Year 1 Unit

Last Wednesday 66 very excited Year One students, set off to experience their very own Picnic at Hanging Rock excursion. It was an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the sounds, sights and smells of such an historically significant place for our Indigenous community. We were able to appreciate why the location was chosen as a meeting ground and once we reached the vantage point, could appreciate why it was such a great lookout place for the local tribes. Students were asked to be quiet and to tune into their senses to and draw or write all that they could, using this incredible location as inspiration. They imagined the changes from then to now and how the landscape/sounds would both be the same, and changed due to how we now live. Upon their return students used this writing to draft and then publish their own poem. It was a very special opportunity to use real life experiences to enhance their connection to their writing.

Anouk JU5

I can see a lush, beautiful tree.

I can hear a laughing kookaburra.

I can smell the wind blowing smoke.

I can feel the wet, creek leaves.

I can taste a sandwich.

Jacko JU5

I can see ginormous rocks.

I can hear koalas screeching.

I can smell minty leaves.

I can feel bumpy rocks.

I can taste mandarins.

Archer JU5

I can see a rocky landscape covered in moss.

I can hear a mysterious bird chirping.

I can smell Eucalyptus leaves.

I can feel crackly leaves.

Lila JU4

I can see a red and blue rosella.

I can hear a really loud kookaburra.

I can smell fresh, eucalyptus air.

I can feel bumpy, rough bark.

I can taste my yummy vegemite sandwich.

Remy JU4

I can see a flying bird.

I can hear the loud children.

I can smell eucalyptus.

I can feel the volcano.

I can taste my two minute noodles.

Jim JU6

I can see massive Mount Macedon

I can hear loud cockatoos.

I can smell beautiful flowers.

I can feel bumpy, old rocks.

I can taste my yummy vegemite sandwich.

Chase JU6

I can see three kookaburras.

I can hear the wind blowing through the trees.

I can smell the fresh air.

I can feel mossy rocks.

Margie JU6

I can see claw prints.

I can hear beautiful birds singing.

I can smell gum leaves.

I can feel soft moss.

I can taste sweet blueberries.

Year 1 Teachers

Danielle Dawes, Zoe Sutherland, Juliet Smith, Emma Beaumont