St Hilda’s First Fleet History Day for Year 4 - the ninth year!!
A great day of fun and learning about the First Fleet. This activity is available to any school that would like us to assist with the learning process as descendants of those who journeyed on the First Fleet
The best part of the day for many of the girls is the building of a wattle and daub wall. This year we were able to continue with the construction of a wall that will become part of a small house that will compliment the cubbies that the girls build in the wonderful bushland setting at the Junior School. Well done girls and helpers.
The many activities the girls participated in on the day are depicted in the slide show above. Members of the Swan River Chapter of the Fellowship of First Fleeters assisted with the activities which started with a presentation by Julie to the two classes of Year 4.
The presentation sets the scene from the crowded streets of London, the Crime, the Courts, the Hulk and then the Journey. It gives a taste of the conditions on board and a brief overview of the settlement of the New Colony, the trials and tribulations, Norfolk Island settlement. All of this follows three main characters: Elizabeth Hayward, the youngest female, John Hudson, the youngest of them all and Jane Langley, one of Julie's First Fleeter.
The girls were divided into 7 groups, all bearing a FF ship's name and they circulated around the activities which included; Rag Rug making, Love Tokens made in clay, Knot Tying, a study of the journey using the wonderful maps by Roland Harvey, Wattle and Daub wall making, cooking at the fire pit and vegetable peeling and food preparation.
The culmination of the day was the consumption of the soup made by the girls with the combination of the food prep activity and the camp oven cooking.
By the number of girls who came back for seconds and thirds, the soup was a great hit again.
The presentation sets the scene from the crowded streets of London, the Crime, the Courts, the Hulk and then the Journey. It gives a taste of the conditions on board and a brief overview of the settlement of the New Colony, the trials and tribulations, Norfolk Island settlement. All of this follows three main characters: Elizabeth Hayward, the youngest female, John Hudson, the youngest of them all and Jane Langley, one of Julie's First Fleeter.
The girls were divided into 7 groups, all bearing a FF ship's name and they circulated around the activities which included; Rag Rug making, Love Tokens made in clay, Knot Tying, a study of the journey using the wonderful maps by Roland Harvey, Wattle and Daub wall making, cooking at the fire pit and vegetable peeling and food preparation.
The culmination of the day was the consumption of the soup made by the girls with the combination of the food prep activity and the camp oven cooking.
By the number of girls who came back for seconds and thirds, the soup was a great hit again.