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“Students assembled the nesting boxes over several weeks, trouble-shooting construction challenges along the way and working together to create the final products.<\/p>\n
“They have all learned a lot and [have] come a long way in a few weeks.”<\/p>\n
Troy Day of the Men’s Shed said the students did a great job in researching and designing the nesting boxes.<\/p>\n
“They put a lot into researching the birds and small animals and came up with appropriate designs on paper,” he said.<\/p>\n
“After we cut out the pieces, they assembled and painted their boxes.<\/p>\n
“They all look great.”<\/p>\n
The students are now looking forward enthusiastically to seeing their nesting boxes occupied, with some hoping for rosellas, willy wagtails or falcons.<\/p>\n
Some will take their boxes home and others will place them in trees at the school.<\/p>\n
“It was good that we got out of maths to work on the nesting boxes,” Charlotte B said.<\/p>\n
“And we all had a lot of fun.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A SMALL group of students from Heathcote Primary School recently completed an applied learning project making nest boxes for birds and small animals. The students were from years 3 to 5. “We have been working on the project every Thursday,” STEM teacher David Close said. Members of the local Men’s Shed also participated. “The students […]<\/p>\n