In P/1C we have spent some time reflecting on the appeal of Spring. We have enjoyed writing acrostic poems and creating colourful paintings to decorate our big new room.
Spring is here!
In Spring the Footy Grand Final is on so some of my friends come over to watch it with me. It can be hot in the morning and cold at night. Milo cricket starts and I go to it too. Sometimes I go to the pool and have a dip for a super-long time. Now that Winter is over I am able to climb trees and go really high. You can go on a trampoline and lie down and look at the clouds. A lot of the time I spend planting some seeds. New baby animals are born at the zoo. Mitchell
In Spring you can see sparkly rainbows. It's the Melbourne Cup and we watch horse racing. Spring starts on the first of September and ends on the last day of November. It's my little sister's birthday!
Pearl
Some people have birthdays like I do! You can see lovely rainbows because the sun goes up and rain comes down. It's time to do some gardening like I do only sometimes. My birthday is in October so I'm a Spring boy! Jack
A family could go on an outing in the country. There are some trees that are covered in blossoms and many colourful plants that bloom. It's cool at night and just the right temperature during the day. In Spring your family could go to the park and have a family lunch, and when you're there if you brought kids they could bring their own kite and fly it. You can even go to the beach. Olivia
Spring is a very good time to have picnics and do some gardening. You can go on outings and see new baby animals. I've seen a piglet and a little calf and they were so cute. You can go to the Royal Melbourne Show like me. I like Spring. Charlotte
This week we were fortunate enough to enjoy a visit from popular author and illustrator, Shirley Barber. She showed us examples of her drawings from childhood through to the present day and we were entranced by their fine detail and dreamlike quality. Shirley told us about her favourite characters and how she developed story lines around them. She read one of her stories and answered many of our questions. It was a wonderful opportunity for the aspiring junior authors and illustrators in P/1C to see how great ideas, talent, patience and years of hard work combine to produce such lovely end results.
We have loved every minute of Spring in P/1C. We have continued to participate in variety of interesting activities this term. Some recent experiences have included two visits from the Fire Brigade for Preps, the arrival of the Life Education van and a visit from the famous author and illustrator, Shirley Barber.
Alex said, "Guess what! I got to see the firemen. They were called Sam, Ross and Matt and they were really funny, especially Sam. We got to have a turn of a huge hose and mine made a rainbow. The siren was so noisy that it gave everyone a fright. At the end all the Preps came over to Sam and so did I. I was squished by Preps! Then the firemen had to go to their station so they turned on the engine and the flashing light and drove away. When they were gone I jumped up and down."
Hugo said, "We looked at the shiny firetruck then we sprayed water and made a flood. On the firetruck I saw a ladder and I saw a pump where the hose goes to squirt water."
Charlotte said, "On Tuesday the firemen came to see us and they showed us the firetruck. Mrs Pollock had a go of the hose like all of us and so did my mum. Firetruck 20 came. They showed us all of the equipment and before they went they put the sirens on. As they were going they beeped the horn and everyone waved goodbye! "
