Prep News
Beaumaris North Primary School
Cubby Day
Last term, on Wednesday 9 September, the Preps transformed the Prep building into a construction zone! All the Preps looked fabulous dressed up as builders, with their work boots, flannel shirts, high-vis vests, tool belts and hard hats!
The Preps did a wonderful job of cooperating throughout all stages of building. We saw beautiful teamwork as the children planned, negotiated, shared ideas and worked together to construct their cubbies.
They showed great creativity as they transformed everyday materials into amazing cubby houses. Using cardboard boxes, cylinders, blankets tied up to create roofs, and classroom tables and chairs, the Preps designed and built their very own special spaces. Each cubby was unique, with the children adding lots of thoughtful details to make their creations feel like real homes. Some even included familiar features such as fridges and bedrooms!
Thank you to the Year 5 students who helped us clean up the construction zone by helping to remove all of the construction boxes and made sure the Prep classrooms were tidy.
Thank you also to all the staff and families for bringing in old boxes, sheets, blankets and tools to make the day a success, we all had so much fun!
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Melbourne Sea Life
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On Monday 12 November, the Prep children had their first ever excursion! There was much excitement and chatter on the buses on the way in to the city. When we got to the aquarium, we had some time to eat our morning tea beside the river and then we all headed into SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium.
The Preps were so excited as they entered the aquarium. Each group had their own guide to show us around and share their knowledge with us! Everyone loved the clown fish, sharks, seahorses and the penguins!
We asked lots of interesting questions like, “How often does the crocodile get fed?”. We learnt a lot about marine life and what we can do to make sure their ocean home stays safe.
There are lots of different types of sharks which come in all different shapes and sizes. We saw some sharks which live in Port Phillip Bay, such as Banjo sharks and Port Jackson sharks, we also saw a Leopard shark. We thought the shark eggs were a very interesting shape!
We saw lots of bright coloured fish. The reason they are so brightly coloured is so that they can hide among the coral!
We learnt that our discarded plastic items can end up in the mangroves and hurt the baby fish, and turtles can mistake plastic bags for sea jellies and eat them! We must be very careful where we leave our rubbish, so it doesn’t end up in the ocean.
We saw the beautiful King penguins, which are the second biggest species in the world. We also saw some Gentoo penguins. Penguins sleep, eat and do everything in the water except for when they moult or lay their eggs. Penguins touch flippers while they sleep in the ocean, so they don’t float away, and they only sleep for around 20 minutes at a time! We even got to see the Gentoo penguins lying on their eggs to keep them warm in their pebble nests.
On the way home, we stopped off at Thomas Street Park to enjoy our lunch and have a bit of a play. What a busy and fun day we had!
