Stream Planting

Yesterday we planted more than 200 plants next to the stream behind the school.
We all worked very hard and got them planted in record time. It was lots of fun and we didn't even get too dirty. We think the plants will feel happy living there as they will get lots of water and sunshine to help them grow.

Exploring the Rocky Shore

As part of immersing ourselves into our Term One topic of exploring the Rocky Shore all of Kuranui School, Flat Stanley and a very supportive group of parents journeyed across the Kaimais to Mount Maunganui.
Flat Stanley had a brilliant time doing all sorts of exciting things that he had never experienced before:
- hunting for crabs, limpets, rock cod, seaweed, etc
- having a picnic with loads of children and playing on a super cool playground
- swimming at Pilot Bay
- kayaking in single and double kayaks
- building sandcastles and playing different games on the beach
- hiking around the Mt and having seaweed throwing battles
- sharing fish 'n' chips with big kids and small kids
- watching the Queen Elizabeth ship sail out of the harbour

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Our new class member unfolds it's wings...

Today there was great excitement in our classroom when one of the monarch butterfly chrysalises started to hatch.
We watched enchanted as slowly but surely a gorgeous new butterfly came into the world.