Litter Blitz

Our whole school set out to make a difference in our community this week. Along with the support of the Tread Lightly Caravan and Be A Tidy Kiwi we took to the streets to pick up as much rubbish as we could. Each class had a different route and was armed with a litter kit (including gloves, high-vis vests, litter grabbers and rubbish bags). 

Haumia are ready for action

Along with teachers and some adult helpers (including workers from the local Z service station) we set out into the local neighbourhood collecting things like soda cans, cigarette butts, bottle tops, food scraps, old wet fliers and food wrappers. 

There were some items that were simple too big to put into the rubbish bags (a sofa, an exercise bike, some shelves) and surprisingly, when we brought back what we could to school and weighed it all, we found that the school had collected 32 bags weighing a total of 200kg!!!

It's nice to think we have made a difference in our community.