Wonderful Wriggly Worms

Today Room 20 had an Enviro Day with Mrs Daniel. We learnt all about worms, in a very hands on way. We set up a new Middle School worm bin; complete with 2 000 wiggly, squiggly worms to munch our lunch scraps and make worm tea food for our edible gardens. We can't wait to feed, water and care for our wonderful worms.

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Our Epic Enviro BreakOut

Today Room 20 persevered and problem solved to complete the Enviro BreakOut with Mrs Daniel. Here's what they said about it:

"We were finding the clues. I liked the part when we wrote them down, cause we were reading carefully". Siena

"It was epic!" Hayden

"I liked finding the clues, because it felt like finding treasure. I used the alphabet to crack the code. I counted to H and it was 8. I figured it out." Dean

"You have to use your brain, 'cause it is a riddle." Olivia

"It was fun to run around in the fresh air." Brodie

"You have to work hard to find the answers." Jessica

"We were looking behind trees and bushes." Chloe C

I felt fun and excited. I couldn't wait til we found the last clue." Jacob

I enjoyed it, because when i got to the last one I felt happy because i did all of them." Joshua

Enviro Adventures with Mrs Daniel

As part of our second Enviro Day, Room 20 set off on an "Alphabet Nature Hunt" all around the school. While we explored and recorded our findings the most wonderful thing happened; without prompting the children started picking up litter as we went. We created quite the pile! The collection of mainly food wrappers led to a discussion about naked lunches,

as a way of reducing rubbish at school. Tino pai Room 20! You're enviro stars.

Our Outdoor Classroom

Research shows 20 minutes in nature a day is enough to boost our vitality and well being. Richard Ryan, professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education at the University of Rochester, in New York, said: "Nature is fuel for the soul". And children's learning and love for the environment can benefit too. 

Today Room 20, Mrs Daniel and Mrs Medland,went exploring in our native bush walk, as part of of our Enviro Schools programme

. We wrote recounts about our outdoor adventure.