Monday, August 7, 2017

Today, Monday at Elizabeth Farm with Mrs J's group. This was the farm of John and Elizabeth Macarthur the famous wool growers of early Australia.

The garden 



How plants were brought to Australia on the ship in this container.


The kitchen at Elizabeth Farm




Cleaning our shoes before entering the main part of the farmhouse.





Caitlin  wearing a bonnet that Elizabeth Macarthur  wore.

The Drawing Room where the women sat after meal.


Playing some games of the day scubas quoits, hoops and skittles.










Experiencing how the people in these days used to do the washing.







Writing with a quill using ink.



 Heading back to school after an exciting visit to Elizabeth Farm.

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5 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 8, 2017 at 8:18 AM

    Wow, this was a really good learning experience for everyone...Om is still very excited and just could not talking about it.

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  2. julianaAugust 8, 2017 at 2:57 PM

    The pics are lovely, thanks Mrs Jenkin, Kylie said she had so much fun =)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 8, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    That was a great day i had so much fun the actives that we did were so much fun as well.

    By Kiara

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  4. UnknownAugust 8, 2017 at 6:14 PM

    Thanks Mrs J for taking us on the excursion. It was great to learn about how they lived in the past. It looked like hard work. I would not want to be a convict servant. From Issie

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  5. UnknownAugust 24, 2017 at 8:37 PM

    I liked the trip to Elizabeth farm. Mathias C.

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