A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our "Minute to Win It" parent event — it was a fantastic success! We had a great time, and we hope to see even more of you at the upcoming Cross Country event on the last day of term. It promises to be a day full of fun and excitement, so come along to cheer on the students! We've finally added some wonderful artwork to our main door with funny photos of the class.  Students chose their own character to decorate and there’s a happy bathtub, a hairy monster, a superhero, a dirt bike rider, a musician, and of course, a Disney 'Frozen' character! Fridays are always a blast in science too, with Gaella leading the way as students create fun things that "go," like their awesome pom-pom poppers. We’ve tied in things that ‘go’ with maths and been playing ball games, like ‘Knock ‘Em Down’, out on the deck.  Lots of laughs and loads of (sneaky) learning in there too, with the students counting and adding what they knocked over.  Finally, I want to take a moment to thank the parents for a great Term 1. It’s been a joy working with this group of students, whose positive attitudes and energy make every day fun and rewarding!  I hope you all have a safe and happy Easter break. 

Thanks,

Andy, Sabana, Baxter, Leni, Maddie, Maddee, Arley and Haylie-Rose!

Science with Gaelle

Our encounter with science has led to discovering the properties of objects and how they move. We have made shoes out of paper, observed the properties of soft plastic clay, used push and pull to move objects and propelled pom-poms into the air using our balloon made launchers! There has been lots of fun and laughter!

Science has been lots of fun!

Who said that science can’t be fun? We have had nothing but fun with this science unit!
The students have been observing objects and their ability to bounce, slide or roll. They were introduced to Venn diagrams to sort objects. The students also discovered what makes balls bounce, how they react when they hit surfaces and why some balls don’t bounce at all – dead balls.

To further their skills, the students have learned about the Scientific Method of experiments and what it means to conduct a Fair Test. Using the I Do, We Do, You Do Teaching Strategy, the students conducted their first experiment using the Scientific Method. They had to identify which water temperature dissolved salt faster (cold, warm or hot) whilst keeping their test fair and recording their observations.

Finally, students learned to predict and to then compare their observations with their predictions. The students then applied their new knowledge, to work out which ball bounced the highest. The use of the Ipad to video in slow motion was very useful. We all felt like we were on MythBusters!