29 Oct 2013
During Week 3 of Term 4 Year 3 students took a step back in time when they travelled by coach to Sydney to participate in a Walking Tour of the Rocks area. This excursion was organised to compliment the unit of learning studied in class on "British Colonisation".
Upon arrival the students enjoyed their morning tea prior to meeting with their tour guides for the walk. One student from each group was chosen to dress as Captain Arthur Phillip. A captain and a lieutenant were then chosen, while the remainder of the groups were convicts. Each convict was given a card which identified who they were, their age, what crime they committed and how long their sentence was for.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the walk during which they learnt heaps about the history of the Rocks area. Each guide had pictures of what the area looked like when Captain Phillip and the First Fleet arrived in 1788 and various stages of the development of the area.
A fantastic day was had by all who attended and the children were very well behaved and were exceptional ambassadors for Toukley Public School.