Term 2 Week 7 homework:mini worm farm

Hello parents,

This term our theme has been all about worms – all the Room 15 children have loved this topic and are fully engaged into the two school worm farms we have. The next step is to incorporate all the children's knowledge and passionate about worm farming into their very own home. So we have a challenge ( easy!) for each family to make their very own worm farm using ice-cream containers, milk bottles or get creative and design and build your own farm. I have attached the link on how to make a worm farm using two plastic ice cream containers or an old bath. Please send photos in of your journey making the worm farm so they can feature on the class and school blog. The reason behind making a worm farm is to transition your child's knowledge into the home environment. Get creative and we look forward to seeing how your worm farm journey goes! Please send us the photos so we can share the photos with our class. 

Thanks for your support, 

Adele  

Arahoe Arbour Day

Hello parents,

As you will be aware Arahoes Arbour Day – Dig Deep or Donate is happening this THURSDAY at 9am. The event is taking place on the school field and will be approximately 30-45 minutes. All the classes are fortunate enough to be able to plant a native tree into the school field on Thursday morning. The event will go ahead if there is rain so please make sure your child is wearing weather appropriate clothing.

·      gumboots

·      clothes shoes

·      raincoat

·      warm jumper

·      pack spare clothes

 

After the Arbour Day the PSG have organized delicious home baking and hot chocolates to be sold outside room 5 for $2. All the money raised will go towards the re-vamp of the school gardens.

Dana

Box of tissue

It will be greatly appreciated if you could send a box of tissue for your child to share with her/his class for this winter season. Thank you for your support. 

Trip to Transfer Station

Trip to Transfer Station

We had a great visit to the Henderson Transfer Station.  We looked pretty cool in our hi-viz vests and hard hats

  

  We got to see where our household rubbish goes, how it is moved about and where it goes once it is sorted, squashed and baled!

 Did you know that at least 10 HUGE truckloads of rubbish go to landfill per day, just from the Waitakere district?

 We also learnt about what goes into our bins and how we can sort household rubbish so that less goes into landfill and we recycle, reuse and recycle more!    

Then we got to see a working worm farm and inspect the worms

Ara Teina Disco

Dig Deep or Donate

The posters are up for Dig Deep or Donate Arahoe Primary Schools very first Arbour Day event and here is some more information.

Arahoe Arbour Day

In June it is national arbour day, a day to inspire people to nurture the environment and plant native trees. In recognition of this we will be planting native trees into the banks surrounding the school fields.

What is Dig Deep or Donate?

The term Dig Deep means dig a deep hole in the school bank, donate is giving you the option as a parent to donate your very own native tree to plant on the school bank.

Arahoe Primary has been donated 50 native trees for Arbour Day, we need your help along with your child/children to dig the trees into the school bank. Bring along your spade at 9am on the 19^th of June on the school field to help us plant the trees.

 

Due to only having 50 native trees that have been donated please let Dana Turnerdanat@arahoe.school.nz know if you would like to come and dig a tree in. Alternatively you can bring along your own native tree to dig into the school bank, every donated or dug in tree will receive an eco-name tag. The trees we would like to be donated are Kanuka, Karaka, Kowhai, Lacebark, Pittosporum or Pohutakawa.

Who: You and your children and two local New Zealand comedians Dai Henwood and Uzila Carlson will be joining us for the event.

When: 19^th of June 9am School Field – after the roll has been called, come on down with your child

What: bring your children, gumboots and spade and a few coins as PSG will be there selling eco friendly cakes, biscuits, tea, milo and coffee.

 

RSVP to danat@arahoe.school.nz

Look forward to seeing you on the 19^th

Dana Turner

Room 18 teacher

What we need for our Thursday Trip to the Transfer station

Morning tea in a plastic bag clearly named 

Covered shoes

Thank you for your support.