Fruit Trees for Belfast School

Fruit Tree Planting and Growing. 

What's been happening with our fruit trees and vegetable garden?

When fruit trees are young, we need to ensure that the fruit growing on the trees is cut off so that we allow the trees to focus on going tall and growing strong roots. One tree has grown very little but another tree has grown 26cm. The way we can tell this is by looking for the fresh growth. 

All our 14 trees are going very well. We are very proud of our garden.

In the picture to the left you can see the new, fresh growth on the apple tree.

Come and have a look at our Garden. Have a walk round the gardens to see what you can spot.

Why are bees important in our garden?

Bees are the best pollinators in the garden. Bees help with cross-pollination and help produce more seeds. More seeds = more plants!

Mary is very knowledgeable and is helping us to provide our fruit trees with the best possible future. We are hoping for lots of fruits in the next couple of years for our tamariki.

Charts

Insert Chart in a Google Sheet 

We have been practicing how to insert are chart into a Google Sheet. Do you know how to do it? 

Please what the video to find out more...

Y7/8 - Porters Ski Field

Y7/8 were lucky enough to get their 2nd postponement date: 21st September 2020, to go skiing. We went to Porters Ski Field which is around 1.5hours out of Christchurch (pretty close to Castle Hill.)

The children were put into groups and taught the basics of how to connect with your boots & skis, as well as how to turn and stop!

Check out this beautiful Kea! Do you know much about Kea's? They are very cheeky. We were encouraged NOT to feed them and keep all our lunch and bags/jackets out of site as the Kea's WILL get them!

 

Te Reo Maori Language Week

Kia Ora / Morena

Kupu

https://myname.kupu.co.nz/

We have been searching up our names on Kupu and it has been converting it in Te Reo. Check out the website above.

Ko wai to ingoa? 

(what is your name?)

 

If your name is not registered you can add it to be found!

Can you make tartan? (Weaving Paper)

Do you know what tartan is? Do you know where it comes from? Have you ever made tartan before?

The Oxford Dictionary states “a woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan.”

We have been looking at family tartans and the patterns within the tartans. Some children have designed their own, some children have replicated their family or chosen tartan. 

We are also looking at family mottos and naming our tartan’s. It’s been a great side project for our Art exhibition for school.

What do you think so far?

Are you good at saving money?

Get Wise: ASB

Thank you to Jeff from Get Wise: ASB who taught us some very valuable skills about our finances.

ASB = Auckland Savings Bank

INCOME - EXPENSES = SAVING

Income = money from jobs / chores / selling, money coming in, regular money

Expenses = spending money, food/transport, regular spending (bills)

Saving = money not used in expenses

GWYWP = Get What You Want Plan

The children were split up into teams and were given $1,800 to spend on a holiday to Fiji (wouldn't that be fabulous holiday to look forward to right now?) 1 week in Fiji over Christmas.

The children looked at

• Passport: prices and the organisation of passports
• Flights: economy vs business
• Stay: hotels vs resorts vs motels
• Insurance: what if somethings happens, costs behind them
• Exchange rates: flat rates and looking for good deals

Word Bank

Budget / Saving / Skill / Good with Money / Income / Expenses / Buying / Selling / Loans / Jobs / EFTPOS cards / Credit cards / Choices / Flat Rate / Exchange rates

Comments from the children:

• Budget where you can
• Spend your money wisely
• Looking at different expenses and whether you NEED them or WANT them
• It's not fun being an adult!!
• Saving for things that you really want
• Looking at getting a job to earn money.

Roll up for Pumpkin Soup...

Pumpkin Soup All Round

Do you like pumpkin soup? It's a favourite of Room 21's and they enjoy preparing it as well as eating in.

Here is the preparation for our soup

Here are all the verbs used in our preparation...

• Chopping
• Peeling
• Grating
• Mixing
• Measuring
• Adding
• Seasoning

Can you think of anymore skills we were using? What else do you think we should cook?

Orchards in Schools

Have you ever heard of Orchards in Schools?

Belfast School is lucky enough to have been involved in this programme. 

On Monday we planted 4 pear trees, 4 apple trees, 4 plum trees and finally 2 feijoa trees - such an amazing variety.

Room 21 planted these trees with the guidance of Mary from Orchard Schools.

We can't wait to get fruits from there trees.

What do you think we should make with them?