Room 26 2019

Room 26 had an enjoyable afternoon on Wednesday making wonderful discoveries during our STEM sessions. With the money earnt from our fete stall we purchased a variety of STEM projects. We had a lot of fun building, creating and figuring out how to put together all the projects in teams. We made some interesting findings and used our problem solving skills to get particular parts to fit together or work. It was a fantastic afternoon full of breakthroughs.                                

Room 26 will be having a Christmas Party on Wednesday 18th December. The students can bring their own games and electronic devices to play with after recess (it is their responsibility). We will then have food and party games in the afternoon. Could Year 5 girls please bring a plate of savory and Year 5 boys bring a plate of sweet food to share. Thanks for your support. Mrs McIlwraith & Miss Dowling

In science we have been learning about the 3 common states of matter, and on Friday we focused on the state of liquid. After discussing the different properties of a liquid we set to work to predict what would happen if we added water, rubbing alcohol, dish washing liquid, glycerol and vegetable oil to a clear container. In our groups, we worked very well at carefully pouring each liquid into the cup and soon we had some pleasant looking results. We discovered that when these liquids are added to the same container, not only do they take up the shape of the container, but they also layer themselves depending on their density ( d ensity  is a measurement that compares the amount of matter an object has to its volume ). We were quite surprised at how the liquids layered themselves, with only one student correctly predicting the order of the liquids. Everyone enjoyed working together as a team to find out the results.  - Mrs McIlwraith & Miss  Dowling ...