In week two of term three the year 5’s went to Sovereign Hill for two nights. We have been learning about the Gold Rush in class and we went to Sovereign Hill to get a visual in our minds about what it looked and felt like in the 1850’s. While we were there, each class was apart of a school program. We dressed up like children from back then and learned like them too. I have to be honest, I didn’t really like the costumes but it was all part of the experience. My highlights were the mine tours, panning for gold, the school program and the sound and light show.

The PLA’s I used were Curiosity and Collaboration. I used Curiosity when we were asking the shopkeepers questions. We had to ask the shopkeepers well structured questions and show a level of Curiosity. I used my Collaboration skills when we did the map activity. In groups of three or more we had to find the places on the map that weren’t labelled and find out what the name of that shop or building was. Sometimes we had to compromise about which way we should go.

I had a great time in Sovereign Hill and I will remember the experience I had forever.