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Exploring the Wonders of Science: Year 1 Learners Dive into Discovery During Science Week!

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A Week of Wonder: Classes 3 & 4 Make Science Sparkle!

What an incredible week it’s been for Classes 3 and 4 as we’ve dived into a whirlwind of fun and fascinating experiments! From making our own rainclouds to cleaning up shiny pennies, and even creating explosive fizzy pops — we’ve truly been hands-on with Science!

We’ve been busy predicting, observing, and recording every step of our exciting experiments. But that’s not all! We even grew our very own rainbows! 🌈 It’s been a week full of colour, creativity, and curiosity — a Science adventure like no other!

Here our some of memories from this week:-

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