National Science Week 2023

Year Two Maroon and Year Five have had lots of fun this week engaging in Science activities to celebrate National Science Week. 

Two Maroon - For Science week in Two Maroon we have been conducting short experiments to explore changes in state and chemical reactions.

We have conducted the following experiments:

1. Skittle rainbows.
2. Dancing popcorn (Vinegar, water, bicarb soda and corn kernels)
3. Floating artworks. We looked at how we can use textas and different spoons to make our artworks lift off the spoon and float in water.
4. We created rain clouds using water, shaving cream and food colouring. We discussed the process of the water cycle during this experiment.
5. Making rainbows using jars and paper towel to show how colours can mix.

Year Five - The final task of the Year 5 Science Unit `Our Place in Space' has coincidently fallen in National Science week this year. The Year 5's have been investigating the relationship between the Sun, Earth and Moon as well as how the planets of our Solar System compare to the Earth. This week they have worked in Learning Groups to construct a solar system and display the research they have completed.

Book Week 

We are celebrating one of our favourite weeks next week - Book Week! 

The CBCA Book Week theme for this year is “Read, Grow, Inspire”. Mrs Alcock, Mrs MacDonald, Mrs Tidy and Mrs Levi have some lovely events planned for Book Week. On Monday 21st August at 12.50pm we will have a whole school scavenger hunt and on Wednesday we will have Sami Bayly visiting. Sami Bayly is an extremely talented scientific illustrator and author. 

On Friday 25th, we will have the Book Week Parade at 9.15am (parents/carers welcome), and later on Friday a surprise for the students. We can't wait to see all of the wonderful costumes.

Rebekah Brown