Sea Cleaners

Quest kids have been learning about the Hauraki Gulf and thinking about the benefits of it, as well as looking at problems and possible solutions. This week we donned gloves and explored areas of our school and Edith Hopper Park and picked up rubbish to stop it blowing into the stormwater drains which flow to Manly Beach. We were surprised at how much rubbish we found - it didn’t look that messy, but when we looked we found quite a bit - plastic bags, lots of corners of plastic packaging for bars and chip packets, plastic bottles, toys, lollipop sticks etc. Some children also thought of other actions, such as raising awareness through posters, speeches, stories. Thanks Quest kids for making a difference in our area and keeping lots of rubbish out of the Hauraki Gulf!

ONLY YOU CAN STOP RUBBISH

By Charlie G

If everyone in this school picked up at least 1 piece of rubbish a day then that would be seven hundred and fifty pieces! and in a week 3,750 pieces! And even better a full term! 37,500 Pieces! Lots of rubbish goes in the Ocean every day. In fact so much it's as much as ONE RUBBISH TRUCK PER MINUTE! But if we try we can stop that! If we do we can have a beautiful happy future and a beautiful  happy future is what we need! So if you want to make a difference try 1 + a day!