Year 5 / 6 Camp

On the 26th of February, the Year 5's and 6's left on a 250km journey towards Beechworth, Beechworth is a very old town which was discovered about 170 years ago, in the 1850s. Beechworth is well-known for its connection to the Kelly Gang and the infamous Bushranger, Ned Kelly, one of our most famous Australians. It was one of Victoria's most prosperous towns in the time of the Gold Rush and is the best preserved historical town in Australia.  We stayed at The Old Priory, a double story building which actually used to be a boarding school until the 1990s. 

"The first activity we had in my group (Yellow Group/Group 3) was The Telegraph. Our task was to do a history hunt to answer questions about Beechworth's history. Followed on, we went to the campfire in the evening and one of the old prison guards was telling us all about Ned Kelly and the crimes he committed.  

The next day came, and we started off with the Ned Kelly tour, where we learnt about Harry Powers Cell, filled with 25 people, and then we went into Ned Kelly's prison and learnt about him and his family's experience in there. The prison was said to be closed in 2004. After that, we went to the Courthouse, to learn about how Ned Kelly had to face court, and there was a script about what he exactly said there.  

We then went to a wide, open field, which is where we learnt about gold panning. Sadly, I had only managed to get $400 of gold, while others got thousands! 

Next, we went to the honey shop, which is where we learnt about bees and tasted honey. Everyone in my group was surprised when they heard that male bees die when they mate with the Queen bee. Our final activity of camp which was after dinner was the song of Lazy Harry, and we performed the actions of it as well."

Aadya Year 6 

"One of my favourite activities was the Honey Discovery session. On the Honey

Discovery, the owner of the shop taught us about the three main roles of the

bees in a hive. The three types are drone bees, queen bees, and worker bees. 

Apparently in a hive, there are around twenty thousand to eighty thousand bees."

Isha Year 6

"We visited Beechworth Bee Keeping where we learned about Queen bees, worker bees, and drone bees. There were several activities there, such as using a microscope, touching beeswax, and exploring outside. After completing the activities, we got to taste different honey and we got a gift bag.  We visited The Lolly Shop which had five rooms and so much candy! I bought all the sour candy I could!  Lastly, we went to the museum where we saw a plethora of birds and old ancient artifacts."

Arayila Year 6