Science is fun!!!!

Maths this week in MSR

This week MSR has been looking at multiplication and division. 

Students have been enjoying playing division and multiplication relays, with congratulations going to Cassandra who was our winner on both Tuesday and Wednesday. 

A reminder to all students in MSR is to keep practising your times tables each night.

Here's a brain teaser for both parents and students:

If you were to construct a 8 x 8 checkered square (i.e., a 8 x 8 chess board), how many squares would there be in total?

Our New Mascot

A few weeks ago MSR got a new mascot (after Sparkles unfortunately passed away :( ).  Our new mascot is Glitter and she's a beautiful blue budgerigar.

Briony, (Glitter's owner), wrote out this procedure to follow to clean Glitter's cage:

Cleaning Glitter's Tray

Things you need:

• Food
• Tap/water
• Bin
• Paper

Steps:

1. Get out the seed bowl and the water.


2. Empty out the old water into the sink or outside and the seed into the bin.


3. Pull the tray out of the cage.


4. Go and put the piece of paper from the bottom of the cage in the bin.


5. Go and clean the tray.


6. Place a fresh piece of paper in the tray.


7. Unclick the cage.


8. Place the cage on the tray.


9. Take all the toys out and wash them.


10. Fill up the water.


11. Fill up the food.


12. Clip the cage back up.


13. Put the toys water and food all back in the cage.


14. Wash your hands.


15. You have completed washing the cage.

Mathematics this week in MSR

This week, MSR has been doing Mapping and Location in Mathematics.  Students have enjoyed creating maps of their ideal classrooms and will soon create a map of their own imaginary island.

Photos from the Preston Market

Preston Market by Jack

PRESTON MARKET

Last Thursday, Middle School went on an excursion to the Preston Market for our 'Healthy Eating' inquiry unit.


All of the Middle School got on the bus . When we all got there, we split up into our groups. I had Charlie, Bridie, Matt, Abby and Shakira in my group.

We all went to buy our food for lunch. The Preston Market was VERY BUSY.

By Jack

Preston Market by Ryan

Preston Market

Last Thursday, Middle School went to the Preston Market. In my group I had Max, Jordy and Rueben. We went to the Preston Market because we were learning about fruit and vegetables.



We had to go to all different shops and at one shop we got a free toffee.


We met back with the other Middle School students and went back to school to try all the foods. I tried a octopus.

I made my wrap and in it I put butter, ham and cheese. The Preston Market is the best!

By Ryan

Preston Market by Connor

Preston Market

Last Thursday all middle school students and teachers went to the preston market.


When we got to the preston market we all had to get into our groups. the people in my group were will, briony, caitlin and alanah.

After that we all got to go shopping. i got ham first, then I got a tomato, then I got my roll.

When everyone was finished we all got back on the bus and went back to school to make our roll or sandwich.

When we got back to school we all got to make a roll or sandwich then we got to eat it. The sandwich was really nice.

By Connor

Preston Market Excursion

Middle School had a fantastic time on our excursion to the Preston Market last Thursday, enjoying all the sights, sounds and experiences the market had to offer.  MSR was also very excited to learn about and taste a range of different vegetables and fruits during our incursion at school on Wednesday. 

This week students wrote about the things they enjoyed most during the excursion and incursion.  These will be posted onto our blog as they finish publishing them.

Start of Term 2

MSR has had a fantastic start to Term 2 and everyone is very excited to have a new student in the class.

This week we have enjoyed competing in cross country and creating comic strips showing our favourite activities.

We are all excited about the term ahead.

Term 1

MSR has had a fantastic first term so far this year and has completed a lot of exciting activities including:

• Creating 'My Classroom Restaurant Rules' vegatables and fruits (where students created highly creative posters, 3D fruit and vegatables and speeches).
• ICT creations, posters and graphs on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Imaginative narrative plans and short stories.
• Swimming Carnival

At the moment we are busy preparing for Show Day this Wednesday where we'll be hosting the 'Hoop Throwing Competition'.  Students have been involved in creating the set up and design for the stall, the prizes and have decided on the costs and rules involved in the competiton.

Overall it has been a very exciting first term and we are all looking forward to an equally fantastic Term 2.

Start of 2010

MSR has had a great start to the year and has enjoyed doing lots of activities during the last two weeks.  We have got a class mascot, a very cute yellow canary named Sparkles (a photo of Sparkles will be posted shortly).  We're looking forward to having a fantastic first term and will keep everyone updated regularly via our blog.

Welcome to 2010

I'm excited and optimistic about the 2010 and believe it will be a great year filled with new opportunities and learning possibilities. I'd like to welcome MSR and all the students of Yarrambat back and hope you had a wonderful Summer break.