Year Five Turangawaewae

 

Year Five took responsibility today of our Turangawaewae.  We reminded ourselves of all the places and practices that make us a GreenGold Enviroschool by watching this video:

Isabella "We grow food in our gardens"

Jin "We give nutrients to our plants in our compost"

Ella "We are tidy Kiwis"

Ciara "We ban vaping in our school"

Hunter "When you see rubbish pick it up"

"We have edible gardens" James

Jessica "We have lots of trees"

Briar "We don't allow dogs cause they could dig up the garden"

Next we took part in a fun scavenger hunt all around the school.

Room1 put their hands up to take responsibility for the hot compost while we wait for our Eco Leaders to be selected.

To get ready for the Matariki Hangi in July, Room 3 potted up cabbage seeds in the Green Room & Room 2 planted carrot seeds in the Edible Gardens.

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Year Four Welcome back to our Enviroschool

 

Welcome back Year Four!

What makes Sunnyhills a GreenGold Enviroschool?

"Making compost" Henny

"Bringing a naked lunch" Clara

"Helping the environment by getting rid of rubbish" Logan

"Also getting rid of pests like moth plant and banana passionfruit vine" Vincent

"Planting fruit trees and vegetables" Aiden

"Getting rid of weeds" Kaylee

"When you eat a banana don't put it in the bin put it in the compost bin to make nice healthy soil" Ananya

"Also if you do bring chip packets put them in the bin in the Koru Courtyard to help the homeless people" Kacy

We went on a fun scavenger hunt to explore all the places that make us a GreenGold Enviroschool. 

Next time me we'll go on a digital explore of the Enviroblog and native tree release in the Bird Corridor. 

Year Six Launch 2026

 

Welcome back for another year or Education for Sustainability Year Six!  Lucy from K1 kicked off by bringing in one of the FORTY spaghetti squashes she grew at home with the seeds from the squash we ate last year.  AMAZING! 

All the classes worked hard in the mara to weed, feed, water and plant kumara seedlings.  We all got cherry tomatoes to eat that had ripened over the raumati.

Everyone agreed that the best Enviro lessons are outside lessons.

Next time we are going to do community work with the Youth Project.

Year Three Explore Our Enviroschool

 Today, Year Three had their first Education for Sustainability lesson with Ms Daniel. We reminded ourselves of all places around Sunnyhills that make us a GreenGold Enviroschool with a fun scavenger hunt.

Some highlights included:

- hot compost

- the bike track

- the bee hives

- an adventurous walk through the nghere (forest)

- apples in the orchard

- tomatoes from the Mara Kai

- The Green Room

Next time we are going on a digital explore of the Enviroblog and we are going to help in the Mara. 

Kamo kamo Harvest & kumara planting

 

Inaugural Year Six Spaghetti Squash Sweepstake Winners

 

Year Five Cooking Up A Storm