Matariki Planting

Our hard working and dedicated Enviro Agents braved the rain to plant cabbages. They will be harvested during Matariki for the school to feast on.

Veggie Stall

Please support the Woodstock Enviro Agents on Wednesday 27 Feb who are selling organic tomatoes, beans, silverbeet and potatoes.

We would love to see you there.

Our Enviro Goals for 2013

The focus on our Woodstock Learning this year is on ‘Building Positive Relationships’. This means we will be focusing on and encouraging all children to show empathy and respect for other people and for other cultures. We will also be encouraging positive self-image, positive communication and cooperation.

To help support this learning we have two main focusses for our Enviroschools project this year:

Firstly we are involved in a project called “Exploring Sustainable Communities through Kai/Food.” This project has been initiated by the Enviroschools Foundation in partnership with the Tindall Foundation and WWF. These three organisations are keen to see innovative, creative and future focussed school and communities learning together to enhance well-being and community spirit. These principles and values are also an integral part of the NZ Curriculum and correlate to our school vision for all students to contribute positively to their own well-being and that of society and the environment.

Secondly we would like to enhance our school environment. The outcomes we like to achieve are to:

1 Create a realisation in our students that, although their actions may be small, they do contribute to improving the environment

2 Instil a sense of pride and responsibility in our school community (staff, students and parents) about our school

3 Enhance areas of the school through a planned targeted approach that will be sustainable (e.g. rubbish bins, the large red wall at the entrance way)

4 As above, create new learning opportunities for students and bring meaningful contexts for Literacy, Numeracy, Social Sciences, Science and Technology curriculum areas.

 

We need your votes

We have registered for a competition to win a classroom full of’ Parmco kitchen appliances for Woodstock School. We now need your votes. There are also opportunities to win iPads, laptops, Let’s Cook aprons and a there are cookbooks by Masterchef Brett McGregor up for grabs. The website will also have weekly cooking challenges, new skills to learn and great easy recipes that can be cooked at home.

Access the website by visiting: www.letscookwithparmco.co.nz

Enter Woodstock School and cast your vote.

Click on vote for your school

Type in school name:Woodstock

Select region: Waikato

Catergory: 300-499 pupils

We would love it if you could take the time to vote for us in this competition.

Thanks for supporting our Veggie Stall

A quick blog to say thank you to all of those people who supported our recent Veggie Stall. The Enviro Agents raised $22.50. This money will be reinvested back into our Veggie Garden (Veggie Heaven).

Look out for our next Veggie Stall. We'll let you know when the next one is via our blog.

Veggie Stall

Bring your money to school on Monday 23 July. The Enviro Agents are holding a Veggie Stall. Produce on sale include:

• Silver beet
• cabbage
• broccoli
• cauliflower
• parsley
• and course worm wee

We would love it if you could support this worth while event.

Enviro News:

We have a huge team of BNZ “closed for good” workers here helping to enhance our school’s environment. They hope to stain the senior playground, replenish the sand in the junior sandpit, repaint games on the court, clean out compost bins to name just a few of things they will be doing. We are really looking forward to seeing what can be achieved and we would like to thank Stacey McLean for organising this wonderful opportunity for us. Thanks also to those families who have lent us their wheelbarrows for the day.

This term our enviro-agents are busy in our vegetable garden. They have just planted more winter veggies. They hope to have some ready for harvest in time for Matariki. They are also learning about and making preparations for growing strawberries.

A junior enviro-group has been started thanks to Ms Hooper. They have called themselves the “Greenie Gardeners”. They meet regularly and have already planted bulbs and undertaken the huge job of weeding our front entrance gardens.

We hope soon to start a regular stall on a Monday night selling our produce and worm wee. More info on this when we’re ready to go.

Please, please, please don’t forget to add your ideas and comments to our tree in the school reception area. Your input is vital to our planning. All comments and feedback are most welcome. Pick up your sticker from Mrs Allen.