Camp Quality Puppet Show

More fun was had today when the McDonald’s Camp Quality Puppets came to perform for us at Wangaratta West.

The focus was to impart a fun and positive message about supporting children living with cancer and other serious illnesses.

The information shared aimed to help children heighten their awareness of the need to care for, and support others, who may look, or be a little ‘different’.  

 Today's example focused on physical problems, such as hair loss, following cancer treatment. 

 The children had a wonderful time learning more about thinking of others, and trying to become more empathetic, where they imagined what it would be like to walk in someone else's shoes.  

Thanks McDonald’s Camp Quality, we all had a great time, and you really got us thinking!

If you need to know detail of the program, please do not hesitate to call on 9329 8660

Milo Cricket

Our busy days continue for our little Busy Bees.  On Thursday the Grade 1s joined the other 1/2 Grades to attend the Milo Cricket Clinic.  

 A great job of waiting for your turn in the heat. 

 Fielding

Batting

Running between the wickets.

 And still looking gorgeous!

Wicket keeping, and run counting

The children all seemed to have had a great time despite the hot weather.  If your son or daughter is interested in playing more cricket do contact Milo Cricket, they would love to welcome them.

Swimming Lessons

Our swimming lessons are certainly the highlight of our week at the moment.  The staff at Moore's Swimming Pool are fantastic ensuring that the children are learning a lot each week, and having a ball doing it!

The children are split up into small ability groups, so that they are each learning exactly what they need to know next.

 Morgan, Georgia, Ellie, Reece and Luke are already swimming like little fish.

 Eli and Ryan patiently await their turn.

Luke

 Georgia

 Aida, Julian and Jamie.

 Reece

Morgan

Jed, Jasmine, Ryan & Eli

Jamie was so proud of his ability to go underwater.

Julian 

Ella, Aida and Jamie

Cale, Noah & Amy

Jasmine, Jed and Eli

Cale & Noah

Learning to dive.

 Everybody bravely had a go.

Ready to go back to school after yet another great swimming lesson.

Spinning Wool Into Yarn With Miss Stewart.

We were all very lucky to have Marion Stewart coming to show us how to spin wool into yarn.  

Some of you may remember Miss Stewart as an amazing art teacher at Wangaratta West before retiring a few years ago. 

 Miss Stewart is a breeder of coloured sheep, so the wool from her sheep is dark brown.

 This is Miss Stewart's portable spinning wheel.  It looks quite different from the one we know in Sleeping Beauty.

The yarn will wind onto this bobbin.

The spinning wheel twists the wool to make it stronger as it winds into a long thread.

Miss Stewart holds the wool to keep it tight so that it will not unwind.  She teases out the wool so that it makes an even thread.

Miss Stewart showed us how change the colours of the wool as she spins.

Look at Miss Stewart's foot.  She pushes the peddle up and down to spin the wheel in her spinning wheel.

We were so lucky to be right in the front so that we could see everything.

Miss Stewart showed us how to wind different colours together from the bobbins, to make rainbow coloured wool.

Miss Stewart showed us the niddy noddy, (what a great name!)

She showed us how to take the yarn off the niddy noddy,

and how to tie it into a skein. 

The skein is then put onto the swift so that it can be rolled into balls, ready for knitting.

Miss Stewart showed us a few of the many things that she made from her wool.

She knits, felts, crochets and weaves her wool to make gorgeous clothes to keep warm in winter. 

Thank you Miss Stewart, you were brilliant, and we all learnt so much from you today.  We are so lucky to have wonderful farmers and artists like Miss Stewart in our community.