Mara Kai Garden

Whanau Day from Tamaki Primary on Vimeo.

Yesterday was whanau day and it was about celebrating the Kai garden.The students in the community showed the Parents and teachers the Mara Kai garden.We were also ready to plant our Mara Kai garden full of veggies.

Ma'asi And Tiere - How To Plant A Kumara

What you will need...
1.Soil
2.Water
3.Gardening Tools
4.Kumara that is already grown.
5.Sunlight
6.Shovel

Methods\Procedure

1.Dig a hole with a gardening tool.
2.Put the kumara that has already grown in the hole.
3.Cover the soil on the kumara.
4.Water the kumara once a day.
5.Let some sunlight help the plant grow.

Remember a kumara will take 4-8 weeks to grow.

Topic Reflection

Energy –The Balance of Life

What is energy?

Energy is traveling throw our body that gives us energy.

Where do humans get energy from?

Humans get energy from health foods we eat, and humans also get energy from exercising.

Plants

1. What substance does a tree use for food?(highlight your answer in yellow)

a. photosynthesis                                                       b. chlorophyll

c. glucose                                                                   d. leaves

2. What four things does a tree need for photosynthesis? (highlight your answer in yellow)

a)Chloroplasts

b)Chlorophyll

c)Leaves

d)Photosynthesis

3. What causes a tree's leaves to appear green?

Chlorophyll

4. What signals a tree to preparing for winter?(highlight your answer in yellow)

a. The days become colder.

b. The weather becomes dry.

c. There are more rainy days.

d. There are fewer hours of sunlight.

5. How does a tree get water?(highlight your answer in yellow)

a. It makes water in its leaves.

b. It turns glucose into water.

c. It absorbs water through its roots.

d. It uses photosynthesis.

6. Why do a tree's leaves change color in the fall? (highlight your answer in yellow)

a. The tree has less chlorophyll.

b. The tree has less water.

c. The tree has no leaves.

d. The tree is growing quickly before the winter sets in.

Compost

What is compost?

Compost is about making soil and it is also about putting the right ingredients in the compost.

What are the things that you cannot put in a compost bin?

List 5 things that you can put in a compost bin.

• Meat
• Bones
• Fish
• Seeds
• Dairy products

Draw and label a picture that represents a healthy kai garden.

MY TOPIC REFLECTION

• What have you learnt about this topic?
• What did you like about this topic?
• What is your role in practicing sustainability for a balanced future - at home, at school, in my community?

I have learnt that this topic is about sustainability and that you need to keep the environment clean and green.

The thing I liked about this topic is that we got to do a wordle and a popplet.

To be sustainable at home I need to keep neat and tidy and nothing dirty.

At school I can be sustainable by achieving my goals and using the feedback and feed forward I get from my teacher and pears to achieve my learning goals.

Poultry Farming

Loud Shirt Day

Today is loud shirt day.This day is about supporting deaf kids.All the money will go to the deaf society so that technology can be provided to help kids hear better.

We think that this is an important charity as the money will help kids like Charday in our class who is partially deaf. She is one special girl who we love having in our class. 

Information Report

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