March 27: Today all children participated in the World of Maths Incursion. There were many different activities and games for the children to explore and it was great to see them using several techniques, communicating so well with each other and genuinely having fun.  The activities provided opportunities to identify geometric properties, discover number patterns and explore a variety of problems. A big thank you to all the teachers and students for participating with such energy and to Suzie (3S) for organising the day.

March 25: National Ride to School Day 2009 was an amazing success. So many children dressed up and looked so incredibly colourful and happy on their bikes, scooters, skateboards and skates. Over the past three years we have tripled the number of children using Active Transport to come to school! Thanks to Andy (4/5AR) for organising the day and leading our school's Bike Education program (and, with Rachel (4/5AR) for cooking hundreds of pancakes for hungry riders on the day)!

March 18-20: The Grade 5-6 children enjoyed a fantastic 3-day camp at Eastern Hill, Creswick. The camp had a history theme and included a full-day visit to Sovereign Hill, an evening performance of "Blood on the Southern Cross" and a tour of the Australasia Mine Number 2, the site of Australia's greatest mining disaster. The children also explored the Tangled Maze (and enjoyed an afternoon of mini-golf), participated in a talent show and spent time enjoying the camp's many outdoor facilities, including a flying fox, trampoline and low rope/tyre course. Thanks to the teachers (Andy, Jenny and Rachel) and the wonderful Holly at Eastern Hill for making this such a successful event.

March 12: The Grade 1/2 children visited the Melbourne Aquarium today, as part of their study of oceans and marine life. They had a wonderful time and were particularly excited by the new Antarctica exhibit, which features both King and Gentoo penguins.

"We saw King Penguins and Gentoo penguins. They were cute. The King penguins were walking in a line. Some of them went swimming. They were funny because they waddled. They were also jumping in the water. They looked cool. Some of them waddled sideways. We saw some eat fish. We thought they were really great! Lochy saw one peck its foot. Milo saw one pecking the ice. Some people saw them excrete. They walked up the ramp and slid down on their bellies. Some people were trying to get the penguins' attention by putting their fingers on the glass. Then the penguins followed the fingers." Thanks to Andy P, Narelle and Ursula (the Grade 1/2 teachers) for arranging the visit.