Dear Mead Room families,
Week
3…. a whirlwind of activity and imagination!
We
have continued our investigation of light by adding the term translucent to our scientific
exploration. We are utilising the
overhead projector to tell stories – The
Three Billy Goats Gruff, and to further explore the properties of
light. We also brainstormed different
types of lights –
Annabel
– the sun
Christian
– torch
Sterling
– a lighthouse
Sage
– Traffic lights
Oliver
– car lights
We read a book that showed us that sunlight reaches down into the sea but cannot penetrate right down in the depths of the ocean, here it is always in darkness – Lachlan explained that this area is called the ‘midnight zone’!
And after PE today we traversed the grounds of our school in search of more evidence of light and shadow;
Sterling
– the flags around the hole on the oval had shadows
Cooper
– I saw me!
Nicolas
– I saw my shadow in the grass
Finny
– a shadow disappeared… then it came back!
We
had an amazing week – our unit of inquiry was interspersed with…. following a
recipe to create beautiful green playdough, basking in the sunshine and taking
advantage of this beautiful weather to utilise our outdoor kitchen – many
incredible concoctions thought up in this area! And we found that the artworks
created by Minnie Pwerle have lots of light and dark for us to explore too!
Have a
great weekend.
Melissa
and Renee.
