PRUNING OUR FRUIT TREES!!

Yesterday we had a man from the Hutt City Council come and prune our fruit trees ready for spring.
He brought his own tools and knew what branches to keep and which had to go. Pruning the trees will make them better at producing fruit.

Environmentally friendly sandwich wrappers.

Take a look at Jackson's sandwich wrapper! No rubbish in his lunch box!

MATARIKI AND SUSTAINING OUR MAORI CULTURE

As an Enviroschool we know the importance of sustaining and celebrating our Maori culture. Here at Boulcott we have been studying Maori legends to celebrate Matariki. Here is some of our artwork about Matariki and these legends.

WELLINGTON HABOUR:

Once long ago, before the time of Kupe, when Te Ika-a-Māui was just fished from the depths of the ocean, there lived two taniwha, Ngake and Whātaitai.

In those times, Wellington Harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, was a lake cut off from the sea, and abundant in fresh water fish and native bird life. Ngake and Whātaitai lived here in the lake at the head of the fish of Māui (Te Ika-a-Māui)...

MATARIKI:

Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, in the Taurus constellation. In New Zealand it comes into view low on the north-eastern horizon, appearing in the tail of the Milky Way in the last days of May or in early June, just before dawn. This heralds the Māori New Year.

TAKING CARE OF OUR SCHOOL'S TREES

We have so many lovely trees here at Boulcott, some big enough to climb in. Some trees are still young and are trying to grow. We need to make sure we only climb or swing on the really big trees, otherwise we damage the smaller trees. Here are some photos of some of the damage caused already. 

We need to choose carefully when we want to find a tree to climb!

GREENIE GARDENS

We Greenies are starting our own GREENIE GARDENS in the school's gardens. We have 4 gardens just for the year 4-6 Greeneies to grow things. This week we weeded the beds and turned the soil. Next term we will be planting!