Links to: 'Green Fingers Get Busy at Sunnyhills' - article in Howick and Pakuranga Times and Mother Earth Website

Link to the Article in The Howick and Pakuranga Times
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/86435762/green-fingers-get-busy-at-sunnyhills

Link to Mother Earth Website
http://www.motherearth.co.nz/congratulations-sunnyhills-school/

Planting the New Planter boxes

Today people from Mother Earth visited our school to see the new planter boxes that they had payed for.  Our fabulous parents had put them in place at the working bee on Sunday. We planted the plants that Mother Earth gave us and they took photos for their website. There was also a photographer from the newspaper.  It was very exciting

How Long Does Rubbish Take To Decompose?

Today we spent time with our buddy class to work out how long various pieces of rubbish take  to decompose.  We were amazed how long many things took. Some never break down! Styrofoam, plastic and glass bottles are estimated to take 1 million years or never. Even aluminum cans take 200 to 500 years. Scary!