Sydney Homeschooling Adventure, days on the harbour

Lorikeets.

Lorikeets are smaller than lories and have a long pointed tail.

 Their body color is generally green blue and red.

Lories are larger and heavier bodied, have a short tail
and body color is generally red with spots of yellow and purple.

Lories and lorikeets need a clean, warm, mentally stimulating environment.
 A wrought iron cage parrot cage, free of rust and chips is the best home for a pet lorikeet or lory.

Since these birds can be extremely  messy with their droppings - often "Shooting" them out behind them  - it is highly recommended to keep them on a solid wall.

Your parrots cage should be checked every day for rust, dirt and old/mouldy food.


You will need to clean out your lorikeets cage daily. remove any uneaten food.

Australian Government

Australia has 3 layers of government- Federal, State, Local.

The States are - Nsw, SA, WA, VIC, TASI, QLD,  NT, ACT.

The difference between a territory and a state is in regard to administration and governance.

Australia's six states represent the six British colonies that joined together to create the common-wealth of Australia. In forming the Commonwealth, the states approved a constitution that gave the new Commonwealth government the right to pass laws on certain subjects, and allowed the states to retain all other law-making rights. States have a constitutional right to have a state parliament  and pass certain laws.

Land within Australia's national border that is not claimed by one of the states is called a territory, The Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island are self-governing territories. The Commonwealth passed a law allowing each territory to convene a parliament and make its own law in similar manner to the states.

Under the Australian constitution, state parliaments are allowed to pass laws as long as they do not conflict with national laws. Unlike the states, the territories are governed by national law.

Drama

I am currently doing drama at the Clarence Valley conservatorium I do character development my teacher is called Desan.

I think it is really fun playing games, using puppets, and in general just having a ball.

Here is a picture from a play of Oliver twist.

We practice using puppets, singing, funny walks and movements I started because i would like to join a 

theater group and perform on stage,  it has helped me as well i used to get embarrassed when singing with people besides my family and close friends now im happy to perform and sing around other people.

Dugongs

A Dugong is a peaceful mammal that spends its whole life at sea.

The dugong used to be hunted and the population decreased. Now we have the rule not to catch it. But the dugong is still facing danger, getting caught in fishing nets or crashing into boats,

Life cycle of a dugong. Dugongs are long-lived with a low reproductive rate, long generation time, and a high investment in each off spring. The oldest dugong who’s tusks were examined for age was estimated at 73 years old when she died. Scientists estimate dugongs over 2.5 m are mature, while those less than 2.2 are immature.

People should look after this amazing species because even the smallest fish keep the oceans balanced and dugongs aren't very small.

Cobalt our baby Lorikeet

Our mother lorikeet Emerald passed away about 6-7 weeks ago.
 She had come every where with us, even moving houses,
 lorikeets can live up to 35 years but she only lived until she was eight.

Leaving us with this cute little fluff ball.
Who is just 5 days old in this picture on the day we found him alone in his nest.

Here he is enjoying a cuddle with his mum Louise

 Also known as the artist River Girl.

 He now looks like this, it is special to watch him grow.

Here he is investigating the camera and wanting more pats and cuddles he is the snuggliest bird we've ever had. When we put him back into his cage he runs to his blanket and snuggles underneath and when you put your hand into his cage he comes running over for a cuddle. He is adorable!

He is eating very well now and growing nice and big, he has all of his feathers almost, he is just a little bit downy under his wings.

He spends his days in his cage now, it is filled with toys and perches a hammock and he is just starting to feed himself with bowl of dry food and water just going in this week.

Book review turtles

This book is a junior non fiction for younger readers.

It is published  by Gareth Stevens and written by Tim Harris, I thought the book was handy but not that great. It is about the many species of turtles and there habitats it has good pictures of all the species and little info sheets about each species as well.