What a massive 3 days it has been for our Stage 3 students on our Canberra excursion! We’ve had a wonderful time and got to experience so many wonderful things that Canberra has to offer. We hope you enjoy all of our photos from the last 3 days. Lots of laughs and memories made. See you at home in a few hours!
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Canberra Excursion 2016
Congratulations to all our wonderful students for their fabulous effort, participation and behaviour during our Canberra excursion. I hope you had a restful and relaxing weekend – enjoy all the photos below!
Our first stop was at Old Parliament House to the Australian Electoral Commission where we participated in a range of democracy and election activities.
We were very lucky to take part in the closing ceremony at the Australian War Memorial. Well done to Vincent and Phoebe who did a brilliant job laying a wreath on behalf of our school.
Enjoying the view from Mount Ainslie Lookout!
We enjoyed a fantastic night tour of the Dinosaur Museum and learnt all kinds of interesting facts and splurged in the awesome gift shop.
Great effort and questions from students as we toured the amazing artworks at the National Art Gallery.
We were so excited to watch a very thrilling question time in the House of Reps and enjoyed a tour of Parliament House and role play activities. We were also fortunate to meet our local member, Sharon Claydon!
Making some money (literally!) at the Mint.
Gorgeous 360 degree views from Telstra Tower!
An amazing evening visit to Questacon! So many fun and interactive science gadgets to explore.
Our Games Night was aptly titled Fashion, Funk and Fitness! Students had a great time working in groups to complete a range of hilarious challenges.
Our final event was a visit to the Australian Institute of Sport where we took part in a tour of the incredible facilities and put our sporting skills to the test in the Sportex arena.
What an amazing 3 days we had!
Stage 3 Voting
This term Stage 3 have been learning all about Government in preparation for our Canberra excursion next term. To finish off our unit we held a Stage 3 vote in the Upper Hall with polling booths and a custom made THPS electoral roll. A big thank you to Mrs Bowman for organising this activity. Check out the photos below!
Canberra – Day 3
Our final day in Canberra began early with a cabin clean up and packing the bus ready for home. Our first stop for the day was to Questacon. This was definitely a highlight of the whole trip – an amazing building with so many fun and exciting activities to offer – we could have easily spent the whole day there.
Next we headed to the Electoral Education Centre at Old Parliament House, where students participated in some hands-on and interactive tasks about voting and the electoral system. We even conducted our own little election.
Our final visit was to the National Art Gallery. We were taken on a tour of this beautiful gallery and learnt about some of the amazing artworks. A highlight was seeing Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles.
After our Macca’s dinner stop it was full steam ahead to Tighes Hill! As you can imagine, by the time 9pm came we were all completely exhausted. Well done to everyone for making this excursion so much fun and such a success. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and see you in Term 4!
Canberra – Day 2
Our day began early with a visit to the Australian War Memorial. In small groups, students were taken on a tour and learnt about all the different aspects and history of the War Memorial. Some of the highlights were visiting the tomb of the unknown solider, the wall of remembrance and the light and sound shows. Students were able to place their poppies which they made at school in the tomb of the unknown solider. I was so impressed by how well our students conducted themselves, showed respect and represented our school with pride.
We then visited the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House where students wore some white gloves to explore historical artefacts and learn about the history of federation.
Next we headed to the CSIRO. Students got to participate in a variety of hands-on science workshops and also got to watch a 3D film.
After a long day it was time to return to camp. Students enjoyed dinner and then rugged up for an evening visit to Telstra Tower. It was absolutely freezing at the top of the tower but the amazing views of the city was well worth it.
Coming up… Day 3!
Canberra – Day 1
After a couple of comfort stops and lunch in the Rose Gardens, our first Canberra activity was a visit to Parliament House. Before our tour, we visited the roof to check out the amazing view. We were then taken on a tour by a lovely guide named John, who shared his wealth of knowledge with us and answered some excellent questions from students. At the end of the tour we participated in a parliament role-play (video below) where students certainly got into character! When leaving Parliament House, some of our group made a beeline for the camera crew who happened to be filming outside. The students were excited to meet and get some photos with Seven political reporter Mark Riley. I wonder if we made the 6pm news?
It was then time to set off for our accommodation at Camp Cottermouth. After settling in and enjoying dinner and dessert, it was time for Games Night – organised by the one and only Mrs Bowman. Students got into groups of 5 and selected 1 team member for each cryptic clue given: most fashionable; the strongest; the bravest; biggest mouth; and most wrapped up in themselves. Each clue corresponded to a challenge to complete – the strongest took part in a ‘plank-off’; the biggest mouth had to eat a dry weetbix; the bravest had to blow up a balloon until it burst; the most fashionable had an outfit and accessories designed for them out of newspaper and the most wrapped up in themselves had to make themselves into a mummy using toilet paper (the video below is priceless!). Bonus points were also awarded during 2 dance-offs. Once all the toilet paper and newspaper was cleaned up, it was Milo and biscuits for supper then off to bed!
Stay tuned for the next post… Day 2!
Canberra Excursion!
Only 1 week to go until our Stage 3 Canberra excursion!
Wednesday 17th September – Friday 19th September
A final reminder note was sent home earlier this week. A copy is also attached below. Any questions or concerns, please see me before next Wednesday. Looking forward to a great trip!