Sustainability @ TPPS
We have very caring students at our school. These clever kids have written and performed an informative song about sharks.
They reminded us that even if a wild animal is scary and dangerous we are still responsible for making sure that it has a protected habitat to live in and can live safely and happily.
Well done!
Our flower beds that we planted with seeds and seedlings earlier in the year are thriving in Spring.
The Grade One students have been learning more facts about worms. They held worms and watched an amazing video that showed how quickly compost worms can eat up a giant pumpkin!
Our Grade Three students worked hard in the Sensory Garden pulling out weeds to make it nice and neat again. They found all sorts of interesting things around the garden like worms, beetle larvae, centipedes and even a few potatoes.
Grade Four students learned all about compass directions and how to tell approximately which direction they are facing. This is helpful to gardeners when planning where to put vegetables that need full sun or part shade during the day. The students practised finding north outside in the school yard.
Our lovely girls get very excited when we bring them a vegetable treat like this cauliflower!
Not only is it tasty, but it provides a bit of a game and mental challenge to keep the hens entertained.
Another treat we give our hens is shell grit and seed mix. These help our hens to lay eggs with strong shells.
Some of our kind Grade 1 students picked a few pieces of spinach from the veggie garden and fed the hens - as you can see - they loved it!
The Department of Education has launched a new education program focused on supporting young people to establish and foster fauna-friendly behaviours.
The Conservation Regulator’s Focus Species program is a new initiative promoting wildlife protection at home and in the wild by exploring the connections between species survival and our everyday lives and teaching the community about the small, but important actions they can take to safeguard all Victorian native species.
The program features six native animals – the hooded plover, southern right whale, red-tailed black cockatoo, bearded dragon, brush-tailed phascogale, and Murray-Darling carpet python – that were chosen because they face serious threats from sharing their habitats with humans and from people illegally sourcing and keeping them as pets.
The program includes a range of interactive learning materials designed to help children understand why Victoria’s environmental regulations exist and how following them into adulthood will protect native species for generations to come. We’ve already produced factsheets, activity pages, and national curriculum-aligned lesson plans – and there’s more to come!
Focus Species drawing competition
If you have a kid aged between 5-10 years, now is their time to put pens (or pencils, texters, and crayons) to paper, bring one of these species to life with their artistic skills, and go in the running to win a one-year family membership to Zoos Victoria!
All you have to do is pick one of our six Focus Species, have fun drawing it, and enter it in our competition! All skill levels welcome!
This drawing competition is all about fun, while learning about and protecting Victoria’s native wildlife. We can't wait to see all your wonderful drawings of our beautiful Australian animals.
Happy drawing, future guardians of nature!
How to enter:
- Pick one of the six Focus Species
- Draw a picture of the animal – either on its own or in its environment
- Send a high-quality photo of the drawing (and one holding it if you like), along with the young artist’s name, age, and post code to conservationregulator@deeca.vic.gov.au
The competition closes at 5pm on 8 November 2024 and the winner will be chosen and notified by 15 November 2024. By submitting an entry, you are confirming that you have read and accepted the full Terms and Conditions.