'TREAD LIGHTLY' - THE DRAIN GAME CARAVAN

Tread Lightly-The Great Drain Caravan came to visit us this week. 

This gave us a chance to learn about water, including wetlands, waste water and the drains within our school environment. Learning about our needs and waste of water was the message.
We were able to learn through different experiences with the Drain Caravan teachers and our parent helpers.

An important message we learnt was anything that goes down the drain goes into the sea!  That's why it is important to remember....... 

"ONLY RAIN GOES DOWN THE DRAIN." 

Waste water from our homes, toilets, washing machines and sinks goes down pipes and eventually gets treated to become clean at the 'Waste Water Treatment Plant'.
We also learnt the WETLANDS are a natural filter to the clean water before it goes into rivers and streams. The plants in the wetlands help clean the water so birds and fish can live and be healthy.

             

Walking around the school also gave Mokoroa students a chance to find and look at the drains within our environment. We used maps to mark where the drains were.  There were heaps!  While we did this, we also picked up some rubbish we found near the drains because we had just learnt only  "ONLY RAIN GOES DOWN THE DRAIN." 

Finally we all made a pledge to help save water and keep drain water clean. 

One pledge was as simple as turning off the tap when cleaning our teeth. OR, if we are using water outside and it's dirty or when we help clean the car make sure we tip the water on the grass and not pour it down the drain. 

We learnt so much.  Thank you DRAIN GAME CARAVAN teachers.