Year 2 Fantastic Fun   

It has been such a sensational start for all of us in Year 2 in 2021. We began the year by remembering how to be good friends and using those skills in our new classes. We have been trying to go up a level in LEGO goals, investigating natural resources in science and enjoying using our movement skills in whole grade sport.

However, most of all we have been exploring what Australia was like in the past. Beginning with the original custodians of this land, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, we jumped through until about 1900. We have immersed ourselves in literature which helped us examine schooling, housing, work, entertainment and games of the past in Australia.

Our most exciting learning experience though, was our excursion to the Schoolhouse Museum in Week 5. Parts of the museum date back to 1877. We explored a classroom from back then, a 1910 classroom and played outdoor games. Some of the highlights were writing with slates, experimenting with ink pens, dancing around a maypole and doing drills, which were used to help discipline young children. The students learnt it is a very good thing that teachers no longer use the cane as a punishment tool.

Enjoy looking through these photos of our fabulous day.