Things are coming along quite smoothly for this year’s MWPS Family Fun Day. The Rides are booked, the Stall Co-ordinators are getting their projects started and the Silent Auction donations, sponsorships and goods are rolling in. A huge thank you to all who donated a jar filled with goodies for our Mystery Jar Stall. We will have another “Out of Uniform” day this term, so keep collecting those jars and goodies.
MWPS IS GETTING A MATHS’ GARDEN….
WHAT IS A MATHS’ GARDEN?
A Maths Garden uses pavers, plants, patterns and sculpture to illustrate mathematical concepts.
This is what a Maths’ Garden can be, and more.
A school in Mill Park has created the above, and teachers from Mt Waverley Primary School have been lucky enough to have viewed their garden.
It is such a wonderful concept that we are now going to create our own at Mt Waverley Primary School.
WHAT IS A MATHS’ GARDEN?
A Maths Garden uses pavers, plants, patterns and sculpture to illustrate mathematical concepts.
- Concepts of measurement, multiplication, time, shape, angle and comparison are illustrated throughout the garden.
- A human sundial enables children to stand on the paving of the current month and tell the time from where their shadows fall.
- Square metre pavers are measured out with centimetre marks, deciduous trees illustrate time's passage, plants in lines and groups explain multiplication and a giant compass shows obtuse and acute angles.
- Poles of varying heights and diameters explain averages and elastic between the poles creates different shapes.
This is what a Maths’ Garden can be, and more.
A school in Mill Park has created the above, and teachers from Mt Waverley Primary School have been lucky enough to have viewed their garden.
It is such a wonderful concept that we are now going to create our own at Mt Waverley Primary School.