Dear Mattingley Families and
Friends,
This week we have continued
to look at the process of paper making. Early on in the week the children
finished ripping up the large amount of recyclable paper we had accrued. This
gave us the opportunity to discuss what steps we would need to take to make the
new paper. Each day we sat down and added a step to the list after some of the
children had had a turn at making their piece of paper.
We agreed that the steps were
- Rip it –Elsa
- We put the water in the
tub – Mack
- Mixer – Levi
- Pulp in the clean water
– Kaeshav
- We got it out and put in
on the frame –Teddy
- We peel it off the frame
– Riani
- Roll it – Sarina
- Let it dry – Phoenix
On Thursday, some of the
pieces had dried so the children had the chance to have a close look and touch
of our new paper.
It’s a bit dry – Mack
Bumpy – Nathan
Easy to flat down – Lachlan
This hands-on experience
continues to be a great way for us to talk about sustainability.
We also said goodbye to our
Tortoise this week. Over the last two weeks we have shared with each other what
we think and have observed the Tortoise do.
The Turtle eat so much food.
He’s happy swimming. He likes seaweed and rocks – Sofia
I think he likes water –
Abigail
He has a long neck – Harry
They are very shy if you
touch their heads and bodies because they are so little and we are so big – Ari
They live where rocks are –
William
Have a great weekend,
Cass and Liana
