DUKE OF EDINBURGH

It is only 68 days until the Duke of Edinburgh camp and students took the opportunity to trial new footwear and test their fitness on the slopes of Mt Wellington.  Students started at the springs before venturing along the North South trail before a short pit stop at the Octopus tree.  Students then tackled the Old Saw Mill track en route to the breathtaking views from Sphinx Rock.  A great effort by all.

GRADE 5/6 SCIENCE

Grade 5 and 6 students had the opportunity to participate in group activities for National Science week. Their experiments involved measuring water into a beaker, then stirring salt water into the water until it was dissolved, placing it above a bunsen burner and observing what happened to the saltwater mixture. The other interesting experiment was about precipitate reactions. Students squirted lead nitrate into a test tube and then added potassium iodide and observed what happened.

GRADE 7 PHOTOGRAPHY

Grade 7 students have been studying images in the unique style of Mandy Mohler.  Their task was to compile, organise and photograph a collection of objects that they felt best represented themselves.  Alongside this collection they displayed an image of themselves similar to how Mohler displays her own work.

GRADE 9/10 CERAMICS

Grade 9/10 Ceramics students visited Glazed and Confused Ceramic Studio in Hobart to learn the skill of wheel throwing.  Each student threw a number of pots on the wheel and returned to school with a completed piece.  Julie Hoddy, a local artist, visited the school and demonstrated the use of transfers.  Each student completed decorating their vessels with a transfer.