It has been a very hands on time in Class 3 as we have begun our Building Project. 

We are excited about constructing a Bike Shelter near the area where the current bike racks are situated.

Having used our imaginations and innovative ideas to envisage the ‘Ultimate Bike Shelter’, we were brought down to earth with the limitations and practicalities of the materials and space we have to work with. 

With the help of many skilled and experienced parents, such as Summer’s dad, we are finding out how important it is to plan and measure correctly.

Sourcing materials, such as jarrah bush poles from Beatrix’s family farm, and finding out the type of equipment that is needed, like Solomon's Dad's auger for making the holes for the bush poles, has been an educational beginning.

We are enjoying the opportunity to put our measurement skills into practise.  Having just made our own rulers in woodwork with Heather, we are ready to measure and mark the timber for the wooden roof frame. 

It was eye opening to see how Carl, Reed and our gardener Matthew worked together to put the poles in the ground last week.

We are finding out that, even for a bike shelter, construction and building is a team effort with a variety of skills and experience needed. 

Imagine building a house!  We are grateful for the wonderful people in the community we live in!

“Oh build for me builder
A house of my own,
With plank and with timber,
With tiling and stone;
 
A solid foundation,
Four walls stout and thick,
A roof of good oak beam,
And chimney of brick.”
 
“Yes, I’ll build you a house,
The best that I can,
But the measurements true
I’ll need for the plan.

How deep the foundation?
What height for the wall?
What length for the rooms,
And the passage and hall?
 
How high is the chimney?
How wide are the floors?
How broad is the staircase?
How narrow the doors?
 
Give me the measure
To build your house right:
The width and the length,
The depth and the height.”