Bright Sparks

Watch out for Room 11's environmental newsletter "Bright Sparks". The link came by email to all families at Muritai School. It contains all kinds of helpful information about what goes on at school and how you can help save our environment.

We would like the changes to became habits rather than a one off thing. If everyone just changed a few bad habits then maybe ...

Wellington Science Fair Success

Ned in Room 21 won the NZ Farm Forestry Association Award at the Wellington NIWA Science with his display on what is the best firewood?
He looked at a range of properties, including which wood is the most environmentally friendly.

Freya in Room 23 won the Victoria University of Wellington College of Education Award for her display on Wonderful Wind.

Rosie Reid in Room 23 won the Meat & Wool New Zealand Award for her display on: Which is the most effective fibre to make recycled paper?

Conservation Week Beach Clean Up

As it was also Conservation Week Room 11 decided to join their little Room 4 buddies and walk to the beach for a cleanup. Despite the cold winds we were full of enthusiasm and ready for our mission. It was great to see that since our last clean up there was not as much rubbish. Hopefully people are being more responsible and taking their rubbish home. Well done everyone!
Check out our slideshow.

Cowley Street School Powhiri

Today we welcomed Cowley Street School to Muritai with a powhiri. It was great to that the Kapahaka Roopu (group) were able to show what they have been practicing and apply it in such a natural setting to welcome visitors to our school, who were here to see some of the wonderful things that occur throughout Muritai School.

Room 13's Eco-bulbs have arrived!!!

After writing letters to over 10 local companies asking for donations for energy efficient light bulbs only one offered to help us out. Thank you so much Placemakers Seaview who gave us 116 eco bulbs for every member of the Year 5/6 Team. The bulbs will be well used in homes throughout Eastbourne and surrounding bays.

Placemakers you rock!!!

Proven Energy Wind Turbine Launch

Friday 8th August - Proven Energy Launch.

The Honourable Trevor Mallard launched the first Proven Energy Wind Turbine by throwing the switch on a 6kw unit at the premises of E Sime Ltd in Seaview.

Daranee Bolger in Room 23 wrote a letter to the editor about wind power production which was published in the Dominion Post in July, as a result of this a group of students with Mr Eames and Ms Berry got invited to this exciting event. It was great to see so many people from the Eastbourne community as well as government officials and important people. They all said how good to was to have students there.

Concluding our Friendly Footprint Inquiry

In Room 4, we have now completed our Friendly Footprint Inquiry.
To conclude and share our findings, we have made a scrapbook of our thinking skills brainstorming, photos, posters and ideas; and have presented it to our Enviro Schools team. Here is a taste of what you can see inside our scrapbook!

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Some of us have become Tree People - have you?

Solar Powered Bedside Lamp - Room 14

We had a great day making these with Stan. Check out the video. You could even make your own!

Monster Maker Competition - Room 14

Last week we designed and constructed creations made mainly from steel cans. The focus was on recycling the cans and finding another use for them. Check out our pictures. We had lots of fun making them!

Solar Powered Pump - Room 14

A couple of weeks ago Stan came in and showed us how to pump water using the energy from the sun. We had a bucket half filled with water, a pump and a solar powered panel.
Using the energy from the sun we pumped the water through the hose and had some fun squirting it!
Wouldn’t this be a good idea for people in other countries who have to walk for miles to get their water. They could use the energy from the sun to do it.