To celebrate the Mahinerangi wind farm turning 15 — halfway into its lifespan — the senior pupils at nearby Lee Stream School made a cake to celebrate.
The confection would be presented to a representative of the wind farm today.
Lee Stream School principal Kate Martin said the wind farm and the school had a ‘‘great’’ relationship and the pupils loved to learn about the site’s turbines.
‘‘These kids are the future farmers, they're going to be the ones dealing with these things coming up, so it's great for the kids to learn about renewable energy and the different sources of energy.
‘‘It’s also about knowing what's local in the area.’’
Pupils visited the site earlier this year.
On the cake, pupils made wind turbines out of melted white chocolate and chocolate fingers.
Making a cake was also a chance to get some fractions learning in, as well as column addition.
‘‘This is a really fun way to do maths ... and we try and do a lot of this.
‘‘Putting what we're learning in maths into real-life situations.’’
Helping pupils to apply knowledge in real-life situations was particularly important, as the class had a wide age range, she said.
It was the seniors — ages 7-10 — on baking duty yesterday.
