Elmer the Elephant

As you know, our calendar art this year featured Elmer the Elephant using water colours.  The journals, cards and calendars were distributed yesterday and looked fabulous.  Thank you for supporting the school fundraising and displaying school art at home.

You can read the stories we wrote about our very own Elmer on the Writing page (click on 'WRITING' above).  Here is one sample::

Written and illustrated by Daniel R

Farewell to Mr Lomas

The last day of school was tinged with sadness as CockleBay farewelled Mr Lomas who is retiring after 11 years as principal at CBS. The third term finished with a special assembly in his honour.

Wacky Mufti Day

We did indeed look Wonderfully Wacky on Wacky Mufti Day (and it wasn't even a Wet Wednesday)!

Lolly Butterflies for the CBS Carnival

Every class was responsible for making a particular treat for the carnival.  Room 19 made lolly butterflies.  After we had spent so much time and effort making them, many class members bought one in the Willy Wonka Sweet Factory on carnival day - Mrs Bear even bought two!

Paula wrote our beautiful signage for the Willy Wonka Sweet Factory

A finished lolly butterfly - (almost) too good to eat!

First we wriggled into surgical gloves, and then we choose 20 lollies - there were HUNDREDS to choose from!

It was important to make the butterfly wings symmetrical so we chose two of each colour and grouped them in two identical piles.

To make the wings, we carefully placed one half of the lollies in one corner of the bag, and the others in the opposite corner.   

We folded the bag in half and then clipped on a peg for the body.  We curled pipe cleaners to make antennae.  Zinay's Grandma helped us glue sparkly pompoms and googly eyes on the body with a hot glue gun.

When we had used up all the sweets, we counted how many lolly butterflies we had made - 88!  Then we calculated how much money we would make if we sold each one for $2.  Different people used different strategies to work out the correct answer - $176.

Butterfuly Art at the CBS Art Expo

The CBS Art Expo this year had a focus of textiles and materials.  Room 19 drew and painted Monarch butterflies on fabric using dye and wax.

Here is our display at the Art Expo

Mr Cuddles recovering well

We are delighted to report that Mr Cuddles has recovered well from surgery to repair extensive injuries to his left shoulder and brain.  The medical team worked tirelessly for four sessions before school to complete the surgery.  Mr Cuddles has recovered sufficiently to leave ICU (Intensive Care Unit) to return to light duties in the classroom library.  A big thank you to the medical team.

Room 19 had a little lamb, little lamb

We were lucky enough to have a surprise visit from not one, by two, little lambs.  They were both very well behaved, and even wore nappies in case to an embarrassing accident.