Over time, many of our tamariki have been interested in creatures of the sea...
Some recent experiences our teachers have provided include: a turtle visit (kindly arranged by teacher Pamella & her sister Rose), fish faces (face painting by teacher Faith), fish ornaments (baking soda dough), star fish cookies, shark masks...and many, many more...
In supporting this on-going interest in sea life...an excursion to Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium was planned for, and executed on Monday 21st August 2017
What a fantastic turnout we had...we are very grateful to our parents/whanau who got involved through fundraising & supporting with required adult to child ratios on the day. The day was only successful because of our awesome whanau!
Tamariki enjoyed their time through being curious, exploring, and asking questions.
On return from Kelly Tarlton's, staff and whanau came together to evaluate the trip...well done everyone, great teamwork!
So...what's next?
A trip to the local fish shop saw Toko & Papa Apii return with three fresh fish. Papa Apii went on to demonstrate for tamariki, the procedure of scaling, gutting, and cleaning fresh fish. Tamariki had the opportunity to participate in the scaling process.
After cleaning our fish, Papa Apii made some ika mata (raw fish). Tamariki got to eat the ika mata during lunch, with some delicious taro cooked in the oven by Mama Tere.
