Last Thursday, the Foundation students embarked on an exciting excursion to the Melbourne Zoo. This gave us the opportunity to revisit our Inquiry unit about living and non-living things. The students were so excited to explore various animals and their habitats firsthand. Despite the warm weather, we managed to check off quite a few animals on our list, including elephants, giraffes, butterflies, lions, snakes, and gorillas. A highlight of the day was watching a seals' training session. 

It was an incredible day filled with learning about the habitats of zoo animals and the foods they eat. A huge thank you to our wonderful parent helpers for dedicating their time and supporting us throughout the day—we couldn’t have done it without you!

Here are some comments from the Foundation students: 

Mila: I liked the butterflies the best, it was very hot in the butterfly house.

Liam: We saw two really big Lions, they are my favourite! I was happy to see them, we saw them last so I had to wait the whole day!

Peter: I liked seeing the koalas, I saw 4 or 5 they were all sleeping in the big tree 

Letisia - We got to see the seals, they were eating fish. They were so cute! 

Julia - We got to see the Dingos they look like dogs!

Archer - I liked seeing the monkeys, they were climbing and swinging. They were being noisy. 

Nela - I liked seeing the elephants. I learnt that they keep cool by putting sand on their back. We saw the Zookeepers cleaning them. 

Akos - I liked seeing the Gorilla, their favourite thing is to climb and they are strong like me!

Amelie - I liked seeing the Giraffes, they have really long necks. They were eating in the shade.