Preps make grasses

Wow! The preps got busy making grasses. Can you imagine what these are going to look like on the mural! Students at St Vincent de Paul Primary School in Strathmore are making a ceramic mural about Moonee Ponds Creek. Their art teacher Ms Williams and artist Debbie Qadri will be working with them to make the parts of the mural out of clay. We are learning about the history of Moonee Ponds Creek as we make the mural. A lot of the indigenous animals and plants have gone from the creek because of the development of the City of Melbourne. What animals and plants were around the creek when the Wurundjeri People lived here? Why are they not there now? When you go down to the creek, have you noticed how the friends of Moonee Ponds Creek and the local councils are beginning to replant the native plants and grasses that used to be there? We are hoping that in the future some of the animals and creatures will also return. When we finish the mural at the school, it will remind us about the animals and plants that belong to the creek and how important it is to take care of them.

native flora for moonee ponds creek by grade 1 students at St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Strathmore.

Here are some of the great plants that were made by the grade one students out of clay. All sorts of beautiful plants. Well done, they are going to look great in our mural. Students at St Vincent de Paul Primary School in Strathmore are making a ceramic mural about Moonee Ponds Creek. Their art teacher Ms Williams and artist Debbie Qadri will be working with them to make the parts of the mural out of clay. We are learning about the history of Moonee Ponds Creek as we make the mural. A lot of the indigenous animals and plants have gone from the creek because of the development of the City of Melbourne. What animals and plants were around the creek when the Wurundjeri People lived here? Why are they not there now? When you go down to the creek, have you noticed how the friends of Moonee Ponds Creek and the local councils are beginning to replant the native plants and grasses that used to be there? We are hoping that in the future some of the animals and creatures will also return. When we finish the mural at the school, it will remind us about the animals and plants that belong to the creek and how important it is to take care of them.

Grade one students make leaves, ferns, native plants and grasses

The grade one students used real plants, photographs and drawings as a guide to make their own native plant for the mural. They rolled out a slab of clay , then sketched in their plant. Cut it out carefully and shaped, added texture and coloured it. I love the variety of styles, colours and plant types. Students at St Vincent de Paul Primary School in Strathmore are making a ceramic mural about Moonee Ponds Creek. Their art teacher Ms Williams and artist Debbie Qadri will be working with them to make the parts of the mural out of clay. We are learning about the history of Moonee Ponds Creek as we make the mural. A lot of the indigenous animals and plants have gone from the creek because of the development of the City of Melbourne. What animals and plants were around the creek when the Wurundjeri People lived here? Why are they not there now? When you go down to the creek, have you noticed how the friends of Moonee Ponds Creek and the local councils are beginning to replant the native plants and grasses that used to be there? We are hoping that in the future some of the animals and creatures will also return. When we finish the mural at the school, it will remind us about the animals and plants that belong to the creek and how important it is to take care of them.

more insects and native plants from the grade four students at st Vincent de Paul Primary school

They look gorgeous, all of these insects will be buzzing around the scene in the mural. And look at the lovely Noon flowers! Students at St Vincent de Paul Primary School in Strathmore are making a ceramic mural about Moonee Ponds Creek. Their art teacher Ms Williams and artist Debbie Qadri will be working with them to make the parts of the mural out of clay. We are learning about the history of Moonee Ponds Creek as we make the mural. A lot of the indigenous animals and plants have gone from the creek because of the development of the City of Melbourne. What animals and plants were around the creek when the Wurundjeri People lived here? Why are they not there now? When you go down to the creek, have you noticed how the friends of Moonee Ponds Creek and the local councils are beginning to replant the native plants and grasses that used to be there? We are hoping that in the future some of the animals and creatures will also return. When we finish the mural at the school, it will remind us about the animals and plants that belong to the creek and how important it is to take care of them.