On Thursday 15th October we took part in the New Zealand Shake-out.
We practised 'Drop, Cover, Hold.'
After morning tea we received a surprise visit from Mark the manager at Countdown, We were very lucky because Countdown gave us a huge container of dominoes. There were so many, we sorted them and gave some to Rooms 0, 1 and 3. They also gave us bottles of water, some delicious cakes and a crate of yummy apples.
THANK YOU COUNTDOWN!
October is 'Save Kiwi Month'
We decided to be part of the Great Kiwi Morning Tea and raise some money for this worthy cause.
Thank you to all those parents who made batches of biscuit dough for us to make our Kiwi shaped biscuits. Rooms 2 & 3 raised $150 from the biscuits that we made and sold.
Kiwi really need our help. In unmanaged areas, we’re losing kiwi at a rate of up to 2% per year. That’s about 27 birds being killed every week by pests and predators. If we didn’t do anything, we could lose kiwi in the wild within a couple of generations. There is lots of great work going on around the country to make sure this doesn’t happen, which is why our participation in the Great Kiwi Morning Tea was important. – The money raised will help with programmes like predator trapping, Operation Nest Egg, monitoring kiwi health and advocacy and education. All of which are keeping kiwi alive and well.
By all coming together and doing what we can, we know that the future of kiwi will be secure.
By all coming together and doing what we can, we know that the future of kiwi will be secure.
Wow what a busy and fun 1st week back at school. Your Kiwi bickys look delicious room 2!
ReplyDeleteWow! how very busy you have been room 2! I remember when we used to have to do earthquake drills when I went to primary school in Auckland a long time ago.....
ReplyDeleteWell done on making yummy biscuits to help raise awareness about Kiwis- did AJ tell you that her Dad was in charge of looking after the kiwi when they were building the bulls gorge road? he had to go out early every morning and track them to make sure they were safe. Maybe he could come and talk to you about it one day :-)