The Plasticene Experiment

Here is a new poem about what happened when we did our plasticene experiment. Watch out for it in the poem book, which comes home for reading each Friday.

Floating and Sinking

I flattened out my plasticine

And set it in the tank

And do you know the cheeky thing

Turned round and slowly sank.

But when I took it out again

And shaped it like a boat

It wasn’t cheeky any more

For it began to float.

(Why did this happen?)

Albert Crawford

Floating and Sinking

We have been experimenting with things that float and sink. Today we made a ball of plasticene and predicted correctly that it would sink. Then we used the same piece of plasticene and shaped it into a boat. Would you believe it floated? We wonder why?

Water, Water, Everywhere

We are beginning to learn about water. To start with we did a brainstorm. Here are some of our comments:

Some things float and some things sink.

Puddles dry up in the sun.

Water is good for you.

Water is up in the clouds.

I think we have lots of interesting learning ahead of us!

Room 1 Treaty

We have made a class treaty setting out our classroom rules. We all signed it at a special ceremony this week. We signed with a feather pen and sang the National Anthem.

More Photos of the Bush

To put it in the words of one student: "The leaves on the ground are just like a carpet and the trees over the top are like a roof. I would like to live here always".

Visit to Essons Valley

We had a wonderful day in the bush today. More photos will be coming soon. We saw fantails and Bellbirds and Black Beech trees too.

Term 4 Room 1

We are doing a study of the plants and animals in the native bush. We are learning what they need to survive and how they interact. Come and see our display and the animals hiding in there.