Catch-up

Over the last week we have been busy investigating what heat does to food. We got to chat to our buddy class about what we think happens to different foods when they're heated. We then discussed this as a whole group. We found out the some foods melt, like cheese or ice-cream, some foods get soft, like spaghetti and some foods change colour like egg. We got to put out scientist hats on and look at what happens to popcorn kernels when heat is applied. We looked at a video of popcorn kernels popping in slow motion. The heat made the kernel expand and then it looked like it grew all puffy. The best part was that we all got to eat popcorn and our room smelt like a movie theatre for the rest of the day!

 

We had a visit from Constable Crystal, a police woman. She came and talked to all of year one and year two about being safe online. We learnt that when we go online we need to make sure that mum and dad know. We also have to make sure that if we see anything that makes us feel uncomfortable we go and tell mum and dad. We learnt what 'personal information' is and that we shouldn't share our name or address with people we don't know. Constable Crystal said we had to promise to keep our computers out of our bedrooms and make sure we only use them in safe places like the lounge or dining room where mum or dad can see what we're doing. 

Constable Crystal showed us all the stuff that she has on her police belt. She told us that police have guns to help keep us safe but she wasn't allowed to take it out and show us. We got to see where she keeps her walkie-talkie and that she uses it to call other police for help. We got to see how her baton becomes really long when she flicks it. Some of us thought it looked like a lightsaber! The best part of her equipment was the hand-cuffs. She let some of us try them and nearly everyone put up their hand to have a go! We got a 'keeping safe' sticker to take home too!

 

News this term has been very interesting! We're learning to be active listeners and how to listen with our whole bodies. That means we need still bodies, watching eyes and listening ears. We then have to think about what the person said before we ask questions. Our questions are becoming much more relevant as we learn how to ask good questions. We've been finding out about everyone's favourite pasta meal and also how to play some simple games. We recently heard about the Chinese game of Mah Jong!