Grade 1/2

Our excursion to the Community Raingarden

Last Friday, Grade 1 and 2 students walked down to the Warrandyte Community Raingarden to view our artworks and enjoy the space.

We listened to a story and looked at artwork that was created by a local Wurundjeri artist before having some free play to explore the many activities within the garden.

Some of the favourites were sitting in the teepee, reading a book from the peace library, finding the handmade rocks in the creek bed, looking at the totem poles, playing with the pinecones and drawing on the camel chalkboards.

Grade 1 and 2 were also delighted in being able to spot their own artworks within the space, finding the rocks that they painted for the project that have now been installed in the Raingarden.

After exploring the gardens, we stopped for lunch and listened to some more stories in the yarn circle before walking back to school.

“My favourite part was finding the rocks we painted” said Paddy, “ I liked all of it, even the walk”, said Jasper, “I loved the bushes and the stories”, said Pip.

Many thanks to all of the parents who came to help - it was a fun outing for all.

"I really liked how we could explore the bush and found our rocks. I liked playing in the bushes" Eva

"I loved how we got to find our rocks, play in the teepee and the chalk was fun with my friends." Alex

"I love how we got to do different stuff and how we got to read a book. I liked finding a fairy garden." Scarlett

"I liked playing with my friends, the reading corner, teepee and the jump to jump horseshoe stumps". Keira 

"I liked being in the teepee with the fairy garden" Finn

"I liked how you use nature to build things and different activities." Piper D

"Me and my friends saw bugs in pinecones and in rocks." Angus

"I liked seeing what other people had done and their ideas. I love how much detail people did." Harlow

"I like how there was a waterfall and lots of the aboriginal people". I like the buttons you press and the aboriginal stories " Lucy

“I liked how it was hot, reading a book and watering the gardening”. Isla