Mead Room

Dear Parents and Friends,

Today we went on a “sound walk” in our school. We had to really listen carefully to see what we could hear!

We heard Mrs Dry clicking with her mouse while she was working on her computer, that was a really quiet sound.

Then we went to stand outside the ELC and we listened to the noisy traffic on the Parade West.

As we walked along the path we listened carefully and heard many bird noises in the Manchurian Pear trees in the carpark. As we walked along we heard and saw birds flying away as we noisily moved along.

As we looked up we saw one of the builders standing up on a very high platform where all the windows were missing. He gave us a wave as we walked on past.

Together we walked up towards the Prep School. On the way we saw Jo driving his tractor around the school to collect the rubbish bins.

Jo gave us a wave and turned his tractor down into the lane behind the kindy.

All of a sudden Miss Amelia asked us to stop and listen carefully. We heard a siren coming along the road.

We walked on past the Boarding House and then we went down to visit the Laundry. As we came to the door we all listened carefully.

We all went in and saw the big washing machines and dryers spinning and turning. They were huge!

It was very loud and there was lots of washing everywhere.

As we walked on we heard the bell in the Prep School.

We looked around and saw some big boys starting to come out of their classrooms so we sat down on the wall and listened…

The children loved running across the big front oval to the big screen. They all stood up near the fence and listened to the loud sounds they could hear…

All the children noticed how loud it was to be so close to the traffic on Dequetteville Terrace.

After a play on the Prep School playground we tiredly walked back down the path towards the ELC. As we looked across to the roundabout we saw our friend Mr Ty the gardener. He was busy raking leaves.

The children noticed “His rake is going ch – ch – ch – ch”

The next sound Mrs Cooper alerted us to was near the big gas meter. The children stopped and put their ears close and heard a quiet “sssssssss” sound.

We walked on down and found some rustly grasses and leaves in the garden. It was fun to swish our hands through their leaves.

By the time we made our way back to our ELC we had heard many different sounds! Our school is full of different sounds and it is a very noisy place!

We are looking forward to hearing Harry Menz’s mummy play her harp next week. If there are any hidden musical talents hiding away amongst our families please let us know!

Warm Regards,

Emma, Pip, Amelia and Heidi