Red Hill Waste Management Excursion

Our STEM problem for this semester is that lunches have been going mouldy and children have been throwing them out. The students have been investigating how heat changes the properties of things and considering ways we could reduce general waste.

Last week, we had a great time at the Red Hill Waste Management Centre and learnt lots of interesting facts. We hope you enjoy the photos below. 

Red hill excursion from Tasha

Book Week

Book week from Tasha

Hermione Granger, Batman, Where’s Wally, Room 24 had them all! Thanks so much for putting so much effort into costuming your children for the Book Week parade- they looked sensational! In class, we shared about our favourite book or character and then completed a book review, recommending it to others.
 

Book Swap

Last week, Wattle Grove held a very successful Book Swap. Thanks to all those families who donated. The students who participated were very excited to collect new books to love and enjoy!

Fire Safety Incursion

The Year Threes were very lucky to have a visit from the Welshpool Fire Brigade. They spoke about fire hazards in the home and ways these can be avoided. “A metre from the heater” and “Stay low and go, go. Go!” were key messages for ensuring safety. Does your family have a fire emergency plan? The students then got to look inside the fire truck- very exciting!

Fire Safety Incursion from Tasha

Cross Country

Congratulations to the students from Room 24 who were selected to participate in Cross Country this year. You did us very proud!

Congratulations

Congratulations to our Merit Award and Literacy Pro certificate winners from the last assembly. Most well deserved. Well done!

Merit Award Winners

Lit Pro Winners

Making Jelly

This term in Science, we have been exploring the states of matter; solids, liquids and gasses. We made jelly to see how heating and cooling can cause chemical reactions. The crystals started as a solid. When boiling water was added, they became a liquid that could be poured, but when cooled, turned back to a solid! However, this solid looked quite different! We then wrote up the procedure and typed it during our ICT time. We are learning to use a Word Document and insert borders and change the font.

Making Jelly from Tasha