On Wednesday 17 October, it was an early morning for all of Year 6. We had to wake up at 5am and get to school before 6pm for our Canberra trip. After a stop at McDonalds we arrived in Canberra. Our first stop was at the National Museum. The museum had many interesting things such as a place called K-space where you got to make a house or a car of the future and design it any way you wanted to. Our next stop was the war memorial. The war memorial had lots of interesting things like the eternal flame which never went out, not even when it got wet. There was also the huge wall of all the names of the brave people who gave their life for our country. We then stopped off at Old Parliament House. We had to wear white gloves so we wouldn’t wreck the old furniture in old parliament house. We had a look at the House of Representatives and the senate. We did a role play with Ryan B and Chloe as the King and Queen. At the we did experiments with liquids and microscopes. We then arrived at our campsite called Warrumbui.
Authors: Josh N and Josh R
On Thursday some of us woke up early for a game of soccer. After breakfast we went to Questacon and the National Gallery. At the gallery there were some interesting artworks from all around the world. At Questacon we wandered around looking at many exciting science experiments. The Giant Drop gave you a huge adrenalin rush as you fell down a 6m vertical slope, and an exciting virtual rollercoaster named Track Attack. Next stop was the Australian Institute of Sport. We saw the training areas for the all of the athletes. Then we went bowling, and Jim (our bus driver) thrashed everyone! We returned to the campsite for a scrumptious dinner and dessert. After dinner we enjoyed some cool singing and a demonstration of juggling flaming torches! We finished the night by toasting marshmallows. They were tasty.
Authors: Daniel B and Caleb
Sadly it was Friday, and our last day in Canberra. The day started off with a tour to see all the different embassies. The American embassy was huge, and it seemed like it went on forever but the Chinese is of a similar size. After this we went to Old Parliament House, but this time to learn about how elections are held at the Australian Electoral Commission. Next stop was New Parliament House. Our guide showed us the House of Representatives, and some of the paintings of past Prime ministers of Australia. He took us onto the roof and showed us all the things you could see. We found out that the Australian flag on top of Parliament house is as big as a Double Decker bus! After that we went to the Senate and there we asked our guide questions about parliament house. Unfortunately our Canberra trip was coming to an end. We hopped on the bus and headed for home. Two hours later we stopped at McDonalds for afternoon tea. For some of us it was a whole day eating in one stop! Once we got to school, we thanked our bus driver Jim for a fantastic time. We grabbed our baggage and went home to our families for a well deserved sleep. On behalf of all of Year 6 we would just like to thank Mr Eatough, Mr Groves, Mrs Eatough and Mrs Kohlhoff for a fantastic and fun 2007 trip to Canberra.
Authors: Chloe and Hannah E
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