Last week 5 lucky students attended the final Daylight Project trip down to the Sherwood Reserve. The group was lucky enough to hear about the progress from how it started through to where the project is now.

Last Friday we joined two other local schools to visit our local Sherwood Reserve to see how they are nearing completion of the Daylight Project. The group of students was taken on a site tour from the top of the stream to the bottom of the stream where they got to see and hear firsthand how the project took place. The team of engineers, designers, concrete layers, council members and site manager all contributed and shared aspects of their roles and how they worked together to ensure this project was successful. They explained they process of removing large qualities of concrete and silt (pollution) from the stream/pond and how they are rebuilding a more natural environment to gain a better ecology for the local stream. The fish ladders have been put in place to encourage eel and small fish to re enter the stream and promote a healthy habitat to thrive in. We are very excited to see the final outcome and have been asked to collaborate with our neighboring schools to contribute ideas for an art piece that will be placed at the Sherwood Reserve. 

BEES!

At school in the Enviro garden it has been exciting to see bees are returning and buzzing around visiting and gathering pollen from the beautiful blooming flowers. The bees are important in a garden as they help cross-pollinate  which helps our flowers and plants to grow.  The butterfly garden area is growing well and we hope to see more butterflies in the coming weeks visit our garden too!