A Visit To Wonnerup House

On Friday the 15th of September, the Year One children went on an excursion to Wonnerup house. The children were very excited to be in their 'Olden Day' clothes and loved comparing the clothing from the Olden Days to today. We hopped on the bus and although there were a lot of 'are we there yet?' questions, the children were excited to be going to visit 'the old place where they had no internet' - as quoted by one of the children.

We started the excursion with a 15 minute video about the history of Wonnerup House to which we found out that the whole community burnt down and had to be rebuilt! We also learnt about the Layman Family who lived at Wonnerup House amongst the beautiful Tuart Forest that surrounds the property.

We then set off in our groups with our wonderful parent helpers and started to explore the amazing grounds. We visited The Main House, The Black Smith shop, The Stables and The Dairy Kitchen . The children loved learning about all the olden day items like the wash board, the chamber pot, the Grandfather clock and many more!

One of the favourite places of the day was the old school house. I must say, I didn't mind getting into character! The children explored the old classroom and also the house where the teacher used to live. She must have had a LOT of hobbies to fill in her time!

We would like to thank our parent helpers from both Year One classes who made the day possible by meeting us at Wonnerup House and showing the children around the property. This excursion would not have been possible without you!

Miss Prowse

Wonnerup House Information

Wonnerup House Excursion
The children are getting excited for their excursion tomorrow, especially at the chance to dress up as children from the 'Olden Days'! We ask for your child to bring recess, lunch and a water bottle in a small backpack/carry bag. When they get to school we will make sure that they also pack their hats. We are keeping our fingers crossed for lovely weather to explore the grounds of Wonnerup House!

Many thanks to our parent helpers who have volunteered to come along. We will meet you at the property at 10:30am. Don't forget your 'Olden Day's costume and a bite to eat for the day.

Faction Carnival for 2018

On Friday 7th of September, OLC held their annual faction carnival.  It was a wonderful day and the children came to school extremely excited to start the carnival!


The children looked outstanding in their coloured zinc, face paint and  coloured hairspray! The excitement continued as the children went into their faction bays and loved joining in with the older children cheering for the team.

I'm not sure, but I think the motivation of lollies from the faction captains might have made the children cheer extra hard. The running races were a great indication of just how fast our year ones are! They would definitely leave me behind in the 50m sprint!

The team games were a hit and I think one of the favourites of the day had to be 'stone, bridge, tree', the sack race and the flag relay!

Congratulations to our runner up champion boy Harper and our champion boy Lawson and our runner up champion girl Sofia and champion girl Charlize.

A big thank you to all the parents who helped with the event coordination, the set up and pack up and a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Sinclair for the wonderful day she put together.



Miss Prowse

Year One Throw winners

Congratulations to all of the children who participated in the throws competition!

Girls
1st: Charlize
2nd: Ruby
3rd:Sofia
4th:Isla

Boys
1st: Lawson
2nd: James R
3rd: Harper
4th: Jax

Another Huge thank you to the parents who came down to help! We appreciate your support!

Miss Prowse

Wonnerup House Visit

Dear Parents

This week a permission letter will go home about our upcoming excursion to Wonnerup House.
In History, we have been learning about school and home life in the olden days and our visit to Wonnerup House will give us a first hand look at what life was like in the past. For a bit of fun on the excursion day, we plan to dress up as children of the past, similar to the examples below.

We will enjoy morning tea and lunch at the venue and have our fingers crossed for a lovely day of sunshine. Please keep an eye out for the permission note in your children's bags this afternoon. We will also be looking for parent helpers to meet us at Wonnerup House on the day to assist with group activities. Please email me if you are interested, or fill out your interest in the letter and we will get back to you with confirmation.

Thank you

Miss Prowse

Please see a copy of the letter below :)

Book Week 2018

Book Week 2018 was a great day had by all. Thank you for getting your children ready to rock and roll in their costumes, they all looked wonderful!

Below are some photos from the day, Mrs. Myer did another wonderful job of the Book Week Parade and we all loved dancing and participating in the book quiz :)

Miss Prowse

Week 8 Merit Award winner

Congratulations to Jamison who was this weeks Merit Award winner. You are a Year One super star!

Miss Prowse