Science Week in the Library

To celebrate Science Week with its theme of Deep Blue: Innovations for the Future of our Oceans, library aide Mrs Peta Griffin spent the holidays creating a giant papier-mâché whale, suspended from the ceiling, which was a big talking point with students and visitors alike. Our display case highlighted the problem of plastic rubbish in the oceans, which tied in to units being done in our Year 4 and 8 classes, and staff members contributed diving gear and large shells for students to examine and feel.

Primary students had the opportunity to make underwater-themed ‘stained glass’ pictures and use green screen technology to take photos and videos of themselves swimming beneath the ocean.

Our most popular activity though was a science spherification experiment where secondary students made ‘edible water bottles’ using calcium lactate and sodium alginate. The spheres were edible, but not particularly tasty. The results were mixed but students had a great time. For those wishing to try this at home, the instructions can be found at: https://www.thoughtco.com/.

Father’s Day

This week in the library, students got crafty creating personalised gift bags for Dad for Father’s Day.

New VR Apps

We have a number of new apps for our VR machine in the library. Click here to view the list of new apps. Secondary students are welcome to try the VR machine after school or at lunch times.

Ms Nell Keen, Head of Library