NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

Last week, the Explorers celebrated National Science Week by engaging in science related activities designed to build on children's natural curiosity and inquiry. They did the classic bicarb and vinegar volcano experiment, straw rockets, planting beans, looked at insect habitats and played with the amazing kinetic sand. Parents and teachers used questions to encourage the Explorers to look closely, question what was happening, try changing things (like what angle their straw rocket best works on), and come up with their own ideas about what might be happening. We also had some great dress ups on hand from the previous week's Winter Wonderland theme: check out besties, Molly and Chase, dressed as Elsa from Frozen and playing in the big box castles we made during Construction Week.

INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE

This year has been the first year St Aloysius Catholic College have run the Grade 10 subject, Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Care.  The Grade 10 students attend the Explorers program every second Friday, as part of the practical component of the course.  It has been wonderful having our Grade 10 students helping with the program. Attached is a photo of Grade 10 student Bridie Adams, and one of our Explorers, Fiona, who will start Kinder next year. Fiona is that excited to start Kinder next year that she is already wearing her uniform!  Thanks to Bridie's mum for supplying an image of Bridie on her first day of Kinder.