Year 5 camp

Our Year 5 students recently travelled to Sovereign Hill, and back in time to the 1850s, where they experienced life during the gold rush, discovering history from a whole new perspective. 

Student reflections

The Year 5 students were asked to reflect on their time at camp, this is what they said!

The best thing about camp was…

The best thing about camp was the light show on night show on night one that we went to - Alec

The best thing about camp was the gold pour, Charlie even got to hold it! - Alby

The best thing about camp was the 1854 costume school because I learnt lots. I also loved the mines and the gold pour - Reuben

I liked the gold pour where we saw the molten lava and the light show when we learnt about the Miners Rights - Henry 

The best thing at camp was getting to dress up and seeing the gold pour - Eve

The best thing about the costume school was…

At the costume school, I learnt that pink was a boy’s colour and blue was a girls colour because the colour for men was red and pink is similar to red. - Bobby 

At the costume school I learnt why the 16 times tables and 12 times tables were important to know. - Dylan

The best thing about the costume school was getting hired to work for the raspberry drop factory, so did Ava C. - Leo 

At the costume school, I learnt that gold was found in Australia in 1851. The best thing about the costume school was that the toys you got to play with were wooden and fun to play with others. - Jasmine 

At the costume school I learned that being left-handed was “wrong” and even if you were left handed you still had to write with your right hand. The best thing about the costume school was the break, badminton was my favourite thing to do. - Xander 

I also learn to had to call teachers ma’am in the 1800s. - Elijah

The best thing I did at the costume school was dressing up and playing with a game called “grace”. - Ella