure...!

Look what we found!  This was outside our classroom. 

I wonder what it is?  Did you guys manage to investigate the name of your treasure?

Myra's Ruru

This morning Myra brought in this beautiful Morepork (Ruru) which unfortunately swooped down and flew into her window at home.  It really made me think how precious our native birds are.  I know that lots of New Zealand's native birds are under threat and many are very close to extinction.  I am very proud that at Waipahihi School we trying to bring back the 'bird song'. 

It was such a privilege to see the Ruru close up and touch it's delicate feathers.  I am left wondering... I wonder how many Ruru are left in New Zealand?  I wonder how you tell the difference between a male and a female?  Does anyone know the answers to my wonderings....

New Native Plants for our gardens.

Riley went to his Grandmas last week. He helped with planting in her shade house.

Grandma gave Riley some native plants to gift to the school.
The Enviro Group can work out what kind of plants they are and decide on the best place to plant them.
Thanks Grandma Margret.

 

Looking after our Gardens

The busy Enviro Warriors in room 20 have been working hard in the garden.

 

Sally took a group of children to Mitre 10 Mega to purchase plants that were suitable for this time of the year. We already have tomatoes and snow peas in the garden (some ready to eat). They sowed carrots and radish seeds, planted more snow peas and gave the garden a good weed and turn.

 

We should have a vegetable growing competition this year. Who is keen for that?

 

Watch this space as our new vegetables grow. 

 

 

Waipahihi Kakariki Care Code

We will -
•Care for all living creatures and each other
•Make creature friendly habitats by planting food, plants and cover
•Reduce, reuse, recycle and refuse
•Make our school attractive by designing artworks, signs and planting
•Take action - know it and show it
•Help educate others - Empowering students to empower others
•Walk, bike and scooter whenever we can
•Keep our school clean and green
•Be good role models - Stay on Green
*  Use your WITS - Walk away, Ignore, Talk about it and seek help
•Respect our Environment
* Have fun.

 

“Waipahihi Kakariki Care Code” DRAFT - please feedback so we can make changes

We will -
•care for all living creatures and each other, looking after our environment
•Make creature friendly habitats by planting food, plants and cover (Increasing Biodiversity)
•Reduce, reuse and recycle as much as we can, be rubbish free
•Make our school attractive by designing artworks, signs and planting
•Take action - know it and show it
•Help educate others - Empowering Students - empowering others
•Walk and Bike whenever we can
•Be happy have fun and use our Environment but look after it with respect, treat others how you would like to be treated
•Keep our school clean and green
•Be good role models - Stay on Green
•Respect our Playground

Our Enviro Expectations

Untitled from Waipahihi School on Vimeo.

Abby and Hannah's Movie - Caring for Our Environment

Untitled from Waipahihi School on Vimeo.

Tui Rant

Teachers go Cuckoo for Kakariki

The teachers at Waipahihi school have been getting into the spirit of Waipahihi Kakariki. Last Friday, we all went to the Taupo Native Plant Nursery to learn new things about plants and our environment. We all learnt how to collect seeds and plant a seedling and explored the grounds. We had an awesome afternoon. Have you ever been to a plant nursery?

My Movie from beth@waipahihi.school.nz on Vimeo.