Coes Ford on Friday the 7th September- Competition- Harakeke Canoe

Kia Ora,

The Envirogroup would like to invite our whanau  to join us at the annual  native tree planting at Coes Ford on Friday the 7th of September 2012 . 

Last year the students on this outdoor trip also learnt to weave Harakeke  and the customs surrounding this craft from Ngai Tahu elders. Students also investigated and appreciation of both aquatic and terrestial insects that inhabit  Coes Ford and it surrounding areas.

This year the Envirogroup would like to include a family challenge where students with help from their whanau design and create a Harakeke outrigger to race down Coes Ford at home. There is no actual size limit to the outrigger, however it should be able to sit on a student’s lap on a bus.

The outriggers will need to be made from the stem of a dead harakeke flower. These will be available outside Room 2 to be picked up and start designing and testing your outrigger on the 3 August .

There will be a prize for the most creative outrigger which need to be really to display on the 6 September.

                                            
                                          P.S it doesn’t need to be elaborate as this!!!

Meeting Notes

Grace- We need more regular meeting

Grace- We need more advertising , especially to assist with worms farms.

• The Envirogroup believes that a the school needs to purchase new worm buckets. However the worm buckets need a lid rather than a bucket.
• We also need to inform students what food can go into the worm buckets.

- For juniors, organise a colour competition that may be displayed in library.

- Poster need to look more professional, so students take more notice

School garden- Need fix the problem that no one caring for garden.
Fruit Tree Garden- Where the old vegetable gardens are???


Coes Ford:  

We had a discussion what activities that could change for the “ Coes Ford”. It was felt that year sevens and eight were allowed in the ford, where the younger students were allow.

Emelia -  Mention the idea of orienteering
- Mr Thurlow- Discuss that there might be safety issue.

Mr Thurlow- Running a competition that students or families make boats out of Harakeke.

Action plan- Mr Thurlow type up notes and have a meeting next Tuesday.

Te Ara Kakariki

Interesting in coming to see some of our greendots

The ‘tour’ takes in where Burnham School did there inaugural tree planting at Coes Ford. As a school we have penciled in the 7th September continue our tree planting at Coes Ford. Please keep this date free as a fun family day and caring for the enviroment.

Ferrymead

Yoghurt- Blue Cleaning Containers

Envirogroup Update

Kia Ora,

At the envirogroup meeting we decided that the school’s worm farms are being neglected. As well, some of the worms buckets in the classroom are not being regularly empty. We have created a roster that will make sure that the worm farms are attended to regularly by student or students from the envirogroup.

Within the roster we have paired up a member of the envirogroup with a junior classroom, so he/she can show a member from  each class how to attend to the worm farms and empty the classroom worm bucket correctly.

The idea in the future is that each classroom will become responsible in emptying their own worm buckets and the envirogroup when just attend to the up keeping of the worm farm.