Senior Syndicate Science

Lots of science experiments and learning has be happening in the Senior Syndicate.

Have a look at the Comic Life science reports from Room 17 or

click here http://debhstfrancis.blogspot.com/ to read about some of the experiments the students have presented to the class.

Science - Change

Have a look at the Science Rotations in the Middle Syndicate.

Click here http://room13sfx.blogspot.com/2011/06/science-rotations.html

or here http://room12sfx.blogspot.com/

or here http://room11stfrancis.blogspot.com/2011/06/density-experiment.html

or here http://room14sfx.blogspot.com/

or here http://room15sfx.blogspot.com/2011/06/science-rotations-2011.html

a good look on all the class blogs and you see all the learning about our concept Change.

Change - Leaves

The children in Room 19 wrote poems about autumn leaves. Here are some examples of their work. If you would like to read more go to their writing blog.

Click here http://hepiwriters.blogspot.com/

Morphx

Mrs Pene's class has been using a programme called Morphx to change her students into wild aninmals! (Thankfully it was only clever computer programme or she would have had to send her class to the zoo!). Have look at the changes by clicking this link http://room10sfx.blogspot.com/2011/05/morphx-is-such-fun-way-to-change.html

Today, for a change, the Year Three children in Mrs Pene's class taught the big Year 5 and 6 children from Room 19 how to morph themselves into something else. It was awesome to see lots of people working together and it just shows you that we all can help others learn.

Change

This term the whole school is looking at the concept of CHANGE. Our big understandings are:

By responding to the Holy Spirit we are guided, sustained and renewed in life's changes.

Change is a process of action and reaction that can be explored for new ideas and innovation.

We are mostly learning about CHANGE through a science focus but as you know CHANGE occurs in all aspects of our lives.

Click on this link http://debhstfrancis.blogspot.com/ to Room 19's blog and see some of the work the children have been doing to learn about change in the material world - chemistry.