Today we had an assembly in the freezing rain. It was to be a special assembly for the presentation of the citizenship cup for Term 2.
The whole school assembled together sitting on carpet squares and newspaper because the ground was wet. The clouds were getting darker and darker over the horizon and big spots of rain began to fall on us. We had to move onto the deck class by class. By the time we got to move up it was very squishy and the teachers had to open the back doors so we could move slightly into the classrooms.
The teachers were out the front sheltering from the rain under umbrellas. A wind gust pulled Mrs Gulbransen's umbrella causing it to break. The winners of the citizenship cup were announced and they were whisked away to the foyer to be presented with their cups.
Tom from Room 2 did a really cool experiment using dry ice and boiling water. Instantly steam exploded out of the bucket- while the gusts of wind made it fly in all directions. It was very exciting and all the children were screaming. Next Mr Power added dishwashing liquid. The steam changed consistency and became more solid like snow. The wind gusts kept blowing it everywhere. The snow storms from the South briefly visited Nayland Primary.
Tom's experiment was awesome to watch. The School Spirit award was quickly presented and we went back to our classrooms to warm up.
A combined story from Room 10.
What a great story Room Ten!! That sounds like it would have been very exciting, and the experiment sounds really cool also!
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Hello Room Ten
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular assembly - my umbrella is broken for ever and I think we will all remember Tom's exploding volcano.
I am glad that we could use the deck for assembly but it certainly was cold standing out in the rain. What do you think we would have done if there was no deck to shelter on?
I hope that you all have a great holiday. See you next term.
From Mrs G