Amelia’s Class Term 2 Week 8

Hi everyone,

Thank you again to all of our parent volunteers for our excursion to the city this week! We all had a fantastic time on such a beautiful day. Our ferry ride from Milson’s Point was very successful and the children were filled with excitement as they looked at Luna Park, the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House along their journey. Once we arrived at Circular Quay, we walked together to ‘Sticky’, a hard candy store that Jess’ sister owns. We watched as they pulled and stretched and layered and rolled the sugar out into long strips that they then chopped into the tiny cylinders we all know. James impressively identified one of the key ingredients they were using in the process – citric acid! After walking along the foreshore up to Dawes Point Reserve, the children engaged in some sketching of a chosen landmark or structure they could see including the Opera House, our view of the Harbour bridge from below, some interesting buildings in the CBD and the cannons and battlements in the reserve.

We also spent some time on Thursday afternoon looking at flags from around the world and the similarities, differences, or significant aspects of their features. The children then created their own flags for our class city that we will be building during the next two weeks.

A lovely weekend to you all!

Amelia x