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Year 6 Canberra Trip 2009


Date Posted: 03-Nov-2009

Everyone was probably so excited to go to Canberra! On the 21st of October, Year 6 packed their bags and woke up early, to get to school at 5:45 am!  Our first destination was Questacon.  Everyone enjoyed going on the Free Fall or the Trak Attack.

Our next destination was the War Memorial which is a fascinating and interesting place. There were many sculptures and some looked quite real.  The National Capital Exhibition was next with its’ beautiful fountain and history of how Canberra was chosen as our nation’s capital.

We finished off the day with the Australian Institution of Sport.  It was really, really interesting to hear all the amazing things that all the athletes do and how long they practice. Many swimmers tie a milk carton to their feet, so that they can increase their strength. It’s incredible!

Next

We woke up early and headed off to the National Museum.  Many people enjoyed K-space, as we got to invent our own little spaceships and see them move around in a 3-D movie.  Our next destination was the National Film and Sound Archive.  We learnt about how they collect the olden day films and many various sounds from movies, shows etc. In the olden days, when they were performing shows, they didn’t have the sound effects at once, so they had to have a person doing ALL the sound effects!

We had our lunch and our next destination was the National Gallery, full of great sculptures and paintings. It was really hard to believe that one painting could cost thousands of dollars!  We had a tour of the embassies of many countries - America’s was obviously very, very big.   Afternoon tea was then up Mt Ainslie with its spectacular views of Canberra.

We finished off the day with bowling and campfire songs.  Many people enjoyed the song, “Funky Chicken!” and roasting yummy marshmallows.

The last day we packed our bags and visited Old and New Parliament Houses before returning home to Sydney.  Our Canberra trip was a wonderful time that we will never forget.

By Boyoung Jeong and Isabella Macdonald.
T Groves commented on 03-Nov-2009 10:56 PM
Love the article and great pictures. Well done year 6 on your excellent behaviour and a great time had by all. Special thanks to Mr Eatough for organising, Mr Dart and Mrs Lea for accompanying as well as special guest Mrs Cuttle.
peta bilton commented on 04-Nov-2009 09:54 AM
omg! massive flash backs for year 7! we had a great time and you guys obviously have too!
me commented on 04-Nov-2009 12:35 PM
I remember last years camp i, i kept hitting my head on a bar which was on the roof
guess who im a girl in yr 5 commented on 05-Nov-2009 04:11 PM
wow cant wait til next year
Katrina Lea commented on 05-Nov-2009 06:03 PM
I had a brilliant time too. It was a privilege to be invited on the trip The children were amazing War Memorial was my favourite and macers at Sutton Forest on the wat home was the worst :-) Thanks for having me along! Mrs Katrina Lea
Millie commented on 05-Nov-2009 07:40 PM
I said let me see your funky chicken.. Whats that you say?? Hahaha Canberra was soooo much!
Funky Chicken commented on 06-Nov-2009 08:19 AM
I said Ooh Ahh Ahh Ahh
Brian commented on 06-Nov-2009 01:52 PM
I'm on the website photo!
ryan griffen commented on 06-Nov-2009 01:59 PM
i hated our time in canberra u guys look like u had a lot of fun NOT
13YR GIRL AGE CHAMPION commented on 06-Nov-2009 04:31 PM
WHOAH MASSIVE FLASH BACKS EXCEPT YEAR 7 HAD A BETTER TIME THAN U GUYS!!!!!!LOL
Bo commented on 08-Nov-2009 07:28 PM
it was fun~! but soo educational!!!!!
kat commented on 09-Nov-2009 05:05 PM
haha, me and abi had a laughing spaz on the ride home! we couldn't stop and everyone was sooo annoyed!
richard cen commented on 11-Nov-2009 04:45 PM
YEA CANBERRA WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!! lol my favourite place was probably the war memorial as it was so sad and emotional:'(

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