Our Fruit Alphabet

Today in the Junior School, we were learning about all the different varieties of fruit.

We investigated the fruit growing in our orchard, read 'Apples A to Z', ate apples and even created our own fruit alphabet. Did you know xigua is the Chinese name for watermelon?

We're growing our own fruit for a sustainable future. What food do you grow at home?

Meet Bernice

Meet Bernice the butternut squash who has been helping to teach our Junior children all about plant lifecycles this week.

We read about Bernice in the picture book Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow. It's a funny and sweet book about a girl who really likes vegetables. We talked about how plants grow and what they need.

We also sang One Seed by Lairie Berkner. It's got a great enviro message:
https://youtu.be/jDtehB-BpIA

Lastly each Junior class weeded, composted, dug in the soil and planted a winter vegetable in the edible gardens.

We planted:
- kale
- peas
- broccoli
- cabbage
- pak choy
And we even planted butternut squash, so Bernice will have more friends.

We can't wait to watch them all grow and eat them!

Room 22's Term One Enviro Reflection

Awesome team work today weeding in the edible garden Room 24. You're enviro stars! Looking forward to teaching you again in Term 2 - Mrs Daniel 

Bring Nude Food Dude!

Year 2 are exploring ways our choic

es can make positive impacts on the environment.

Did you know our oceans are filling up with plastic rubbish? Plastic is forever! Plastic bags look like jelly fish and turtles and whales eat them. Oh dear!

We are working to reduce the rubbish in our seas by trying to bring packet and wrap free lunches; bring nude food dude!

We will work together to create artwork to spread our message.