The opening of the Discovery Centre was lots of fun. The students made masks and decorated fish. We played games such as Octopus, Spaghetti Marinara (Fruit Salad), sea creature statues, and read a great book. Each Prep and 1/2 grade now visits the Discovery Centre twice a week.

Setting up...

In term 1 school holidays and during after school hours the teachers worked hard to set up the Discovery Centre.

Under the Sea

Drama Centre - putting on plays

Science - sinking and floating

Writing tasks - Write a message in a bottle!

Sorting tasks

ICT tasks - Computers, Internet, InterWrite Pad

Whole class focus learning

Problem Solving Tasks - Make a boat that floats

Reading corner, and speaking and listening posts

Discovery Table - starfish, shells, sand, coral, shark eggs, crayfish,

Diving into learning (Under the Sea theme)

Term 2, 2008 Under the Sea

The Junior School will be working towards:
* developing knowledge of marine life and their habitats;
* understanding how some creatures are adapted to live under the sea;
* understanding how humans impact on the ocean and its living creatures;
* understanding how people can work together to protect the ocean;
* understanding how marine life are interdependent (e.g. food chains).