UNIS Tin tuc 33 Vol 19 TT 10 May

Sharing the planet with Kindergarten students Kindergarten raise $288 during their ‘Sharing the Planet’ Unit of Inquiry.

The Kindergarten Recycling Sale raised enough money to buy a rare conifer tree for the UNIS grounds (now in the far left corner of the field). The students took part in the planting ceremony on the Friday before the Spring break.

The conifer is called ‘Nageia fleuryi’ . It grows up to 30 metres tall and is found in Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Laos and Cambodia. It’s wood is highly valued and used for musical instruments, chop sticks, fine crafts and household tools. It is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. and we also paid for a further 253 trees to be planted in the Atlantic forest in Brazil through www.plantabillion.org Thanks again to all the students and parents who helped us raise these funds.

Amy Pitcairn, Kindergarten Grade Level Leader