WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN YEAR 2-3 JACOBSON!
2-3 FOREST INQUIRY CONTINUES WITH MOLESWORTH ENVIRONMENT CENTRE
Earlier this Term, 2-3 Jacobson were lucky enough to welcome a familiar face to Molesworth Primary; Forester Trent or more commonly known as Jack and Archie Saunders’ Dad. Forester Trent gave students an insight into his job and the importance of caring for trees and forests in Fire Management. After learning about some of the different types of seedlings, students got their hands dirty by planting over 30 seedlings at the back of our school oval with the help from Forest Trent and Mr Rogers. We discovered in Tasmania there are a grand total of 1.825 billion trees or approximately 3,373 trees per person!
Just like our seedlings, our interest in the use and importance of forests grew and what better way to celebrate the first day of spring than to enjoy an outdoor learning experience! On Wednesday the 1st of September, students from 2-3 Jacobson set off on an adventure to experience a rainforest only 25 minutes from our school, Myrtle Forest.
We spent the day investigating and learning about the layers of a healthy forest – canopy, understorey and forest floor which included identifying a diversity of plant, animal and fungi using scat, tree and fungi flips. The highlight of the day was enjoying a short walk through the cool and luscious rainforest to view a magnificent waterfall. Before concluding our excursion, students participated in a mindfulness moment of silence to stop, listen, focus and appreciate the peaceful sounds around them. A special mention to our Insect Inspector Billy, who remained calm and acted quickly to remove any slippery little leeches.
A huge thank you to all our enthusiastic parents who joined us on our wild adventure: Damian and Rebecca Ferris, Nicole Stokman and Laura Clements.
As always, thank you to our MEC Team: Trish MacGregor and Eileen Breaden for your expertise and preparation towards our terrific learning experience.
