Ms Sands in Waipu with Ginger and Apache

Hey there, Te Waka Ako, in particular. It is great to see some of the things you have been up to on your blogs. I thought I would share some of the activities I have been doing during your lockdown period in Auckland. Of course study has been happening too, but the call of the outdoors is strong! Also Ginger and Apache (my two cows) like attention. I have added some video clips of some of the food they get as extra to their grass, as the cold wet weather means the grass doesn't grow very quickly and they get hungry. Plus they like variety like people and any other animals. 

  

      

I have also made a fire pit, a stepping stone path and two seats around it. Then I developed the land with new soil, bricks and pots etc. It was a very muddy frustrating job at times but I am happy with the finished product and have had one fire so far. The cows like it! I need to sort the wood that is in the paddock before I can have another! I didn't realise I would need a drain underground when I first made the fire pit so had to go back and dig one in after some torrential rain created a fish pond of my fire pit! Here are some pics of the process. 

Well that is a bit of a marathon post! Enjoy being back together in the syndicate. Take care of each other and stay safe. You got this. Kia kaha. Laters. 

Lockdown Creations

 Who would've thought we would be back in Lockdown! Last week Auckland went into Level 3 Lockdown which meant more distance learning for Te Waka Ako. Luckily we do this really well, and it hasn't been surprising to see the creativity that has come out of being stuck at home. Our students have been baking, filming, making models, doing crazy science experiments, exploring space, creating daffodils and travelling the globe using Google Earth (to name a few).

BUT not just the students! Here are the teachers of Te Waka Ako getting creative at home too (after all of the marking and class meets of course!)

Mrs Jones has got her sewing machine out and has made her family some masks.

Mrs law has been making pancakes (and then going for a big walk)

And Miss Daly has been planting little succulents into cups she found at 2nd hand stores to repurpose as gifts.

What have you been doing during Lockdown?