SLA 

Shrove Tuesday 

The students in SLA were very excited to make and try the homemade pancakes in preparation for the blessed season of Lent.  Here are some reviews from the SLA students.

Grazietta: I had the gluten free pancakes, but it tasted pretty much the same as the normal ones and it was yummy.  Fun fact: You had to get the food out of your pantry before lent and that is why they used to make pancakes. 

Dash:  I learnt how to make pancakes and it was fun.  The pancakes we made were vegan so they weren’t that tasty but with the jam they were awesome.  

Alessio:  The pancakes tasted very good.  They were vegan but if they had the dairy products they would be much better.  It was good to celebrate Shrove Tuesday with pancakes like the old tradition. 

Ella: I liked the pancakes because we got to choose the toppings.  We learnt that Shrove Tuesday is the day before we start fasting (Ash Wednesday). 

Digging Into Australia's Past 

In Inquiry, the SLA students have been learning about Australia’s past beginning with the first colonies that were established. Students had the choice of choosing a colony and finding out how it was established, why it was established and when. Students have found out the 3 main reasons as to why the British came here and the trials and tribulations some of them went through. Through our class text Nanberry, the students are also learning about the impact colonisation had on the indigenous people and their perspective on what was going on. 

Fletcher: “I found it interesting that Tasmania was once called Van Dieman’s Land and as to why the British came to Australia.” 

Leila: “I find it interesting how everything was so different back then, how everything changed. I also find it interesting about the Aboriginal people and how they do things differently to what we do.” 

Nicholas D: “Something I found interesting is about the different tribes and how the indigenous males had to be initiated in their tribe to become a warrior.” 

Grace D: I learnt that the food shortages in New South Wales lend to the colonisation of Victoria for there was more farming land. Tasmania that was called Van Diemen’s land at the time. 

Grace B: In class I have learned about the colonisation of Victoria. One interesting fact that I have learned is that huge demand for wool led many farmers to move to Victoria.