Room+8

=**Room 8 - 2013/2014**= == ==
 * Room 8 worm monitors now know exactly how to look after the worm bins. Things that are good for the worms are apples, bananas and other fruit but NOT citrus fruit like mandarins, oranges, lemons and grapefruit. The worm castings and 'wees' help make our gardens healthy.**

== Room 8 children are pointing to room 8s planter box. Unfortunately, harvesting season was not generous to room 8 this Autmn, as a result of an dry summer. Lets hope that with all this rain that the kiatiaki’s of room 8 can look after their box better and grow a better winter harvest. ==



**Room 8's Progress 2012**

 * Room 8 takes care of and sustain the worm farm. We need to collect food from the other classes. Educate others about the differences between worm bins and the other bins (landfill and recycling). This includes making posters for the bins......what is yum and what is yuck for worms!**
 * Working with the worm bins really helps us learn all about the environment and our effect on it and also the science of worms. We learn lots through reading and talking about worms too.**
 * Guiding Principals:**
 * The children in our class are empowered because they learn about knowledge but make their own decisions. Students decide about projects and solutions and problem solve how to get our messages across to others, for example by making posters or by asking some older children to help from time to time. It's awesome that we also help to take care of other classes when they need healthy dirt for their gardens our worm castings and worm 'wee' is perfect.**


 * We are always looking at the way the worm farm shows us how we can all keep learning about sustainability, and monitoring what goes in the worm farm helps to know how to keep educating the other children about using our resources sustainably.**
 * Room 8 knows that they are kaitiaki of the land, and in particular we need to make sure we are using our land and it's resources wisely.**
 * Room 8 is also great at working as team to create solutions for problems we come across. We try to show respect for the diversity of our class members and the different ideas that they have. We can all draw off one anothers different strengths and experiences.**