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Can you please alos fax me on
0267462648
thanks heaps
kimmy

Hi Noona I would love some pics if possible as you are just a little bit to far away. How is the prep room, did you get the compactors and how do you find them. My email is kim.e.lawlor@education.nsw.gov.au if that is easier for you to do some photos. I am so looking forward to getting our labs done...

Must admit that I am looking forward to cleaning out the old storerooms which I have two of. I will start soon also as dont want to leave it for the last thing as that is when we will keep stuff that should be long gone. Might even come in through the next term break with no kids and no tachers abou...

thanks Richard,
You have answered just about any question that could have been asked regarding the upgrades.
Just have to wait for a starting date now and then the big clean outs will start.
kimmy

Hi Linda, As far as I am aware all equipment eg beakers test tubes etc we will still use old stock. It is the structure of the rooms desks/chairs that are been demolished or removed. Which I know in our case we will utilise through out our own school. Will let you know if it is going to be any diffe...

just had the powers of be here and I must admit that the plans for our new labs and prep room are great \:D/ . I think that they cover all that we want. The Prep room plan looks great, but must admit what I have now would not take much to beat. Am one excited Lab assisstant. It will be so good to wo...

We have been told that we are also getting 3 new labs and a prep room upgrade. The people organising this will be here in the morning - very exciting.

Ill let you know more as i find out and i do not mind been without my labs for 12 weeks if we get a end result.

that is a good idea printing them on the correct colour page. Would make life that bit much easier when needing to use the MSD to know what colour it is. Thanks for a great tip.

Hi Chery, We get the Trial exams from NSW Independent Trial Exams and Impulsports Ph: 1800 812 795 Fax: 0245 677 633 Email: nswindtrials@ozemail.com.au Website: http://www.nswindtrials-impulsports.com.au try email them and asking for what you want. We get a hard copy sent and also they email it to u...

I also claim a percentage of internet at home for looking up experiments etc. Also some stationary items, laundry, shoes, glasses, lab coat, a bag, uniform if it is embroided with school logo, travel, and anything else that my accountant thinks of at the time. It is best to keep a list of whatever y...

JOb Description - Whatever the Science Teacher Can not do or does not want to do the Lab Assistant does.

I have changed most of ours over to the plastic squirt type of bottle. Less damage to the soloutions I have found. Still use amber glass bottles for some solutions. To stop the rubber from going hard on the lid I smear a very small amount of potroleum Jelly on the plastic - seems to work. Some how t...

Have a good break everyone - and a well deserved one at that.

Hi there, yep if you have time I would also love a copy

kim.e.lawlor@education.nsw.gov.au

thanks heaps

Hi Wendy - we offer this course here externally and the kids do it via Camden Haven so You may like to give them a call and talk with them they are really easy going group of teachers and I think of the top of my head ask for Lisa Burton she is who we speak with. Hope this is of some help. KIM Quiri...

If something is returned to the preproom it is placed in the broken tray and each sports day I see what I can repair and I fix it and designate the other items to the correct staff member for repairs. At the end of each term I go through the storerooms and check anything that looks broken and get it...

We have a microwave in our prep room and we use it for a few things -
such as Agar plates and melting chocolate for chocolate fossils. I would recomend one for any Science department. Also they are good for a hot chocolate on a cold morning .

We use 3% for most of these but 15% for a few of the experiments. Your teacher should know the % needed for the experiment.

We only ever use between .5M and 2 M acid for this. I never let the concentrate go out for student pracs. The teachers may use them for demonstration but that is all to many hazards with giving students concentrates we avoid this whenever possible.

We give ours out to the class still half frozen this way they are still a bit firm and less mess.