making gumleaves

Well we had to make more gum leaves because there are a lot of birds who are going to sit in the trees in our mural. Gum leaves come in all colours shapes and sizes, and here our students are getting to work. The preps made these leaves, aren't they great! 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. Our mural will remind us about the animals and plants that belong to the creek and how important it is to take care of them.