Student/Class News

Currawong Bush Park Lead to Sustain excursion

On Friday 30th October the Year 3 students attended the Lead to Sustain event held at Currawong Bush Park. 12 primary schools took part in the event with a total of 240 students from these schools. The day was organised by Manningham City Council and teaches students how to lead and implement sustainable actions locally — covering topics like biodiversity, water-saving, waste reduction, recycling, and energy consumption. Students were broken into groups with different primary school students and attended different ‘stations’ throughout the day. Even though we battled rain throughout the day, the students really enjoyed being out in such a beautiful environment and participating in fun activities!

Nate - I saw some really cool animals. I was allowed to touch a lizard, it felt spiky. I really liked the excursion because I got to see many animals. 

Sena - I loved how when we did the bush walk we were able to eat some plants that actually tasted really good. They called it bush tucker. 

Clarissa - I enjoyed going on the bush walk. I liked being able to smell some herbs and I ate a leaf - it tasted like potato!

Joe - I liked the weird honey song by the performers at lunch. We also made a bee hotel from a tin can, bamboo and hay. Nate and I decorated ours with stickers and tape. 

Carina - We saw a worm cycle and learnt how they dissolve food. It was really interesting when we learnt how they breathe through their bodies. We got to pick up and touch the worms. 

Theo - I enjoyed being able to hold an owl, it was a bit scary because I’ve never held an owl before. I also had fun finding mini beasts from the river water. 

Matt W - I enjoyed the animal exhibition especially when I got to touch a baby crocodile, it felt really weird and had hard sharp scales on its back. I thought it would feel really hard but it was actually soft.