Room+06+-+2010

Room Six's Action Plan for 2010
A NEW VEGETABLE GARDEN:

//__**The Issue:**__// We wanted to grow some vegetables for our class but there was no room in our flower box. So we had to find a solution for our problem.

A used garden box was donated to room 6.
 * //__Possible Solutions:__//**
 * To find a place to make a garden.
 * To get someone to build one.
 * Talk to people we know for help.
 * Make one ourselves.[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/c.gif width="22" height="22" caption="Bold"]]
 * __//Solution://__**

ACTION PLAN STEPS:
 * 1) We researched what kind of vegetables we could grow and asked our families to help us.
 * 2) Then the donated box arrived at school and we carried the box from the carpark to our classroom.
 * 3) Next we had to clean the box it was hard work.
 * 4) Then we broke up into groups and worked on the next steps.
 * 5) We designed the pictures for the planter box and painted it.
 * 6) We had a day to paint and everyone painted a vegetable on to the vegetable box.
 * 7) Then we had to get soil and fill the box with it. We used buckets and spades and recycled dirt from another garden in the school.
 * 8) We also wrote letters to ask another class for some of their baby vegetable plants.
 * 9) They sent us letters giving us permission to take plants from their garden.
 * 10) Children from the other class came to help us harvest the baby plants.
 * 11) We planted them and watered them.
 * 12) We are now looking after our garden and our vegetables are growing.

We have been learning about environmental education at our school. One of our action plans this year has been to develop our understanding of how to.
 * REDUCING WASTE AT OUR SCHOOL:**
 * reduce, reuse and recycle** our rubbish at school and at home

We have **four bins** to help us sort our rubbish.


 * Recycle bin**


 * Paper bin**


 * Worn bin**


 * Landfill bin**

We sort our rubbish every time we eat and have started to check our bins at the end of the day to make sure we are sorting correctly.

**CARING FOR OUR PROJECTS**: media type="custom" key="6167247" We are looking after our planter box and it is filled with flowers. We have to weed it every week and water it everyday unless it rains.
 * Planter box: **

We made seating in our totara forest last year. This year we are caring for the area by cleaning the seats, making signs for the area and weeding the area.
 * Totara Forest Seating: **