It's all gone dark

We were very fortunate to have Larry from the Astronomical society here today to work with us during the eclipse.  He gave us some solar viewers and let us use the telescope with a special filter to watch the event.  Everyone in the school, except those at technology, got the opportunity to see the eclipse and the changes over time.  An interesting sideline was the effect of the shadows under the tree. Larry pointed out how they were all crescent shaped, it was an amazing effect.

For lunch the juniors went to the fire station where they had a fun filled afternoon involved in activities that integrated with their current topic of study. The whole crew at the fire station were wonderful and are to be commended for the effort they have put in to the organisation of the activities and their enthusiasm when working with the students.

Robina was here helping with the gardens again today and she is looking to make a documentary on these sorts of activities in the community. She commented that she hasn't seen a garden so well integrated with the maths and technology curriculum as this one, so all credit to Karen and the children for that.