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Russell came into our class, Room 9, this morning to talk to us about the swan plants that we planted last year. Everyone in our class had a chance to stand up and report back about how their swan plant is growing.
Swan plants are the only plants that monarch butterflies can grow on. There is a special milk inside the leaves that monarch caterpillars eat. This is the only food that they can eat.
If we want more beautiful monarch butterflies in Eastbourne, we have to grow more swan plants! The seed pods that grow on the plants will eventually land in the soil and grow a new plant.
Some Room 9 members speak out about their swan plants:
Sally- "Agie (the rabbit)ate the stalk during the night" That was the end of Sally's swan plant!
Bridie- "My swan plant is up to my chin, but no butterflies on it."
Harry- "Mine is up to my tummy-button and two butterflies have hatched."
Ciaran- "25 butterflies have hatched from mine"
Gabriella- "35 butterflies have hatched from mine"
Billy- "Mine had 3 seed pods on it, it was up to my chin, then my sister broke it. But it is still living, just much smaller."
Monday, March 17, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Let the gardens begin...
Today Emily and the gardening team got started preparing the ground for the laying of the soil and wood surrounds for our veggie garden. It was a hard task as the ground was hard and riddled with rocks, sticks, and litter.
We marked out the perimeter of the garden with non toxic, biodegradable powder because we thought spray paint would be too toxic - not environmentally friendly.
Finn, Robert, Tim, Georgie, Gussie, Emily, and not to mention Petra (who at only 2yrs old is the youngest member of the team) all worked together to clear the patch in record time! Next up we will be building the raised walls ready to support the soil, then its on to mixing in our home made compost..... and finally it will be on to the veggies!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Enviro Training
Today Mr Eames and the Year 8s Trained up the Year 7 and the new Year 8 on Muritai's waste managements. Composting, worm farming, paper recycling and general Recycling.
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