Congratulations Lucas!!

Last week we completed our collage artwork to enter into the A&P Show. Hopefully some of you were able to go and view our awesome work at the show on the weekend.

Today we found out that Lucas Gamble from Room 5 had won third prize in the collage section.

Here is Lucas with his artwork. Congratulations Lucas!

Ready, set -GROW

In Room 5 we are doing a lot of growing at the moment! We have our little garden pots that have mostly sprouted and will soon be planted in the big school garden and now our beans have sprouted!

We are having a bean race! Room 5 wants to know which beans will grow faster - the ones that we look after in class, or the ones that we have planted straight into the school garden. So far the class beans are winning the race by 2 centimetres! We have 2 sprouts in the garden and the tallest one is 2cm, our class bean as you can see in the picture is 4 centimetres!

We have asked that each child please bring a clean, clear plastic bottle to house their plant when we plant it into the school garden. If you have a spare one at home could this please come in too. We are hoping that the bottle provides shelter from the wind and creatures that like baby plants .

Little Gardeners #2

As you know, Room 5 has been busy getting their hands dirty! We were lucky enough to get a set of little garden seedling kits, as well as some awesome extras donated to us.

We have been busy getting our seedlings growing, weeding the school garden and adding mulch /fertiliser to help our plants grow when we plant them out.

As a bonus we also had Kathy from Zero Waste come and see us. She helped us set up the school worm farm! Eventually the busy Tiger worms will create some awesome liquid and solid fertiliser that we can put into our garden.

Here is a short clip our what we have been up to.

For more info follow #littlegardennz or go to www.littlegarden.co.nz

Celebrating our writers!

This week I have changed how Room 5 takes on their daily writing challenge. We are now working in a rotation style where students are work on writing related ,independent activities. While students have these activities to complete , I work with a small group of writers. 

It has been great to see all students really giving their writing a go , and overcoming their challenges. Great work Room 5 !!

Confirmed cases of chicken pox.

In Rooms 5 & 7 we have each had a confirmed case of chicken pox. Symptoms of chicken can include :

• a fever
• a headache
• a runny nose
• a cough
• loss of appetite
• feeling tired

Chicken pox is contagious , so please keep an eye out for the possible symptoms listed above, and the spots that come after these symptoms.

For more information of chicken pox , click on this link Chicken Pox information . 

If you have any questions or concerns ,please contact your local medical practitioner.

Little Gardeners!

Room 5 & 6 have been busy prepping the school garden ready for planting! Yesterday we planted all of our little garden pots and are eagerly awaiting the sprouts. We are also learning about worms, so that we can get our worms farms up and running , they will eventually create some lovely worm castings to mix through our garden!

Don't forget you can also nominate Stanley Avenue to win a garden prize!

WIN a big garden for your school with Mother Earth

One lucky school is going to win all the equipment they need to turn their New World Little Garden into a big garden. The prize is worth $5,000 includes plants, gardening equipment, soil and vegetable beds. 

Your school’s garden will be installed by the Mother Earth Task Force, a special team of hard-working and enthusiastic builders and gardeners. They will arrive at your school and do all the hard work to get your garden up and running.

Any school in New Zealand can be nominated for this prize. Plus, everyone who enters the competition by nominating their school will be in with a chance to win one of 10 goody baskets from Mother Earth worth $100 each. 

How to enter

1. Purchase any Mother Earth product from New World between 12 September and 14 October.
2. Photograph the store receipt.
3. Email your photo of the receipt along with the name of the school and town and your contact details tolittlegarden@motherearth.co.nz

Terms and conditions

Hats ,Hats ,HATS !

Today we were lucky enough to see the sun ,so I thought it was a good time to remind students and parents that term 4 means compulsory hat wearing.

All students are required to wear a school issue ,wide brim hat - available for purchase from the front office.

This week we are being a bit lenient on hat wearing, giving students and their families a chance to purchase hats if they don't already have one. Next week , if students do not have a hat they will be required to stay in the shade during break times.

Hats will be left at school in book boxes.

If you have any problems or questions about hats please come and see me.