Last week Year 2 and some amazing parent and teacher helpers braved the crazy Sydney weather and hit the road on our Transport Excursion around Sydney. The excursion assisted students to experience Sydney’s transport network first hand, as we travelled by bus, ferry, light rail and train in a loop around Sydney. The boys thoroughly enjoyed testing out their map and timetable reading skills  as we changed from one mode of transport to the next.

Upon returning from the excursion the boys have completed a number of activities linked to their trip including a recount, classifying the transport, discussing what forces help them to move and reading train timetables in more detail. All boys thoroughly enjoyed their time out and about and are looking forward to using public transport again soon.

Rebecca Stewart
Year 2 Teacher

Excursion Recount

By Anthony Gregoire 2S

On Wednesday Year Two went on an excursion to the city and back on different types of transport. We went on a bus, a ferry, a light rail and a train.

Firstly, 2S and 2H took the bus to Circular Quay to take the ferry. When we hoped off the bus Year Two sat down to eat recess. I had a croissant and a fredo frog.

Secondly, everyone hopped on the ferry to go to Darling Harbour. On the ferry I saw a lot of water, the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and Luna Park.

Thirdly, I got off the ferry at Darling Harbour and I saw lots of other big boats. When I walked off the jetty, we sat down at the carousel by the water to eat lunch.

Next, we walked to the light rail. We had to wait for twelve minutes for the light rail to come. Once it arrived we got on. It departed at 12:17. I saw people, cars, buses, trains and even other light rails.

Then, we went to Central Station so that we could take the train back to Stanmore. We waited at platform 19. We didn’t have to wait long because trains are very fast. When the train arrived I noticed that people need a lot of experience to build a train because they need to put in doors, electricity and conductors to make the trains move. Before I hoped off the train I had to walk up the stairs to the middle carriage. Then I stepped off the train at Stanmore Station.

Finally, we walked back to school to have a play.

I had a really fun time on the excursion and I learnt how transport moves and travels around.

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