Year 2 Donnybrook
Prior to Remote Teaching and Learning, Year 2 students at our Donnybrook campus attended Bundoora Park Farm Heritage Centre. In line with our HASS unit ‘Now and Then’, the Years 2 students wanted to inquire into what life was like 100 years ago. The first part was looking at the changes to communication where students used old printing stamps to create messages. We then visited an old house and, to the delight of the students, took part in some household chores. This led to visiting an old school classroom, where the students took a lesson that was similar to what it was like 100 years ago. As this was a look at the post-settlement time, the farm created an experience that looked at what life was like pre-settlement for the Wurundjeri people. We looked at Australian animals and took part in a small dance which the students and teachers enjoyed. Here are few student responses about the trip.
The excursion was good because I got to learn about the olden days. - Lachlan 2Y
It was amazing to see what olden day things were like the printer, quills and the classroom. - Eknoor 2Y
We did some writing and they had some fancy writing. It was fun, but they had some nasty punishments. - Japji 2Z
I learned lots of things such as how people study, work and communicate. - Harfatah 2Z
Our trip to Bundoora Park Farm was awesome. My favourite part of the excursion was when we were looking at some animals. - Mia 2X
I learnt that in the olden days it was hard to write. - Gursakhi 2X
