Year Four Excursion -

History and Geography

Dear Parents/Guardians, Excursion Details:

On Monday the 2nd of May, Year Four will be Date: 2/4/2016
going on an excursion as part of their History
and Geography unit. Time: 9am - 3pm
The current unit that Year Four are studying in
Cost: NIL
History and Geography is looking at the Parent helpers : Yes
importance of place and connection to land
that is so deeply entrenched in Indigenous
Australian cultures, and how this land was
cared for. We will be focusing on local areas of
interest and importance across the sunshine
coast.

Please read through the following information

for the places we will be visiting and how this
excursion is going to contribute to your child's
learning.

Where are we going?

Yandina Creek - Bora earthen ceremonial
ring
Nambour Aboriginal Artifacts/Scar
Trees/Grinding Groove/Tree etched
drawings
Caloundra Neolithic tool site
Mooloolah river Fishing areas, artifacts,
food resources
 we going?
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Why a
Excursions are a fun and engaging way to teach students about History and
Geography because we can actually go and visit some of the places we learn
about. In year four students are required to achieve a number of outcomes
across all subject strands. n History and Geography, students should explore:

The diversity of Australia's first

peoples and the long and
continuous connection of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples to Country/Place (land,
sea, waterways and skies)
The importance of environments,
including natural vegetation, to
animals and people
The use and management of
natural resources and waste, and
the different views on how to do
this sustainably

We have been lucky

enough to be able to
secure a guide for our
excursion whom is a part
of the local Indigenous
people, Nev Blackman. Nev
has been giving tours of
local Indigenous sites for
years and has a wealth of
knowledge for the studetns
to draw upon.