Are hens allowed in the library??

I think Butter Chicken and Turbo are probably best kept in their funky new coop!  

And is this where Room 21s frogs ended up??

What do you think?

World famous in New Zealand!

Check out the cool poem by our very own Ridha in the latest Upstart magazine!

You can check out Ridha's poem in the library...and check out our other issues of Upstart as well. Its a pretty cool magazine with lots of Kiwi content, especially reader contributions!

You too can contribute to Upstart right here!

http://www.upstartmag.co.nz/your_voice/contribute/index.htm

Inspiring and empowering!

Check out some of these amazing new books in our library!

Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai showed that one person can make a difference. In Kenya, the land was being wrecked by people, so to make it healthy again and nourish people instead, Wangari Maathai - "Mama Miti" - encouraged women to plant trees. 

This is her story.

WATCH and LISTEN to Wangari Maathai talk about the Green Belt Movement she started.

Another true story about a woman who's bravery meant people still had access to books and learning, even in the middle of a war. There is sadness in this story, but also hope, and encouragement from Alia Muhammed Baker's strong conviction about the value of reading.

LISTEN

Sometimes people don't look or behave in the way we expect, but that doesn't mean that it is wrong. This book is about one child's way of expressing himself that is a bit different, and how his friends and family just let him do what feels right to him.

Reading in the Library

12 Huia Birds - a cautionary tale

Thanks to NZ On Air funding, this beautiful interactive story is available for free on 

Google Play, iOS App Store and Amazon!

It walks us through the demise of the Huia, as a cautionary tale about caring for our native flora and fauna before they disappear forever. Its not upsetting, though, just thought provoking.

There's all sorts of extra goodies too - worksheets, extra information and games.

Check out the trailer here!

Our bees in a book!

This is pretty exciting! 

Our very own bee hive and our students feature in this book about Suz the cat who goes on an adventure and learns about how we get honey!

Suz and the Honey Bee Adventure is just one in a series of cat adventures - we have a whole 18 books! They will go on our new book stand at first, but later, you will find them in the Early Reader section...look for the frog stickers on the front.

Who do you recognise in this book?

Bee writing!

Puriri Team went and checked out the honey extraction from our school beehive last week. 

There is some terrific writing up on the wall in the library, but here is a sample from Victor!

Today we went to the kitchen to see the honey extraction.

First Mr. Lyons talked about the frames, he said that the frames hold the honey and the wax keeps it inside. Then he talked about how you take the frames out of the hive and he showed us how you put them in the extractor.

After that we all got a turn to spin the extractor machine. This makes the honey come out of the frames, it is collected in a bucket. The honey is put into jars.

I felt happy, I really liked extracting honey and seeing it in the jars, it is liquid gold!!!

Here is Victor himself helping out with the extractor.

Make sure you come in and check out the rest of the awesome writing on the Writers Wall in the library!