Class News
YEAR 2
Environmental Warriors
- Hint of the Week
FIXING THE WASTING WATER PROBLEMS!
by Nieve R. and Talia I.
Using and saving water at school
Did you know Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent, yet we are one of the highest users of water per person? We live in an uncertain climate – it’s important to use water wisely so we have lots of water for years to come.
Collect excess water and use it wisely
Place ice cream containers under school water fountains and use excess water in the garden.
If not using the tap, turn it off
Turn the tap off as soon as you've washed your hands. Put signs near the basins to remind students to do the same.
Report leaks
Get someone to fix any leaking taps, water fountains or toilets as soon as they are reported. Make it a classroom activity to check for leaks regularly.
Use a container to wash your brushes
Wash paint brushes in a bucket or ice cream container, rather than under a running tap.
Use a refillable water bottle
Bring a water bottle to school. At the end of the day, any leftover water can be poured onto the garden.
Talk to others about water
Raise awareness of the importance of water by creating colourful posters on water use and water saving. You can even start your own water saving team.
Year 3
The Year 3 writing group has been working on creating infographics this term. Our aim is to inform the school community of some of the practical ways we can reduce waste around our school. We are using our writing for a specific purpose, as well as exploring some of the ways we can present writing digitally.
We hope you find them informative, keep an eye out for them around the school!
Natalie Dodds
YEAR 4
Trip to Telstra
On Friday the 15th of November, the Year 4s departed St James and went on the train heading to the city where Telstra’s head office is. We had been invited to learn about new technology Telstra is using and developing. When we arrived we were all buzzing with excitement. We were greeted by Ross, Zoe & John.
The first amazing piece of technology we saw was a robot. It was called Kruzer. It could dance, play music, talk and it showed us to our room. After our welcome, led by Tom, we headed to the theatre. The theatre was spectacular. The operator told us it was four times better than a normal television screen and it was the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. We watched a short clip about nature it was so clear the animals looked like they were coming out at you.
After we went to look at the virtual reality goggles and augmented reality. Then we headed off to look at the drones, there were all types of drones, like life saving drones. If you were drowning it would come over to you and drop a life jacket, it would talk to you until the lifesavers come. Then we went to look at the 3D printer. It could print out anything made out of rubber, and we printed out a dog. After we all looked at the dog we rejoined into one big group and went to look at the driverless cars. They are building driverless cars with sensors for the future to avoid car crashes and pedestrians or bike-riders getting run over by cars.
Now our Telstra journey had come to an end, so we gathered back at our meeting space, collected our things, and were given some merchandise before we departed the city back to St James. A huge thank you to Mr McMahon for organising the excursion and to Mr Flanagan and Miss Corio for coming along with us. Also, thank you to our CSIRO ‘scientists in our schools partners’, Ross and John from Telstra, for making this day possible.
By Milie W and Leni B
