Kindergarten Featherdale Wildlife Park Excursion

Jelena and Billy patting the wallaby.

Seventy Kindergarten students eagerly awaited the arrival of our buses to take us on our adventure to Featherdale. We all piled onto the bus and, during the ride, we sang songs to pass the time.

When we arrived at the park, we got into our groups and had our morning tea while the teachers explained about all of the amazing animals we would be visiting. We then met our friendly Education Officer, Louie, who took us to a special area to meet some of his cute animal friends. We were introduced to Captain Feathersword the tawny frogmouth, Cooper the koala, Spots the snake and Mario the lizard. Louie was nice enough to let us pat his special friends too!

After our visit to the education centre, we walked around the park visiting the different animal habitats and getting stamps on our Featherdale passports. During our walk we observed different varieties of bats and lots of birds some of which we had never even heard of! Students loved seeing the spikey echidnas, the fluffy emus and the furry wombats. Some groups even walked through the reptile zone and were mesmerized by the snakes, lizards and baby crocodiles!

A favourite for most of the students was being able to hand feed the kangaroos, goats and lambs in farm area. It was so lovely seeing how excited our OLA Kinder students were to see so many different animals.

Grace, Maddison and James touching a snake.

When our legs were tired and our passports were all stamped we sat down in a quiet area and ate our lunch. There was lots of talk about all of the amazing things we had seen.

Finally the buses arrived to take us back to school. The bus ride back was very quiet as all of the Kindergarten students were very tired.

We had a great day of fun and learning!!

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Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
www.parra.catholic.edu.au

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On Friday, our Kindergarten students proudly presented their very first Whole School Assembly, and what a wonderful showcase it was! Our students confidently shared their learning in Religion, Science, and Creative Arts, giving everyone a glimpse into the exciting learning taking place in Kindergarten. Their performance of The Cranky Bear was a highlight of the assembly, bringing plenty of smiles and laughter to the audience with their enthusiasm and expression. We are so proud of the confidence, creativity and teamwork our Kindergarten students demonstrated as they performed in front of the whole school community. For many of them, this was their first experience presenting at a whole school event, making it an extra special milestone. A huge thank you to our Kindergarten teachers for the time, dedication, and preparation that went into making the assembly such a success, and thank you to our families who joined us to celebrate and support our students. Well done, Kindergarten!

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