General News
7 November, 2023
Love letters to nature
A GROUP of Timboon P-12 School students have put pen to paper and compiled love letters to the land. Timboon Agriculture Project (TAP) co-ordinaor Andrea Vallance said following a field trip to Power Creek the Year 3/4 students were inspired, as...
A GROUP of Timboon P-12 School students have put pen to paper and compiled love letters to the land.
Timboon Agriculture Project (TAP) co-ordinaor Andrea Vallance said following a field trip to Power Creek the Year 3/4 students were inspired, as well as challenged by Kate and Lyndell from HDLN and
Jason from the Timboon Field Naturalists.
“The classes have composed their own Love Letters to the Land,” she said.
“During this Junior Landcare campaign the students were invited to connect with the natural features in our immediate area, including around our school, their own environs and they reflected on the field trip to Power Creek.”
Mrs Vallance said the lesson was designed to help children think about why the land, the flora and fauna is important to them – and to identify a small action they can take to help protect, improve or enhance their local environment.
“This activity also encouraged learners to share their letters with a wider audience and promote caring for and protecting the environment on an ongoing basis,” she said.
“Our students have used special letter templates and have entered the Junior Landcare competition to potentially have Costa Georgiadis visit our school.”