Starlab Sleepover

The Grade 3 students in Cycle 2 enjoyed a wonderful night sleeping over at school. 

Students were thrilled to enter the Starlab Dome where they travelled through the universe, visiting planets in our Solar System. They discovered how Earth was formed, how our planet came to be tilted and the Sun’s role on our changing seasons. Nick, our presenter was a fountain of knowledge and he enjoyed answering all the questions and wonderings of the students. 

The presentation was followed by free time, a delicious supper of pizza, fruit and cookies. Then it was off to bed and the excitement of sleeping with friends amongst the Montessori shelves and tables kept many children buzzing with chatter. An early wakeup was followed with breakfast and home time. 

“I like the presentation because seeing the constellations felt like we were outside looking at the real stars.” Kieran

“I liked making supper because we got to create the mini pizzas and we could sit on a big table with all our friends.” Zoe

“I felt really kind making supper for everyone and they loved it.” Erin

“I liked learning about how Earth was formed and how two planets came together and caused the tilt of the Earth.” Lachlan 

“It was very fun in school because we got to play around inside which we don’t normally do.” Lishan

“I loved going into the big dome and looking at all the stars.” Elise May

“The supper was very yummy and I slept well.”  Wilbur

“I enjoyed drawing space pictures on the whiteboards.” Liana

“I loved playing turtles with all the sleeping mats because it included all by friends’ mats.” Cecily

“I liked everything, especially the Space dome because we learnt facts about space, and we could lie back. Turtles was fun because we hatched, and we pretended seagulls were getting us and we crawled to the water.” Ascelia

“I loved making supper because the pizzas were really good.” Isabel

Marina Rich