Maths is not just numbers!

Responsible Pet Ownership

On Friday, November 21st, the P-2s had a visit from Michelle and her dalmation, Snowy. This slideshow covers the information shared during the presentation. Read through it and discuss it as a family. 

Mini Mudder

Towards the end of last term, Lara Primary School experienced a sad and disappointing loss, when the school's music equipment was stolen. Over $10,000 worth of equipment was taken. However, Mrs Darkes turned our frowns upside down with the fantastic fundraising idea of MINI MUDDER. It was, quite possibly, THE BEST DAY EVER IN THE HISTORY OF SCHOOLING IN LARA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD!!! Thanks, Mrs Darkes and helpers!

On Wednesday 12th of November it was  Mini Mudder! I wore old clothes. It was so fun and so cool! I was wearing a t-shirt and pants and they got muddy and wet. I had to sit on a towel in the car so I didn’t get the seat muddy.

By Adam

14-11-14

On Wednesday 12th of November it was mini mudder! I had lots of fun. my favourite obstacle was the wall. I was wearing orange shoes, blue shorts, and a red t-shirt and at the end of mini mudder they were very muddy.

By mayson

 Mini Mudder is a race course. You get muddy. You could do it again. At the end you got a wrist band. I was wearing black leggings.  By Amelia

Set up...

We couldn't have done it without our Fireys! Three cheers for the Lara Fire Brigade! 

On Wednesday we had a very exciting day because it was Mini Mudder.  Mrs Bennett was on the slip’n’slide. My favourite obstacle was the haystack. The firefighters were there. They used a gigantic hose. They sprayed 1,2,3,4,5,6 and preps. I had two TNTS and they were delicious and cool songs were on. I was very, very, very muddy in my shoes. Everyone was in old clothes. I came 1^st in my grade but I think that Will came 1^st in all the 1/2 grades. The teachers got water bombed by the kids who raised over $100, like Emily from 1/2B. By Lucas

On  Wednesday    it    was   Mini  Mudder.   Nearly   everyone    was   muddy    and   wet.   We   had   an   early    lunch.    Everyone    had    some   paint    on   them.     1\2s    had    the   colour   blue.   My    brother    had   brown. 

All   1/2B   was   waiting   at    the    slippery   dip   for   an    announcement.      Some    people    in   1/2B   were   saying    “Slide! Slide”,   but     some    people   did   not   say   it.    There     was   a   net     with   some   leaves.   I   got   caught     in    the   net,   it   was   so     hard      to    get     out.       Emily    got   to    water   bomb    Mrs   Bennett.    It    was    funny.  I     got   wet. After    I    was   in   the   mud   I   could     feel     the    mud    in    my    shoes,   it   felt    weird.   I   was   happy.   It   was   so   much   fun.  

By   Kyra

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What delightfully clean children!

 On Wednesday we had Mini Mudder and I raised $35. In case you didn’t know Mini Mudder is an obstacle course. Mrs Bennett was in charge of the slippery slide. I loved the mud bath. There is a mud bath as you can see, a slippery slide as you can see too, foam bath, hay stack, mud hill, muddy grass and a bark hill. All the time firemen sprayed us with water. By Ruby

 On Wednesday we had Mini Mudder and I raised $100! We had an obstacle course. When it was time we were so excited and I got so muddy. My favourite part was the muddy mountain. Mrs Bennett was in charge of slip and slide. There were mud pools and hoses. I got very dirty. My socks were white and now they are brown. I don’t think anyone got a photo. I got an ice cream. The ice cream was on special. I did not go on the beams but I tried. We had to get changed. I had 4 Jelly Fruits and I had an Icy Twist. 
By Emily

 On Wednesday it was Mini Mudder. We had an obstacle course. My friend Emily raised $100. Amelia raised $51. My shoes got all muddy and my mum threw them in the bin! My friend Amelia was muddy then someone pushed me in the foam pit and it was fun being pushed round.By Abegayle

Big kids helping little kids through the course.

 

 Mini Mudder was awesome. I got muddy. It surprised me. I don’t know what I came. I raised $20. My dad came to watch. It was fun. The teachers did it. I didn’t stop at all. I nearly fell in the mud pool.    By Coen

The firefighters gave us a rinse off when we finished.

14-11-14

On Wednesday we had Mini Mudder. In case you don’t know what that is, it’s an obstacle course and I was so excited when I found out about it. My favourite part was when the teachers threw water balloons at us. There were obstacles like tree maze, hay bale, slip’n’slide, foam pit, mud bath, terrain terror and tunnel trouble.

By Jak 

Who's been eating mud pies?

Jacob (centre) was the top fundraiser in the school. 

Thanks to the entire school community for their generous support of this wonderful event. With your help, we managed to raise over $13,000! And a very big, muddy thanks to Mrs Darkes, sponsors and staff and parent helpers who made the day possible. 

Mrs Bennett took a tumble in the mud bath. Is that a push in the back, Miss Patterson?

Mr J, this is a time for clean up, not sheenanigans!

Water Safety Program

1/2B, 3/4M and SLG - Halloween Assembly! 31-10-14

The unsuspecting school kids were off on an excursion to Serendip.
Little did they know what scary creatures lurked within the trees...

First came the ghosts...

Until the children were saved by the Ghost Busters.

But then came the zombies...

And the ghouls...

And, finally, the witches and monsters...

The school children couldn't be saved. They were turned into monsters
just like those they had encountered.

Today was the only day it was OK to be a monster in the classroom! Part 1.

Today was the only day it was OK to be a monster in the classroom! Part 2.

Today was the only day it was OK to be a monster in the classroom! Part 3.

Library Visits

The 1/2s were invited to go for a walk to the Lara Library. It's awesome having it such a short walk away! Thank you, Liz, for having us. We had a great time.

Our Junior Librarians helped Liz to scan books back into the library...

...while we all watched.

Waiting for the computer...

Our children had excellent listening manners. 

There's nothing better than story time!

We found some fiction and non-fiction texts.

We wrote about what we discovered.

It's great learning new information from a book.

Reading a book is so peaceful.

Sharing time. 

 

Reflecting on our work.