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Grade 2s drilling holes for their Bee Hotels

Grade 2s making the Bee Hotels
A Grade 1 boy in his Greg Royce, the Rector, teaching the Grade 1 boys about the creatures found
game vehicle for Safari on St Peter’s Campus

sorted and finally taken to factories week, they researched many different
to be made into various products. types of animals, birds and insects found
at St Peter’s. The aim was to create a
The boys collected materials from ‘Creatures on Campus’ booklet. The
their lunch boxes to add to their very boys spent time building game drive
own compost heap. They collected vehicles, cameras, binoculars and a Grade 2s’ finished Bee Hotels
egg shells, banana skins and naartjie compass out of ‘anti-waste’ materials
peels. It was rewarding to see the to take on a safari trip around the 34- very own beehives! The boys were lucky
boys making conscious decisions acre campus. They enjoyed hearing enough to participate in a fabulous
about what they throw away! about the incredible creatures that show by Eduvet all about bees and
‘Gramps’ (Greg Royce, the Rector) has their value in the world. Eduvet cleverly
They also learnt about the letter ‘r’ seen on St Peter’s grounds when he linked the St Peter’s ‘bee values’ to how
for rubbish and recycling! The boys came to share pictures and stories with we as humans can learn from bees.
built the letter ‘r’ by collecting natural the boys. They also learnt a great deal
objects on their fun nature walks. about African birdlife from international After all had been researched, the boys
ornithologist, Nick Pattinson. came to the resounding decision that
Each boy got to plant his own bean they SHOuLD attract bees to the school
plant. Once the bean plants are bigger, The boys have also been collecting and embarked on a project to do just this.
they will be transplanted into recycled bread tags and bottle tops. These
yoghurt tubs to take home! They have will be donated to organisations Each class made:
loved watching the beans sprout involved in owl box production • two ‘bee hotels’ for the bees to live in;
and have learnt the various parts and and wheelchair manufacturing. • an essential water feature
functions of the plant. The boys also for the bees to collect much-
planted their own veggie gardens with Grade 2 – Busy Bees needed water for their hives;
beetroots, leaks, cabbages, spinach The boys spent a fun-filled week learning • a vegetable garden with a variety of
and a variety of other vegetables! The about the importance of bees in the indigenous vegetables, herbs and
boys can’t wait to watch them grow, world. They used the driving question: flowers to attract the bees to the hotels.
feed them with their very own compost “Should we attract bees to our school?”
and use them in soups and salads. as the basis for all of their activities. We are sure the bees of St Peter’s are
They started the week using iPads to going to love their new accommodation!
To end off the week, the boys reasearch bees and collaborated in The boys and teachers definitely
constructed robots out of recycled boxes. groups to learn all about bees. Miss have new respect for the essential
Ferreira led an informative discussion role that bees play on Earth.
Grade 1 – Creatures on around what would happen if there
Campus were no bees. Mrs Macaulay took the Grade 3 – Reduce, Reuse,
The Grade 1 boys spent an exciting week boys on a walk around the school to Recycle
learning about the creatures that live identify places that would be attractive The Grade 3 boys focused on
on the St Peter’s campus! During the to bees. This walk ended up at St Peter’s reducing, reusing and recycling

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