St Patrick's Primary School Sleep right Foundation students have completed their humanities unit about Healthy Living. As part of this unit, students learnt about the importance of sleep, including how to get a good night's sleep and what happens to our bodies during the sleep cycle. Last term a Pyjama Day was held to celebrate their learning. * Carraragarmungee Primary School Circus fun Last term, students enjoyed an excursion to Chiltern to see The Flying Fruit Fly Circus perform and Carra kids have been circus crazy ever since. Teachers have been impressed with how the kids have engaged with the show and adopted and tweaked their tricks. Archy Nottingham and George Wilson took inspiration from the show to create an impressive hoop pyramid. * Cathedral College Wangaratta Lunchtime joy Year One students are making the most of their lunchtime with laughter, games and friendship filling the playground. From imaginative adventures to energetic running races, it's wonderful to see their creativity and teamwork shine through every moment. These little learners are not just growing academically—they're building memories and connections that last a lifetime. * Yarrunga Primary School Space exploration The grade 3/4s have been looking to the stars lately as they learn all about the Solar System. This culminated with a rocket building challenge where students had to design their own shuttles to transport through space using only recycled materials. It was a blast! * Appin Park Primary School Nature study The junior students enjoyed their term two Minibeast Quest, finding out about many different animals, their features, habitat and diet. Exploring the school grounds, using magnifying glasses and carefully lifting grasses and logs, the students keenly sought out ladybirds, spiders, ants and any other suspicious looking creatures, trying to escape their grasp. There was excitement as the students keenly presented their research to other classes through dioramas and posters. When talking about tarantulas and scorpions, snails, beetles, butterflies, and the blue-banded-bee, it was obvious how much they had learnt. Understanding the environment where their minibeasts might be found, and the adaptations the animals have had to make to survive, have been some interesting insights for the students. * QUIZ QUESTIONS: 1. At the summit of Mount Everest, what temperature does water boil? Is it a) 43 degrees, b) 71 degrees, c) 100 degrees, or d) 125 degrees 2. What type of rock metamorphoses into marble? Is it a) granite, b) sandstone, c) schist, or d) limestone? 3. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon? Is it a) Titan, b) Enceladus, c) Ganymede, or d) Triton? 4. When water starts to freeze, what symmetry do the crystals typically show? Are the crystals a) square, b) hexagonal, c) octagonal, or d) spiral? 5. Scientists just measured a new fastest ant: the Saharan silver ant. How fast can it run? Is it a) 85 millimetres per second, b) 855 millimetres per second, c) 8.5 metres per second, or d) 85 kilometres per hour? * QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. b) Due to the low air pressure, water boils at around 71 degrees at the summit of Mount Everest, which is 8848 metres above sea level. 2. d) Heat and pressure deep underground turns limestone into marble. 3. a) Saturn’s largest moon, and the second largest moon in our solar system, is Titan. 4. b) Water crystals, including snowflakes, are often hexagonal. 5. b) The Saharan silver ant, with the scientific name Cataglyphis bombycine, can run at 855 millimetres per second. That’s about three kilometres per hour.
