Water Science and Urban Design

Dear parents and whanau,

Learning about our beautiful rongoa garden last week saw the students think like scientists and write fantastic diamante poems. We learnt about descriptive verbs, nouns and adjectives to create our interesting verses. (Photos of work will be posted soon.)

This coming Friday we are excited to be going to the Auckland Botanic Gardens for a fun day of learning. We are going to be learning about how we can save our streams from further pollution and flooding. Please remember to send the permission slip and $5 to your child's teacher this week.

Previously this year we were invited to share our ideas with a team of people from the council who are redesigning the green and community areas around the Oakley Stream. Our trip to the gardens will reinforce the importance of urban design taking into consideration our precious water ways.

Now on display in the hall foyer is a collaborative art project from across the school showing the children's interpretation of a stream's journey.

This week we will be learning and enjoy talking to you about:

the Earth's water sources
collecting data, analysing and drawing conclusions
the story of Wairaka