Flora & Fauna 

We took a little break from our Flora and Flora Rotations due to Level 3 and 4 Basketball Hoop Time Day (Tuesday 2nd August) and the Level 3 CERES excursion (Tuesday 9th August). Rotation 6 began this week. Please see updated schedule below. 

Nearly half of our Level 3 students attended the Level 3&4 Hoop Time day in Week 4 and much fun was had by all! Level 3 students who remained at school were involved in special rotations for the day so that they too enjoyed a wonderful day! One of these rotations was ‘cooking’ with Mrs O’Keefe in the Gallery where students made Apple Donuts. Please see the photos below of some of the wonderful creations made (and devoured) by our students. 

COOKING: Students are making pakoras (fried vegetable fritters) in Rotation 6 that started this week. Given they are using electric frypans we require more parent helpers in the Gallery assisting than usual. If you are able to help on a Tuesday (11:30-1pm) on a day that your child is cooking (even better!), please come along and have some fun! You just need to sign in at the office, wear a mask and we supply the apron. Students know which group they are in so you can work out when it is their turn from the above schedule. We are appreciative of all the support we receive from our families.

GARDENING: Our brand-new garden bed in front of the Level 3 and 3/4 portables that face the oval awaits the planting of seedlings. Patty is investigating the possibility of purchasing some native edible plants that we can grow and then cook with in the Gallery. A large part of the traditional Aboriginal diet included native fruits and seeds that grew naturally within the area. The types of fruit and seed depended on the season and availability, but could include wild passionfruit, wild oranges, bush tomato, bush banana, bush plums, wattle seeds and warrigal greens. If you are able to help source any of these plants/ seedlings at relatively low (or no) cost please contact Mrs Vicki Tzimos (34V) via the school office. 

SUSTAINABILITY: Students are learning about the United Nations 17 SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) and identifying these from a student’s perspective. Please keep an eye out for our next newsletter as photos will be included of some of their posters. 

SCIENCE: Students are investigating the topic of ‘Cooling’ during Rotation 6 and photos will be included in our next newsletter. 

As always, thank you for your continued support of our Flora and Fauna program, whether it be by helping out in our gardens with Paddy or cooking in the Gallery with Mrs O’Keefe.  

Level 3 Teaching team