Oakura sand dune planting at Weld Road

Ahititi: Kōkako

Ahititi have been learning about kōkako. This is very important to the students and community as the council are preparing to do a 1080 drop in the area beside the school in preparation for the release of kōkako back into the bush. Paul Prip from the Taranaki Regional Council visited to show the tamariki the traps they use, answer questions about the 1080 drop and talk about the kōkako.

Bronze: Spotswood Primary

A massive congratulations to Spotswood Primary for reflecting at bronze. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!!

Check out all the amazing things happening at Kahikatea Kindergarten

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: West End School Came to Visit Today

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: West End School Came to Visit Today: Our enviro leaders have had fun sharing our schools journey today with two teachers from West End School.

Heidi's Blog: Leaf Collecting

Heidi's Blog: Leaf Collecting: On Monday Mrs Hinton found a recipe to make compost out of leaves. So Renee chose 4 people to go and collect some leaves with her and two o...

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Pomanders For Sale

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Pomanders For Sale: Pomanders for sale.  $5.00 each.  The perfect gift for Mothers Day or Grandmothers.  For sale from Room 2.  Get in quick.  Made using laven...

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Uruti School Visited Today

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Uruti School Visited Today: We have had a great day with Uruti School today.  They spent most of their visit learning about our environmental initiatives. They couldn&...

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: New Babies

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: New Babies:                                                Chicken Update Last week Richie (Mum) and Honey (Dad) had 8 baby chickens. One di...

Stratford Primary School students creating harakeke putiputi

Written by Ella 

Making harakeke putiputi with Pare and Jocelyn for the school gala day.

A handful of SPS Tui’s Enviro students took part in a workshop making harakeke flowers.

When making the flowers we learnt lots of skills like patience, manaakitanga and perseverance. An added extra was that we learnt the correct way to cut harakeke and prepare it for weaving.

The money we raised from selling the putiputi is going towards native plants for our fish pond garden makeover. 

We really enjoyed making the harakeke flowers, thank you to Pare and Jocelyn for teaching us!

Really fab to see the SPS Tui's supporting their DP in the best way they know how xxx

Check out the link here from the Stratford Press

SPS Tui's and Marlene send off Kerry in true Enviroschools style

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Avon School Visited our School Today

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Avon School Visited our School Today: Our environmental leaders had a great time today sharing our environmental journey. Avon School gave us some plants. When they left we gave...

Giant Pumpkin

Tēnā tātou,

Check out this great article in the Taranaki Daily News! Awesome Spotswood Primary School! Kei runga noa atu koutou!!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/78140611/Spotswood-Primarys-161kg-pumpkin-wins-national-growing-competition

Stratford Primary School Bee and Butterfly Garden

                                                                           

We have been busy developing a bee and butterfly garden to attract little creatures to our school environment. 

We have researched what type of plants they like to visit and have been planting these in the garden.

Bees and butterflies are so important as they pollinate flowers and help provide us with fruit and vegetables.

As you can see Mr Kirk is putting up our ladybug that we designed and made. We are decorating the walls to make the garden standout and attract visitors.

                                Have we achieved our goal?                                                                                       We think we have!                                                                                             Can you spot the monarch caterpillar                                                                                                                    and the honey bee?                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                      Written by Danni Poulsen-Cook

                                                                 & Marissa Pryce

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Stratford Primary School - Having fun making wedges

We went to dig the potatoes from the ground.  Did you know they grow in the dirt.  We went to the kitchen and scrubbed the dirt off.  We cut them up with a sharp knife.  We put them in a big dish with oil and salt.  We cooked them in the oven.  Marlene took them out when they were cooked and the class tried them.   Yummy........

Corrin, Jordan and Kaitlyn

Room 15

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Term 1 Enviro Cooking with Rhubarb

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Term 1 Enviro Cooking with Rhubarb: Click on the link to view our slide show.

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Cooking with Rhubarb - our thoughts

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Cooking with Rhubarb - our thoughts: Manu  I enjoyed cutting the Rhubarb because it's the first time I've ever done  it. I enjoyed washing the Rhubarb one by one.  I ...

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Making Bunting for our Enviro Stall

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: Making Bunting for our Enviro Stall: Bunting was really fun and interesting. We traced the letters onto special paper. We then ironed the letters onto the fabric we choose. Then...

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: 2016 - Enviro Warriors Club

Enviro Learning @ Toko School: 2016 - Enviro Warriors Club: This year we have started an Enviro Warriors Club. The purpose of this club is to look at what we can do with the food we grow at school and...

Sps Tui's Enviro Group Welcome Pare Bennett

SPS Tui’s Enviro Group Welcome Pare Bennett

On Thursday 11^th 2016, Stratford Primary School welcomed Pare Bennett, our new Enviroschools facilitator.  Pare Bennett was called on to our school grounds with a Karanga lead by Jade and supported by Chrissy.

Ella and Masyn took Pare for a tour around our school environment and explained to her about the enviro projects we have been busy working on. Pare was impressed with our gardens, herbs and our magnificent sunflowers. Afterwards we went to the staff room to share some kai.

 The stakes are high as SPS Tui’s enviro group have started the reflection progress working towards Silver Enviroschools status. It was a really enjoyable day and we look forward to Pare’s next visit.

Written by: Toni Cameron and Tarin Nicholas