Year 4 Botanic Gardens Excursion

Niina Marni!!

As part of our HASS Unit on Our Original Inhabitants, the Year 4’s visited the Adelaide Botanic Gardens at the end of Term 1 to participate in an Aboriginal Plant Trail Walk.

The students were led by local Aboriginal man, Trent Hill, as they walked around the gardens to discover the many uses plants have, and how Aboriginal People have, and continue to use these plants. The students also took part in a scavenger hunt around the gardens, using their leadership and direction skills to explore the garden and find certain locations. We even found some turtles!

Painted Creatures Hidden In Nature Play

We often go for walks as a family and while it is a lovely experience being outside together as a family, there is also often a hidden agenda along the way. My children are always on the lookout for painted rocks. It is also a secret competition to see who might be able to locate a painted rock first! It is such a fun time for my children, and we also love to hide them for others to find.

This week, the students at PPN had the same challenge - to find the painted creatures hidden in the nature play space. It was very exciting indeed. As soon as the bell rang, many students came down to the playground to find the missing bugs. They loved finding them, then hiding them for others to find throughout lunchtime.

It was also a very popular task of making their own. I saw some spiders, ants, and other little creatures that the students painted on their rocks for others to find. As you go for a walk this week with your family, how many painted rocks or creatures can you find?