Sand Delivery!

Today Nathaniel's Dad delivered the sand to fill up our sandpit.  We all helped shovel the sand out of the trailer.  We even had enough sand left over to fill up the long jump pit.  Now we can learn, discover and play in our special outdoor space.

Thank you Nathaniel's Dad (and his mum who organised the delivery!).

Putting the legs on the sandpit

Mr Bennett cut us some wood to make the legs of the sandpit. 

Mr Boase screwed the legs onto the bottom of the sandpit so that the water could drain out. 

Putting in the sandpit liner

Today we put the weedmat in to the sandpit. This is so the sand doesn't fall through the drainage holes but water will still drain out. 

Making our sandpit prototype

We have started making our 'practice' sandpit.  Since we don't have $30,000 we are making a little sandpit so that we can show everyone how much we love playing in the sand and how fun it would be to have an amazing sandpit to play in at Waiuku Primary School.

Measuring where the holes need to go.

Drawing lines all the way to the bottom.  We had to match up the two measurements to make sure our lines were straight.

Marking the place where the across lines and the up and down lines met up with a cross.

Drilling the drainage holes.

Showing the rest of the class.

Marking the triangles out with masking tape.

Painting the triangles.

It looks amazing so far!

Our Visit to George Street Kindy

We visited the kindy to have a look at their amazing new sandpit.  We asked questions about their sandpit and even got to have a play.  We would love to have an amazing sandpit like this at Waiuku Primary School.

Is it cool?

Yes

How much space does it take up?

A lot

What do you learn, discover and play?

To share, play with toys, build castles, road work, put water trough pipes, problem solving, transporting and digging holes.

Why do you have a new sandpit?

All the sand and their old sandpit were getting old.

Why did you put a balance beam?

So the kids can learn how to balance

Are you happy that you have a sandpit?

Yes but Theo said “no”

How long did it take to build?

Just over 2 weeks

Do you like it?

Yes

How did you make it?

A digger, wood, rocks and sand

Who built it?

Murray from Eden Gardens

How much money did it cost?

$30,000 Thirty thousand dollars

Is the sandpit fun?

Yes

When did you make it?

Term 2 this year

How do you cover it up?

Green covers

Where do you keep all the toys?

In the green shed

Does it have trucks in it?

Yes