Highlights this month included a wonderful series of art lessons with Kate.  This week the students used chalk pastels to create beautiful pictures of the migratory, wading Curlew bird.  The Noongar word for Curlew is Wirlo.  It is the totem of the Noongar Wirlomin clan, a family group from the Esperance area.  Local Noongar author and cultural custodian, Kim Scott, works with the Wirlomin family group to preserve and promote Noongar language, story, and song.  We have been reading the Wirlomin Dreamtime stories as part of our Indigenous Life Main Lesson; History and Geography of Region and State.  The students produced some very good maps of WA and have been reading news articles about cave painting and artefacts found in the Kimberly and Pilbara regions.  We have also started reading the story of a fascinating young First Nations boy, named Jandamarra. 

The students also created some wonderful waterlily pictures, using a mixed medium of water colour paint and chalk pastel.  This week we visited the local apiary and honey extract unit at Bartholomew's Meadery.  This apiary was founded by Obi's grandpa, Bart.  So this term Obi's family have really supported and enlivened our adventures in nature study.  A big thanks to Oona who accompanied us out to William Bay.  As a Bronze Medallion holder, Oona could facilitate us having a swim at gorgeous Greens Pool.  What a great way to do our Morning Fitness! 

As the term ends, we are also very grateful to Jewels who has helped us in handwork to create some lovely needle books, ready for our handwork projects next year.