Throughout Term Two, years 1 and 2 learnt about Yallourn and artefacts for our Inquiry unit.  On Friday the 14th of June, we spent the morning on an excursion to consolidate our learning.  Our first stop was the Old Brown Coal Mine Museum in Yallourn North where we split into groups for guided tours, learning about the town of Yallourn and Yallourn North, the coal mine and the Yallourn Power Station.  We then drove past the Power Station and stopped at the lookout to see the big hole where Yallourn once was.  Our last stop was Powerworks in Morwell where we found the bust of John Monash who, we learnt, played a big part in developing the S.E.C.

Here are some of our students favourite parts of our excursion:

Joshua: My favourite part of the excursion was when they showed us the fountain that came from the middle of the town in Yallourn and they turned it on.

Lysandra: I liked learning about how Yallourn got demolished.

Penelope:My favourite part of the excursion was when we got to see the “gaol” and when the teachers got locked in!

Molly: I liked when we learnt about the little shack that Andy Anderson used to live in.

Mav: My favourite part was when we got to pat the fox’s fur.

Van: I liked seeing the John Monash statue.

Daws: My favourite was when we saw the fox scarves.

Lottie: I liked learning about the old Yallourn school because it was interesting that the school was in a tent.

Ryley: My favourite was the dredger.

Abi: I liked learning about how they had a bucket in the ‘gaol’ and not a toilet!

Logan: I liked when I got to see the wooden statue that was outside.

Charlie: My favourite part was when David told us about Andy Anderson and how he lived behind Yallourn near the creek.

Zac: I liked it when we went to the lookout.

Isla: I liked it when we tried on the fox scarves.

Kenz: I liked when we learned about the John Monash statue.

Aurora: My favourite part was when we went in the ‘gaol’.

Ayla: My favourite part was when we got to touch the fox scarf because it was so soft.