Nature Smart
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2013
The Nature Smart team has 22 dedicated members who work hard to keep our school, as well as Sumner beach, rubbish free. We look for ways to conserve energy and promote care for the environment at every opportunity. For this year we will also be focusing on the following three areas. Solar Power We will be learning all about generating electricity from renewable sources, in particular, solar power. This involves participating in a programme developed by Genesis Energy called Schoolgen. Through this we will look at how we can use energy more efficiently in our school. The Schoolgen website gives us lots of data on the solar panels in our school as well as lots of information on solar power. There are three other schools in the South Island that also have Solar Panels installed by Genesis Energy. The schools are Banks Ave, Middleton Primary and a wee school in Tekapo. The children will be working with these schools, communicating, collaborating and sharing information with each other. Canterbury's White-Flippered Penguin The White-flippered penguin is one of the smallest and most endangered penguins in the world. It is endemic to Canterbury, New Zealand, breeding only on Banks Peninsula and Motunau Island. We are going to work closely with Lincoln University to find out how we can help this little penguin. Click on the picture to find out more about the White-Flippered Penguin. Plastic Sand Did you know that our sand at Sumner Beach is full of plastic? (See picture). These little balls of plastic are called Mermaid Tears. We are going to investigate how they washed up on our beach and what we can do to stop it and keep our beach beautiful! Environmental Issues in the News There are many environmental issues that make the headlines both locally and globally. We are going to be keeping updated with what's happening and the issues we face. Click on the 'The New Zealand Herald' icon to find out the latest news. Edmodo Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for us to connect and collaborate with each other, share content with our peers and access resources used in class. It also provides a place to store our work to share with our parents at home. Click on the edmodo icon to go to this website. Parent Newsletters Click on the links below to access the latest newsletter. |
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Recent Photos
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2012
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Student-Led Inquiry-Create and Share
Today we presented the findings of our inquiries. Scroll down the page to check them all out. |
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Sharks! Why do we hate them?
Katie R and Mia
Katie R and Mia
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Click on the shark to see what we found out.
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Stop Animal Testing-Why do people test on animals and what can we do to help stop it?
Annabelle & Virginia
What Causes Pollution in New Zealand and How Can We Help?
Flynn and Charlie
When humans cut down a rainforest what affect does this have on animal life?
Katie W, Ella & Indy
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Saving New Zealand’s Maui Dolphin!
Sam & Olivia
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How did the SPCA develop?
Imogen
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How do pests in our country affect our native birds?
Alice E
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Why do people kill horses and how can I help stop it?
Alice R
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Inquiries In Action
We are leading our own inquiries on something we feel REALLY passionate about. We choose whether we want to work on our own or with a buddy or small group and we choose how we present our findings. We are using the Wave of Learning student planner to keep on track.
Perhaps you are interested in these questions too!
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Kimberly
Keas are an endangered parrot. How can I help save the Kea? |
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Annabelle & Virginia
Stop Animal Testing-Why do people test on animals and what can we do to help stop it? |
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Katie R and Mia
Sharks! Why do we hate them? |
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Katie W, Ella & Indy
When humans cut down a rainforest what affect does this have on animal life? |
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Alice E
How do pests in our country affect our native birds? |
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Charlie and Flynn
What causes pollution in NZ and what are we doing about it? |
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Sam & Olivia
Saving New Zealand’s Maui Dolphin! |
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Imogen P
How did the SPCA develop? |
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Alice R
Why do people kill horses and how can I help stop it? |
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Isabella
Why is the Black Stilt one of our most endangered birds? |
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What A Lot Of Rubbish!
After a term of hard work on our inquiry, we have created a movie to share with you what we have learnt. We hope our findings will help influence everyone to support us in becoming a rubbish free school. For our 'Taking Action' part of our inquiry we have asked Peter to remove all the rubbish bins from our grounds. From the beginning of next term we will be encouraging everyone to put their rubbish back in their lunch boxes and take it home. At home the rubbish can then be recycled into the appropriate bins. Investing in a rubbish free lunch box is also a good idea.
After a term of hard work on our inquiry, we have created a movie to share with you what we have learnt. We hope our findings will help influence everyone to support us in becoming a rubbish free school. For our 'Taking Action' part of our inquiry we have asked Peter to remove all the rubbish bins from our grounds. From the beginning of next term we will be encouraging everyone to put their rubbish back in their lunch boxes and take it home. At home the rubbish can then be recycled into the appropriate bins. Investing in a rubbish free lunch box is also a good idea.
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14th September Why are we dressed this way you wonder? And what has this got to do with rubbish at Sumner School? Come along to the school assembly on Monday 24th September at 2:20pm and find out! |
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What A Lot Of Rubbish!
Our Challenge
For Sumner to be a RUBBISH FREE school.
Here are our thoughts on the rubbish at Sumner using Edward De Bono's Thinking Hats.
Our Challenge
For Sumner to be a RUBBISH FREE school.
Here are our thoughts on the rubbish at Sumner using Edward De Bono's Thinking Hats.