Students meet with the Chairperson of The Local Howick Board

Today Gabrielle and Hollie met with David Collings the Chair of the Local Howick Board to discuss the council not using pesticide when spraying as it kills bees. The students explained that bees are one of the very few things that we humans need to live. Without bees there would be no pollination and that would lead to no fruit or vegetables. Herbivores would have less food to eat and some would die out. Then the carnivores too would be affected. The good news is that the council only use herbicides as they too are very concerned that the bee population is in decline. Mr Collings also signed the student's petition to ban the sale of pesticides as there are alternative products available.

Gabrielle and Hollie presenting their Inquiry about bees and the reasons for 
                                      their decline in numbers

Mr Collings signing the student's petition

Who are our NZ animal celebrities and villains?

To launch our Term 3 enviro inquiry about protecting our endemic species from invasive pests, the middle and senior school took part in an animal scavenger hunt, through the native bush walk. Do you know the difference between native & endemic?

"I found it really fun to search through the gardens. We looked in places we wouldn't normally go and thought outside the box" Samantha

"It's so fun to go in nature".
Finn

"I wish we could do this for every lesson. I didn't know that honeybees were introduced"
Cynthia

Room Tahi, Rua, Rima & Whitu - Reflect & Zentangle to Share

Did you know the senior school classes have been investigating how we can encourage more manu (birds) into the Sunnyhills environment?

Today we concluded our iniquiry by reflecting and making zentangle birds. Look out for our birds and research findings on display in the hall.

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