First vegetable harvest

Ripe cauliflower - a thing of beauty. And delicious, too!

Carrots - ready soon.

Three bags of goodness - broccoli, spring onion, celery and silverbeet.

This first harvest is going to help a local family.
The next harvest...we will eat!

Vegetable signwriters in action

The Green Team has worked with Mrs Barker at creating a list of the benefits of our school vegetable garden. 

This list is a little different - it will be displayed in the garden, and is designed in  'vege-market style'.

Here are Room 12 students Montana, Katana and Ella at our first lettering session:

Tanya Playfair's mural team has created two beautiful works of art.

Article by Tanya Playfair:

Have you noticed the new murals 

overlooking the Year 2 playground?

These were developed by the Senior Art group during our targeted learning in term 1. The children began by looking at what Greenhithe means to them. They came up with ideas around the native bush; pohutukawa, kowhai, tui, ferns and flax. 

The students then merged their ideas to form the background and foreground pieces. In groups, they then layered on paint, using a range of processes and techniques. We think the overall look is fantastic and we are very proud.

Many thanks to Barry for materials and setting the murals in place, to Marsha Smith for her expertise and guidance and to all the families that provided paint.

Thank you also to those who helped to complete the murals during the holidays, the Smith family, the Leong family, Sylvia Leadley and my boys.

Tanya Playfair