Term 1 Week 7

As you can see in these pictures with Camila (above) and Moo (below), our plants have been growing from the small seeds we planted 2 weeks ago, into plants - some of them are more than 20cm long!

In the photo above, you can see that some of the plants have completely shed the "jacket" of the seed pod, which has allowed roots to grow outwards, absorbing the water in the cup.

On Wednesday, Mrs D played us a clip from YouTube which showed the devastating effects of deforestation. We had some very lively discussions in our groups about our views on this subject, and how we thought it affects our planet Earth.

In the next couple of weeks we will be looking at the effects of deforestation on Natural Disasters. Stay tuned!

Term 1 so far...

The Year 4 class at Emmanuel Christian Community School is comprised of 32 students and is taught by Mrs Suzanne Di Beneditto. In Term 1 the topic is "Rainforests". The class have created rainforest dioramas depicting the forest floor, trees and creatures that live in the forest.

For Science, we have also begun to grow bean seeds in cups to observe and record the growing process from a seed to a plant.

And recently, in Art, Mrs D has been showing us how to create bird paintings using a variety of techniques, such as drawing, brush painting and sponging.

We are looking forward to watching our seeds grow and seeing the finished bird paintings - more photos coming soon!

About Emmanuel Christian Community School

"Emmanuel Christian Community School aims to provide an education that stresses co-operation rather than competition, fostering the development of the gifts, skills and abilities of the students for the service of Jesus Christ in the Church and the wider community.

 

Teaching God’s Word to instill lifetime values in the lives of the children is an all important part of Emmanuel’s desire to nurture spiritual growth. The need to develop physically, as well as mentally and spiritually, is of equal importance at Emmanuel. Athletics, team sports and swimming are just part of the overall physical education program. Emphasis is also given to the development of gross and fine motor skills.

 

Computer facilities, laptops and desktop computers are used in the classrooms to integrate technology with learning and all classrooms have access to the Internet."

 

                                                                           - from the website at www.eccs.wa.edu.au

 

Emmanuel Christian Community School is located in Girawheen, a Northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia (click link to view Google map). ECCS is a private christian school which is a ministry of the attached Girawheen Baptist Church. ECCS includes facilities and staff for Kindy through to Year 7.