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What causes a rainbow?

One of the most important experiments on light was made by Isaac Newton. He was the greatest of all English men of science. He discovered that sunshine (white light) is made up of many colours. Over 300 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton passed a beam of white light through a prism. A prism is a [...]

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Assignment: Saving Nemo and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the richest, most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park begins at the tip of Cape York in Queensland and extends south almost to Bundaberg. The area is larger than Victoria and Tasmania combined and stretches more than 2300km along the north-east [...]

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Back to School

Welcome back to school everyone. I hope you enjoyed your holidays and had a great Christmas. For class this year you will need to make sure you have the following supplies:

A4 document folder x2 (plastic)
A4 homework book (not glued – ring bound)
pens – blue and red
pencils
coloured pencils
pencil sharpener
highlighter
eraser
ruler (clear plastic)
glue
tissues (optional)
textas (optional)
paint shirt (optional)
no liquid [...]

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School Begins: 28th January 2010

School will begin for students on Thursday 28th January 2010.
New classes will not be formed until late on Friday, at the latest Monday. You will spend the first two days with your teacher from last year and then there will be school/grade assemblies and you will find out who your new teacher is.
[UPDATE]: You will go [...]

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