Electric Vehicle Forum

On the 24th March the local Federal Member, Michelle Ananda-Rajah MP, held a public Electric Vehicle Forum at the Malvern Town Hall.

The forum was held to share information about the benefits and recent developments in the electric vehicle landscape in Australia. A number of car companies were represented.

Michelle invited our students to open the forum with the Acknowledgement to Country and for our students to prepare a piece on the environment.

Four of our students attended as representatives of our school, two Year 5 and two Year 6 students. I would like to congratulate Bonnie C (Sustainability Captain), Violet P, Grace F and Isla G for their poem and confidence, they were amazing ambassadors for our school. The students will present their poem to the school assembly as well.

Poem/s

Electric cars reduce the impact of climate change-

And in exchange,

Is a happier, healthier environment

So it can finally go into retirement

Electric vehicles reduce harmful air pollution

So this is a great solution

Make it be an evolution

Pollution is damaging our planet,

Next thing you know it’s a gruesome habit

Factories spewing out all this pollution,

So we need to come up with some sort of solution

Gas is caused when pollution breaks down

I hope that makes you all frown

Much of the world's population is breathing polluted air every day

People are dying isn't that just grey

Animals are dying too, isn't that mad

Pollution is that bad

I just don't understand why the world is living like this

If this continues the world will become a dry abyss

Pollution is one of the biggest global killers

Then there is no such thing as winners

To see our planet in such pain

A healthy planet we can’t obtain

When some cry others say it'll be just fine

But the earth isn’t ready yet to resign.

Co2 is at its highest rate

Antarctica is losing ice that's not great

It may become too hot to live in many places

Then we all have to live in different spaces

Even if the earth warms just 3 degrees it could be fatal

This would never had happened if we weren’t so datal

Sea levels are rising faster that ever before

That's not something to adore

Extreme weather events are caused by humans

People are acting like demons

Humans use more of earth's resources than it can renew

And it’s all up to you.

Littering affects everything

And oh, the destruction it will bring!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is full of plastic

This you can agree is rather drastic.

We need to reduce our waste

At a very fast pace.

It destroys our world’s natural beauty.

So that makes this our duty

To stop this now

The animals will bow

Our first for rubbish has continued to explode

For our earth that's one gigantic load

Litter spreads like a disease

In a super fast breeze

Litter could end up in the ocean

That causes a lot of emotion.

Animals are under threat

Climate change our greatest regret

This is something to discuss.

The challenge is for all of us.

Our precious animals are at risk.

They'll be gone in a whisk.

We must act now and be fast

Or our animals time will have past

We really should take great care

Their environment we need to share.

We chop down trees and clear their land.

This is their home so understand.

Climate change decreases animals access to food

Destroys their habitats and effects their mood

Rising temperatures lowers survival rates.

Unhealthy ecosystems it creates

Our first people knew what to do

They cared for the land, water and animals too

Our koalas, kangaroos and kookaburras are unique

Take care or our animals will be gone in a week

There are actions we can take

Here are a few of them, just wait

Everyone can plant a tree

That includes both you and me

A healthy world we still can make

Let it not be our mistake

A positive action plan must be defined

A happy planet you will find.

Energy Drinks

There have been a range of reports in the media recently regarding Prime drinks.

Prime drinks are marketed as a sport drink and some varieties contain caffeine. The marketing has caught the attention of our senior students and it has become a drink some of them want to try.

We have had a number of our senior students bringing and consuming the drinks at school and sharing them with their friends. Concerns have been raised by parents that their children have tried these drinks.

The students should not be bringing these drinks to school as they do carry an 18+ rating, largely because of their caffeine content. Water is the best drink for the students to be drinking whilst at school.

Parents are encouraged to research these drinks before providing them to their children and we ask that they not be sent to school. We will continue to monitor the students sharing any food or drink with their friends.

End of Term

The last day of Term One is Thursday 6th April. Students will be dismissed at 2:30pm.

Beginning of Term 2

School resumes on Wednesday 26th April (Monday 24th April is a Curriculum Day and Tuesday 25th April is ANZAC Day).

ANZAC Day

Tuesday 25th April is ANZAC Day and is a public holiday. We will acknowledge ANZAC Day early in Term Two.

ANZAC Day Fundraising

We have a variety of ANZAC Day items for sale at the office, ranging from $2 to $5.

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