We took part in a special community project with Matariki Marae. Our tamariki have been asked to help with the planting of the vegetables and we took a group of children to the whare garden. Community gardens have been built just close to our fence line so we were watching the people preparing the soil and making raised plant beds for the vegetables. We planted Kale, carrot, lettuce, coriander, beet root, parsley and spring onions. Tamariki dug holes in the soil, then gently lowered the plant into it and covered carefully with dirt. We will continue to be involved in this project by watering the plants, harvesting and caring for them. This gives our tamariki a sense of belonging and ownership in the community. Tamariki having a sense of responsibility for the living world and knowledge of how to care and respect for it and feel part of the community they live in. They will gain knowledge about our world, how it works and where they fit into it. From this they will be developing a respect for the living world. Watching something that you have planted grow is satisfying experience and we hope that we will be able to harvest, cook and eat our vegetables.
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