Today we got to do 2 science experiments. We tested out why oil and water don’t mix. We learnt that oil floats on water because it is less dense than water. Then we mixed warm water, food dye, PVA glue, Borax and corn starch to make a …. Bouncy Ball. It was all a blast!! More photos to come!!

In our class we have been discussing the Australian flag and we have decided that it is time to change the Australian flag since it does not acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are the original owners of this country. Click on the video above to listen or read about the Behind the News article.

What do you think about the Australian flag?  Do you think the flag represents all the people of Australia? Should the flag be changed? Please share your opinion with us! Stay tuned for photos of our new Australian flag designs!

This term our Inquiry topic is “Who Lived Here First?” and this week we have been learning more about the Stolen Generation. We listened to Archie Roach, watched a few interviews of Indigenous people of Australia telling their stories or their family’s story and then we watched a clip from the movie “The Rabbit Proof Fence” and wrote an imaginative recount of what happened. Check out our writing pieces below the videos.

What  did you learn about Sorry Day or the Stolen Generation? What does this make you wonder? How does this make you feel?

We read in the story “The Day We Lost Forever” how Aboriginals used to hunt for possums by setting fire to a  tree to scare them out and then they would eat the meat and use the fat and blood to make paint and use the fur  to create clothes like jackets. Therefore (WALT) we are learning to draw a possum as our art warm up. 🙂

Check out some of our artwork below.

On Monday, our class got to go to the botanical gardens to kick start our new inquiry unit about ‘Who Lived Here First?’ We learnt a lot and got to participate in fun activities such as trekking animals, making paint with stones, tea tasting and shelter building out of sticks. What was your favourite activity 3s and 4s?

We are learning to draw a kangaroo today because animals are part of a country’s natural fauna and we are learning all about the geography of Australian. 

Art by Sansom