Primary News

First Aid Incursion...

On the 16th February 2017 the year 6s participated in a First Aid Incursion with Tim, a member of St John’s Ambulance Service. We learned about the DRSABCD emergency response plan and learned what each letter stands for.

D is for Danger. R is for Response. S is for Send for Help, A is for Airways. B is for Breathing. C is for CPR and D is for Defibrillation. We mainly looked at C and how CPR works. We had heaps of fun learning about CPR. The part everyone enjoyed was putting people into the recovery position and performing CPR on mannequins. We all enjoyed it and talked about our favourite parts of the session. We also received certificates to show that we had learned about First Aid.

Swimming Carnival...

On the 21st February 2017 the grade 5/6s went to Oakleigh Swimming Pool to participate in fun activities and develop team skills. We split up into our house colours to win house points. It was very fun to see the teachers joining in as well! Some students took part in the 50m races and their classmates enthusiastically cheered them on. The students really enjoyed their time at Oakleigh Swimming Pool and are really appreciative of the teachers and office members who took their time to organise this amazing event.

Prearana and Georgia 6E

Primary STEM Centre...

This year we have an exciting new Primary Specialist subject, STEM. STEM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. What does that means at Carwatha? It is a subject that allows for creativity and innovation to occur so that students can engage in learning experiences that allow them to make real life connections and solve problems. In STEM our students will be presented with challenges that encourage them to design, engineer, fabricate, create, build, code and collaborate. We are so excited to bring this opportunity to our students, but in order to maximize the learning, we are asking for items to be donated.

If you are able, we would be so appreciative of any donation that you are willing to provide.

The items that we are in need of are:

Kid friendly tools - screwdrivers, wrenches, safety glasses, measuring tapes
Old electronics and speakers
Wheels and axles from old toys
Hinges and other simple building materials
Wires, pipe cleaners/chenille sticks
Toys: legos, building toys, science kits, broken toys
Packaging materials, such as bubble wrap
Cardboard, including cardboard boxes, cereal and food boxes, and cardboard cylinders from food wraps/paper towel.
Newspaper
Popsicle sticks, paint stir sticks, buttons, origami paper
PVC pipe
Storage containers: plastic tubs and containers, organizers with drawers such as metal toolboxes used for tools

If you have any items that you are willing to donate please bring it along on your child’s STEM day or contact

Mrs Braybon.

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Our first STEM lessons have been very successful with students designing, making and testing a carport to protect a matchbox car from the hail (a cup of marbles) using only straws, paper and masking tape.