Scootering Safety with Andy from Auckland Transport!

Away We Go! Scootering Safety with Andy from Auckland Transport!

Year 3, 4,and 5 practiced scootering skills last week.  We learn how to do an emergency stop, look out for pedestrians, brake effectively, turn left and right, use both feet - one at a time - to brake and how to fit helmets so they do not fall off when we fall over!

Here are some photos of Room 14, a Year 3 class, in action

Room 24 made these origami whales

Room 24 made these origami whales as a follow up to Project Jonah with Room 19.  They are going on to write facts and publish them on a larger version next week

Cluster meeting

           East Auckland Enviro Schools Cluster Meeting

Our final East Auckland Enviro Schools Cluster Meeting was held at East Tamaki School.  The meeting provided an opportunity to celebrate our Enviroschools achievements with the cluster and network with local Enviroschools key teachers. 

We toured East Tamaki's Native Trail and garden areas after students had shared the journey of it's creation and how they are involved today with it's maintenance.  We also found out more about the Mayors one Million Trees project and had a go at Tree yoga!

                              Bike trail runs around the edge of the Native Trail

Sunnyhills Gets It's Travelwise sign!

Sunnyhills Gets It's Travelwise Sign!

Sunnyhills had a special visit on the last day of term 2 from Max the Pukeko and Marianne from the Ministry of Transport. The school was presented with it's very own Travelwise sign.  Some of the students who use walking school bus received merit certificates and special key rings to acknowledge the number of walks they had done.

Greenfingers Gang - capsicum harvest - thanks Mother Earth

 The capsicum plants Mother Earth donated in spring are still going strong for our Matariki middle of winter harvest. Wow! Just as well too, because our kumaras need more time.

Morgan is also tending to seedlings we've grown from the capsicum seeds, so there'll be many more to come.

Enviro Cluster Meeting

On the 8th June Mrs Venville and Mrs Daniels went to an after school Enviro Cluster Meeting at Wakaaranga Primary School

We learnt about:

•  Bees and ways to get students involved 
•  It was an opportunity to reconnect/network with local Enviroschools key teachers
•  We heard how Wakaaranga have set up their hive + visited the hive with students 
•  We met local “Sweet As” bee keepers
•  We found out about Sarah’s project to make Auckland become the safest city in the world for bees
•  We explored how being beekeepers addresses global challenges. E.g. pollination and health
•  We discussed the challenges and brainstormed a variety of ways schools can be bee keepers
• Found out how and when to apply for quick response Howick Local Board funds to support your projects
• We were given 5 lemon trees grown by prisoners at Paremoremo to plant in  our school orchard 

Scooter Skills Middle School

As part of Road safety Week the Middle School students had a session run by Auckland Transport which taught them the basics of safe scootering

Walking to school day 3

Our School community again walked in large numbers today. The theme today was crazy hair.  The tree is looking very full!  Keep up the great work Sunnyhills.

                                                                 
                                                                 Walking School Bus