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On Monday we went to the botanical gardens. Our guide, Jason, taught us about living things and their needs.  Jason told us about the features of some old trees like their thick trunks and their roots, which can travel a long way underground. The trunks and roots are sometimes shaped in a special way to channel water.

Plants and trees also need sunlight to survive. Some plants can even attach themselves to other plants to get the most sunlight.

The stinging tree is very dangerous. It feels like 20 wasps. You will be in so much pain if you touch it. It has a relative in Queensland called the Gympie Gympie tree. The sting is even worse, it feels like your hand is on fire.

 We saw a gum tree that is more than 300 years old. It had holes where old branches have fallen. Animals like possums and birds sometimes make their homes in holes like this.

 We saw a strangler fig that wrapped around another tree to reach the sunlight. It had actually killed the other tree. The seed from the strangler fig was probably brought to this spot in bird droppings, after the birds ate the fruit with seeds in it.

We also made figures of living creatures from clay and natural materials. Each figure had a protective feature to help it survive and stay safe. Lots of our clay animals had spikes.

 Room 3 Show Day

Room 3 Foundation students have been learning all about what makes a sentence — that it needs to make sense, is one thought/idea, start with a capital letter, and end with a full stop. 

Through fun activities and guided writing, they have been practising putting words together to share their ideas clearly. Using this knowledge, the students created their own pieces of writing about their very first Show Day at school. They described the exciting games and all the fun things they saw and did. It was wonderful to see them using their understanding of sentences to express their experiences and create meaningful, well-structured writing about such a special day.