By Miss Melinda Hamilton, Junior School Teacher

Kindergarten students are learning How We Organise Ourselves and exploring how objects move and the materials they are made from. To enhance our investigations, this week Kindergarten classes went on an excursion involving several moving vehicles.

First, we caught the Radford bus to the train station in Kingston, where we boarded the XPT train that was heading to Sydney. There were some collective groans from other passengers when 23 small children excitedly climbed aboard, but once we assured them our journey was only to Bungendore, they were keen to share the exciting trip with us and were very impressed with the manners and engagement of our students.

On the train, our Kindergarteners explored their comfortable chairs, how they reclined, their tray tables and footrests, all while watching the lovely scenery out of the large windows. Some of the highlights included going through three tunnels and over many bridges. When we arrived in Bungendore, we had a little look around the station and walked to the park.

A lunch stop was needed after our long journey. At the same time, we kitted up in wet weather gear as the grey clouds were starting to spit. The playground provided many opportunities for students to explore materials and how things move, from the flying fox to the plastic slide. The water area further led to some dam building and observations about gravity.

Just as the wet weather really set in, we hopped back onto the bus and enjoyed a little nap on the return journey to school. What a fantastic learning experience!

"My favourite part was going on the train, because it was my first time on a train." – Eleanor

"On the train, I got to lie back on my chair and relax," – Rishi

"It was dark when we went through the tunnels," – Ethan