Well Done Janey!

What a great weekend Janey had at her sport. Player of the day for hockey and soccer in the same weekend!!!! Well done Janey.

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.

Electricity

Next week we will be starting our Inquiry topic on electricity. Please help your children by talking about what you know and/or helping them look for information they can share.

Constable Ken and Road Safety

A couple of weeks ago, during Road Safety week, Constable Ken came to talk to us about keeping safe around roads. We learnt where to walk safely and how to cross the road. We also learnt about how important it is to wear a seatbelt. As a treat we got to sit in the police car and Constable Ken even turned on the sirens when Donovan was in there.

Cross Country

What a great day we had at the Cross Country last Wednesday up at the Marshall-Lee's place. It was so nice to be part of the Senior event. Thanks to Clare for all her work in organising this for us. Congratulations to all the children for completing the course - some of love to run.... others....not so much.

Working with Lego - Gears

In Room 4 we are working on the theme of "Change" and this term we are looking at it from a science perspective. We have started by looking at gears and pulleys. In the school we have some amazing Lego Dacta that are specialised kits to help us learn about gers, levers and pulleys. Gears and Levers on PhotoPeach