Volunteers needed for tree planting day - 8th Oct

Volunteers are needed for a planting day on Saturday October 8th at Mitchell’s Rd Mudfish Restoration. You’ll need to get yourselves there, but all equipment is supplied, along with morning tea and lunch!

Te Ara Kakariki are organising the day and all details are included in the registration kit, however, you will need to send an email to register@ kakariki.org.nz to let them know you are coming.

Mitchell’s Rd is a very important restoration site for WET – find out more about the site here.

This planting day is the final phase of the Canterbury Plantout – already this has involved 150 students, staff and parents from Burnham school and over 200 community volunteers in planting 3,800 native plants at 14 different sites.

Mitchell’s Rd is one site that couldn’t be included in the Plantout weekend in September so we’re having another planting day – hope you can make it.

 

Coes Ford trip

Last Friday the entire Burnham school and parent helpers came to Coes ford. First my group did tree planting I worked with my brother Bradley. I enjoyed doing the fertilizing job. Then my group finally went to flax weaving I made a beautiful flower for my mum.The last thing we went to was the river to catch all sorts of bugs.

After that we had lunch, everyone had sausages . There was a lot of sausages to eat !!!

We came back to school and we just had free time. It was an amazing day and I want to go to Coes Ford again.

Coes Ford

Last Friday the whole entire school went to Coes ford. When we got there we went tree planting. I planted two trees and I saw a native worm. After we planted the trees we went to the weaving. I made a flower. I made the flower out of Harakeke . Later on we made the fish, as well as the flower. Then we went to the river. I got the magnifying glass to see the bugs close up. After we looked at the bugs we went to eat lunch. We had sausage sizzles.The tree planting day was great.

Coes Ford

oes ford

On Friday 9Th September all of Burnham school went to Coes ford nature reserve .The students were grouped gold,I was in gold group with Mrs Golding. Our first activity was tree planting I was in a group with lots of people for tree planting I had 3 Buddy’s to start with they were Sam,Hayden and Jamie.Hayden and Jamie got told to go with an adult. Sam and I kept on digging and putting fertilizer pills and the plant into the hole we had dug.We planted two trees. As we were digging I found a bottle. We stacked the bottle with the rest of the recyclable rubbish that was collected.

Next my group went to harakeke weaving, we had a choice of fish or flowers ,"I made a big fish” .The fish was easy but by looking at other people making the flower it looked a lot harder.

We finished with an activity investigating bugs in the river. However a man from Lincoln, he showed all of the school a weta. Some of the parents didn’t appreciate how nice the weta was and screamed. While we were at the river year 6,7 and 8 were allowed to collect the bugs small blue river known as the Selywn river. A water spider went up my leg. Then we went to the main field for lunch. After lunch we went back to school after an awesome day.

Room 7 Dominic

Coe Ford Tree planting Day-

On Friday Burnham School went to Coes Ford to plant native trees . I planted 5 trees but it was frustrating because I was on crutches. Then we went to the flax weaving that was frustrating as I didn’t understand how to weave at first. Finally got the hang of it. I was able to make a wicked flower out of the Harakeke(flax).When investigating the water bugs I felt disappointed because we only found 5 bugs.

Coe Ford Tree planting Day-

Burnham School- Coes Ford

On Friday the entire Burnham School got rid of their school uniforms and turned up to school in their gardening gear and gumboots to get ready to complete their quest of planting 300 natives plants at Coes Ford.

Other activities that we ponder as we sat in the bus in readiest for the day ahead was harakeke (flax) weaving and what aquatic and terrestrial bugs we would likely to discover.

The awesome response and enthusiasm of parents to muck in and learn beside their siblings was the major highlight of the day. Both students and parents all contributed in completing the quest and their success will be there for furture generations.

Another highlight was Mike Bowie passing on his passion about terrestrial bugs to the children. Some parents weren't so keen about his passion for Weta especially when he brought an actually live one!!! Others children made links between the activities when planting native trees they discovered giantnative worms!!!!!

At the Harakeke weaving , we saw the importance of Harakeke being taught and the custom of weaving the Harakeke. With guidance from Ngai Tahu elders the students were able to make extraordinary fish and flowers made from the Harakeke.

A special mention to Steve(Head Chief) and his apprentice Mr Clarke, whom pulled through and delivered 368 cooked sausageson the barbecue on time. The year ⅞ stepped up organised the distribution of the sausages to the hoards of their peers and parents who were hungry after participating in three rotations

Many thanks must go to lots of people in making this day so successful these include, Jen Rodgers from EnviroSchools, Jason Arnold from Ngai Tahu, Brooke Turner from KakarekeTrust, Steve Brailsford and Adrienne Lomax from the WET Trust - Waihora Ellesmere Trust.

The outlook is to further develop this event annually and continue to strengthen our links with the community and the local environment.