Why is Wai (water) Important?

This week we had our once a term visit from Lesley Ottey who talks to us about the environment. This week her focus was on water. Did you know that 97% of the world's water is salt water, 2% is locked in the ice shelves and that only 1% is usable by us!!!! That certainly made us stop and have a think about how much we use. The photo of the green bottle depicts 97% salt water and 3% that is fresh. Lesley told us that the average shower uses 70 litres of water and baths 95 litres. The children learnt about the water cycle and we went outside to look at where the roots on a tree are that drink the water. A great lesson that made us really think about such a valuable resource.