Tahuna Beach Trip

Last Thursday al the middle school classes went to Tahuna Beach for our annual Rock Pool trip.
We explored the rock pools, had a play on the playground and swam in the sea.
Here are a few pictures of our adventures.

Minibeasts in the Community Garden!

Last Friday Room 19 and our buddy class Ako Tahi went to the community garden and searched for minibeasts. The children found roly polys (slaters), centipedes, ants, pray mantis's and all sorts of other critters.

Have a look at the photos ...

Nelson Provincial Museum - Minibeasts

Last Tuesday Room 19 walked to the Nelson Provincial Museum to learn about Minibeasts.
Nikki had a very interesting and full programme organised for us and our fantastic parent helpers ran a series of activities that the children moved around.

These included categorising insects, observational drawings, observation using a microscope and visual observations of Powelliphanta and cicadas, finding creatures in a salt water tank, and categorising insects commonly found in New Zealand forest leaf litter.

Have a look at the photos of the children exploring and learning at the Museum.
A huge thanks to the fantastic parents and our Bilingual support workers who also came along to help on the day. Without them these educational trips would not be possible.

The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary - Minibeasts Study

In Week 4 the Middle School classes went to the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary to learn more about Minibeasts in our rivers and forests.
Here are some photos of what we did;