Weka Iti's Compost Monster

Weka Iti have been finding out what makes good compost for our school garden. We learnt that 'compost' is like magic dirt. It turns "yucky" waste into "yummy" food for our school garden! A compost bin is like a "tummy" that needs the right food to stay healthy. To make the best compost we mix a layer of green things and then a layer of brown things and repeat this. We decided to turn our compost knowledge into a compost monster as a sign for the compost bin in our classroom. This will help us to know what to put in our compost bin in our learning space so that we can then transfer this to our school compost. We are going to invite Trevor, our school caretaker into our class to see if he can help us with helping to give our school compost a tummy that is getting the right food. We also learnt that there are some foods that are not good for our compost. We have to be careful not to attract "unwanted guests" like mice, rats or possums. These foods are not OK for our compost.... meat or dairy. No leftover ham sandwiches or cheese. No plastic. No glad wrap, chip packets, or fruit stickers and no bread as this can attract pests. Check out our Compost Monster