From the Classroom
Visit from Murrundindi, an Indigenous elder of the Wurundjeri People to our Year 4 students
From Hilary, Year 4 teacher
During the last two weeks Year Four students have travelled back in time to identify the cause and effects of European settlement in Australia. We have been exploring the books The Rabbits and Young Dark Emu through Drama and the study of Australian history.
Students have been writing about their ‘time travel’ experiences through diary entries, taking on the role of a Professor of History.
We were also lucky enough to have a visit from Murrundindi, an Indigenous elder of the Wurundjeri People. Students enjoyed learning about the history and culture of the Kulin Nation.
From the Classroom - EAL
From Kimalee, EAL Teacher
This week, in the EAL (English as an Additional Language) Classroom, Year 1 students have gained language experience through a fabulous excursion to CERES. The day was broken into four lessons.
Here are some of our students’ quotes, reflecting on the day and these lessons:
Bees and Chickens “Bees flap super fast.” - Phoebe “Wings make the ‘Buzzzzz’ sound.” - Sophie “They dance to tell their bee friends where the flowers are.”- Jonathan “Bees have different eyes. They can see things x800!” - Edmond
“Chickens came up to me.” - Grade 1 EAL group “They pecked me.” - Phoebe |
Composting, plus worms and other mini-beasts “They collected food scraps to feed the worms.” - Sophie “I got to touch a worm.” - Veronika “I got to dig for worms. I didn’t get any.” - Carl “I found a minibeast like a butchie-boy.” - Phoebe |
Trees, paper-making and recycling “I enjoyed paper-making because it was fun. I did not enjoy paper-making because the water was cold. Freezing!” - Jonathan “I made paper. I saw paper made out of things like potato, apple and carrot.” - Arjun “We all saw ‘poo’ paper.” - Grade 1 EAL group |
Where our food comes from “When chickens are stressed they don’t lay eggs.” - Edmond “Meat comes from different types of animals.” - Veronika “I enjoyed eating parsley.” Phoebe |