Planting Our New Native Trail

Our Community is amazing!

Thanks to parents and students we have planted 1500 natives to create a new Native Trail that runs along the bank behind the school pool and hall.  This extends our bird corridor and brings in more native animals such as skinks.  A huge thanks to Fraser and The Gecko Trust for supplying the plants and teaching us about each species.

Vote for Bird of The Year

Please take time with your whanau, at home, to vote for the BIRD OF THE YEAR

https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/

A fabulous way to learn more about our precious endemic fauna.

Comment with which bird you voted for, to be in to win a Sunnyhills prize.

Native Flora & Fauna Working In Harmony - Whanaungatanga - everything is interconnected

The kowhai flowers are florishing in the native bush walk and the Sunnyhills tuis are putting on a spectacular show for our enviro classes this week.

Children have been able to observe first hand how the tuis curved beak and bristley tongue is perfectly adapted to drink the kowhai's nectar. They repay the kowhai by spreading pollen, so the tree can produce its seeds. Native flora and fauna working in harmony!

Of course problems occur when humans bring plants and animals here, where they don't belong, throwing our ecosystems out of balance. Comment below if you can think of three such pesky plants or animals.

Fruit Trees In Schools Launch

FRUIT TREES IN SCHOOLS

The Sayer Family & Mrs Daniel attended the 'Fruit Trees in Schools' breakfast time launch, at Farm Cove Intermediate.

Thank you to the Howick Local Board & Kings Plant Barn for providing our school with a fabulous variety of new trees, including for the first time a fruiting cherry tree.

We loved the opportunity to explore FCI's edible gardens and learn about their bee hives as well.

Flowers for bees & garden to table

We're having a delicious time in the edible garden; watching the bees bumble about the early spring flowers, picking winter veges and creating crunchy stir fries.

What's your favourite carrots, broccoli or sugar snap peas?

Our Marine Metre Square - Citizen scientists in action!

Today our Middle School Enviro Monitors, along with Mrs Venville, Mrs Daniel, three awesome parent helpers and marine biologist Dr Mels Barton conducted a Marine Metre Square survey.
We're helping scientists researching the health of our marine environments.

It was great fun! Sunnyhills families can conduct their own MM2 survey by visiting www.mm2.net.nz

Does Your Garden Have Food For The Bees?

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A false spring has meant baby bees are starving. Has you garden got food for the bees?

Sunnyhills students have planted rosemary, comfrey, borage and anemonesfor our bees 🐝❤😊🌾