Year 1s are scientists!

There are several exciting events coming up this term. Thank you to everyone who has returned their permission slips for the Melbourne Museum excursion and the Lynley Dodd exhibition. If you have not yet returned yours, please do so this week.

A request from Mrs Hueneke and Ms Hinton:

Could students please use their iPad to take a photo of their pet - dog, cat, bird etc. or a pet of a friend/relative. Please don't include people in the photo! We will be using the photos as part of our unit of inquiry focusing on the stories and  illustrations created by Dame Lynley Dodd.

We have been trialling a new free meditation app and several of the children have expressed an interest in using it at home. This is the link if you would like to download it https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/stop-breathe-think/id778848692?mt=8

1M visited the secondary science lab last week (1S will visit this week) to work with Mr Byrne and to experiment with light. The children are thoroughly enjoying this current unit of inquiry and it showed as Mr Byrne was completely blown away by their knowledge of light. Both classes have also been experimenting with electrical circuits and we may have a few budding electricians or lighting directors in our midst!

The next two weeks of Show and Share will focus on the different ways to use light. This can be anything from a laser beam on a remote control to solar lights in the garden.

Please ensure that iPads are fully charged everyday for school and that they have sufficient memory to be used. Several students could not participate in iPad activities this week because their iPads were not charged or they had insufficient space (due to an excess of non school apps, photos and/or videos). Whilst we are keen for the children to be as independent as possible, the students all still need adult support to successfully manage their iPads.