Upstream Zine deadline - Monday 9th December
The Upstream team have been working very hard on the final issue for 2019. We still have a few pages left to fill and would love for some students who haven't been involved before to contribute something. 

We still need some stories, reports, articles, interviews, poems or other written pieces. In particular, we'd love a prep or two to let us know how their Merri Merri Creek excursions have gone, and for some creative kids who've been involved with the Slow Art Bamboo Shed to write something about that too.

Please come along to an Upstream meeting at lunch time on Mondays in the art room.

The deadline is the 9th of December, so get writing Moreland PS!

BIG news!!! 

This week, after some amazing sessions with Uncle Bill, our creekulum program is officially finished! But this is not the end, there will be end of year events and early next year we’ll get to paint a big mural to share what we’ve learned with the wider community.

Living with birds

As you all know we humans are not alone at MPS grounds. Amongst the million (or gazillion!) organisms that we share MPS with, there’s a family of Masked Lapwings (AKA plovers) that come to school every year to nest, and we wonder how to make our school a hospitable place for them to flourish? Next Wednesday 20th at lunchtime (11:15-12:00) ecologist Raoul Mulder (Orla’s dad) will come to school to have a yarn with everyone who would like to share ideas about living with others - all welcome!

Goodbye Poorneet
Things are heating up Merri Merri as we say goodbye to Poorneet (tadpole season) and hello to Buath Garru (grass flowering season).

In our Creekulum we’ve been using Aunty Joy Murphy’s “seven seasons” calendar and observing seasonal markers along Merri Merri creek. They are defined by the interactions of plants, animals and weather, as well as the length of the days and the movement of the stars. Learn more about the seasons of the Merri Creek here: https://merri-creekulum.squarespace.com/resources/from-waring-to-guling-the-seasons-of-the-merri-creeknbsp

 
Preps
During the final weeks of Poorneet our Preps have been visiting the Creek and learning about Wurundjeri culture with Uncle Bill; they've experienced a smoking ceremony, learned about caring for country, and observed two Tawny frogmouths raising their chick in a red gum, which our grade 5/6s added the owls to their memory map.

Hello Buath Garru
As we move into Buath Garru, you will see Kangaroo grass flowering, common brown butterflies flying by the creek - and of course hotter, longer days. 

And our Creekulum's focus will move back to the school, as we bring the stories of Merri Merri to life here on the school grounds.

 Our students have already been spending time during Performing Arts in our new weaving space and garden. It is a space to yarn, braid, dye, grow vegetables and share stories.

And finally we've had some very exciting news that our talented kids' artwork will be displayed at the Melton Gallery.