SOMETHING colourful is moo-ving through St Joseph’s Primary School in Sorrento – and it’s got everyone talking.Students from Year 3/4 have been busy turning a life-size fibreglass cow into a dazzling masterpiece as part of Dairy Australia’s “Picasso Cows” program. Covered in farmyard flair, the colourful cow showcases the young artists’ knowledge of the dairy industry. Health and nutritional benefits of dairy, life on the dairy farm, and how milk ends up in their lunchboxes have been among their key learnings. The school will now enter a national competition that will judge the best creative cow.Sustainability/visual arts teacher Jane Byrne…
Browsing: St Joseph’s Primary
YOUNG environmental warriors from Rye Primary School and St Joseph’s Primary, Sorrento had the opportunity to learn about biodiversity and environmental protection under the tutelage of Mornington Peninsula ecologist Gidja Walker OAM. More than 60 children across three sessions attended the walk and talk about the formation of the bay, and the geology of the area and how that influenced vegetation that grows there.The Rye school’s principal Lachlan Featherstone said it had been inspiring to see the children listen intensely to what Walker was saying and ask pertinent questions. “They have certainly learnt a lot from this session”, he said.…