Year One Pita Party!

Year One Gardeners

Last week the students in Room 13 and 14 got very busy in the garden. They planted vegetables such as lettuces, beetroot and carrots that they hope to eat at the eat of the term.

Waste Wise News

Recycling Ideas from Room 9

Reuse Me!

Room 9 are learning about rubbish and today we are writing about how to reuse a plastic bottle.

Reusing a plastic bottle is quite easy, just by drinking all that water and reusing the bottle by filling it with more water. Easy huh! You can reuse a plastic bottle again and again until it’s a bit old. Juice or water, doesn’t matter just fill it up!

Pranks are also really fun. You fill the bottle up, put it on a door and then

someone will open the door and…splash! Down comes the water!

Make something out of it, like a boat; use some boxes, lids and bottles to make a masterpiece! It’s really easy give it a try!

Reusing thinks is helping the planet by not throwing our things away, so remember REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE,  RETHINK!

By Amira

Reuse Me!

We need to reuse plastic bottles instead of throwing them away in the bin. Here are some ideas for reusing a plastic bottle.

Firstly you could do art with it by making a butterfly or a boat.

Secondly you can use a plastic bottle for storing nails by cutting the top off and using the bottom.

Here is another idea.  You can put water in the bottle then you can put the bottle of water in the freezer.  When the water is frozen to ice you use it as an ice pack to cool fish down when they’re in the chilli bin.

It is important to reuse rubbish if you can.

By Hannah

Attention all keen Gardeners!

Check out the latest Kids Go Gardening Magazine. It is full of information and fun project ideas.

Year Two learn about looking after our Environment!

Year Two students at Victoria Avenue have had a very busy term this term learning about keeping our 'Oceans Alive'. They have had many different visitors to help them learn about what we can do better to care for our oceans and the animals that live in it.

Year Two students also visited the Visy recycling centre where they saw how plastic, glass, paper and cardboard is recycled.

A highlight of their study was a trip to Omana Regional Park where they learnt about how rubbish that people drop can harm a natural environment such as the beach. They had a fabulous day exploring the rockpools and the beach and of course they made sure they left no rubbish behind.

VAS Vegetable Market

The gardens have been so productive we had enough vegetables to sell. Thanks to Mrs Cameron and all the students that worked hard to grow and harvest the vegetables for so many to enjoy. Also a huge thanks to Palmers Garden World Remuera for supporting our gardening programmes this year.
What will be planted next?