During 2019, feedback from the parent community via the school survey and open parent forums, requested the school to relook at the present school excursion format and to consider more relevant and interesting class excursions. We were also asked to consider including an annual ski excursion as well. As you are well aware 2020 presented some enormous challenges with excursions and while plans had been made to include a ski excursion and change the excursion format to stage (class based) excursions, we were lucky just to go ahead in Term 4 with excursions plans made as quickly as possible.

However this year, the staff have agreed to move to stage based excursions that are directly linked to the school curriculum and further enrich learning experiences. Excursions will be rotational so that students experience a variety of activities. The following format has been decided.

Year K/1/2 - a local day trip based on a cultural or physical activity on a rotational basis-eg theatre or gymnastics type of activity

Year 3/4 - a day trip that links learning directly to classroom learning ie Canberra

Year 5/6 - a 4 day/3 night excursion that links directly to classroom learning Dubbo(west)/Coastal/Ballarat (gold)/City.

Year 5/6 will receive information shortly on a planned excursion to Dubbo in Term 3 that brings together the units of History, Geography and Science. Mrs Wilson has designed a very exciting trip to support the classroom units and extend students understanding. As this is the first year of implementation, we will provide parents with a payment plan to help plan for this wonderful trip.  Rather than a small excursion of 10 students and leaving half the class behind we feel that a Yr 5/6 excursion is more cost effective, affordable and equitable for families. 

We are very grateful for the continued financial contribution from the Community Council to help fund the bus expenses for any class based excursions we undertake annually.

Unfortunately, the ski trip will not be able to go ahead this year until the snowfields have been able to rebuild their ski facilities however we will continue to investigate the feasibility of proving this excursion to students in the future.