HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALISHA!

Yesterday was Alisha's Birthday.  At lunchtime, her parents brought in a delicious birthday cake and some lollies so we could celebrate with Alisha. We hope you had an awesome birthday and thanks for sharing it with us.

Alisha, with her parents and her lovely birthday cake.

Compasses

This week we have been learning about giving and following directions. Compasses tell us where to go. Today we made our own compasses. We cut the template, then glued it onto a piece of cardboard. Next we cut out the arrow and we made holes in it and our compass. We had to write in the compass points. Finally,  we had to stick the arrow and the compass together with a clip.  People tried to use their compass to make their way somewhere.
By Immanuel.

Jonathan, Danny and Ahmed hard at work.

Brandon and Kylah cutting and pasting.

Nice compasses - we won't be getting lost any time soon.

Snow Googles.

Yesterday we made snow googles with blue cellophane and cardboard. These were like the ones that Sir Edmund Hillary used to climb Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. One of the challenges he faced was he couldn't see properly in the snow. He faced this challenge by wearing snow googles. Having all the equipment he needed showed he was prepared and organised. Being prepared and organised is a quality that explorers have.
By Sidharth.

Brandon adjusts Divyesh's goggles for size.

Looking good Room 16!

Diya, Rida, Kava and EJ model their creations.

OLIVER!

On Friday, Room 16 excitedly walked onto the bus. We were going to Oliver in the city. When we got to the theatre, we sat down in red comfy chairs. The lights went off and the play started.  It was about Oliver, an orphan. There was lots of singing and dancing.  There was lots of children in the play.  It was really entertaining.  I liked the story line. Some people got some photos with the actors. Then we lined up to go back to school. We went on a big, tall luxury bus back.
By Diya

Waiting for the show to begin.

Posing with Fagan.

Oliver makes some new friends.

Travelling back to school in luxury.

Meet Pranav....

Our Principal's Award winner this week is Pranav for his excellent effort and progress in reading.  Well done Pranav !

3,2,1.........BLAST OFF!

Last Friday, Finn brought in his super cool rocket, the Bell 62. He made it himself at home and it flew an awesome 10 metres into the air. If you want to make one at home, Finn has written some instructions.

How to make a Bell 62.

You will need:
- Cardboard
- Cardboard cutter
- Sellotape
- Rubber
- Bike pump needle
- 3 x pencils
- Bottle

Steps.
1. Draw and cut out some cardboard fins.
2. Sellotape the fins until they are covered.
3. Sellotape the fins to the bottle.
4. Sellotape the 3 pencils to the 3 fins on the rocket.
5. Cut a cork out of rubber.
6. Get a bike pump needle and put it in the rubber cork.
7. So that is how you make the Bell 62.

All you have to do now is quarter fill the bottle with water and attach to a bike pump....pump hard until the rocket blasts off into the air.

By Finn.