This term will be a very excited and busy term. Year 4 will be involved in many extra-curricular activities, such as an excursion to Sydney , singing at the All Saint's Cathedral and participating in the Carols' night. As well as this, the students will be studying Cycles in our World in Science and Technology and Christmas Around the World in HSIE.

This is a list of the dates of special events.

30^th October 2009 - Excursion for 3 / 4 to Sydney . We will be leaving at 6am in the morning and arriving back at 8.30pm.

1^st November 2009 - Year 3 / 4 singing at the All Saints Cathedral

5^th November 2009 - Junior School Music Night

You will receive information notes on most of the events concerning year 4. Please keep informed with any changes via the VIM or the school website.

On Friday, 30th October, Years 3 and 4 went on an excursion to Sydney . They had the opportunity to visit Hyde Park Barracks, the Rocks, and had a wonderful Harbour Cruise where they saw Sydney icons such as the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. This is what Year 4 students had to say about the trip:

The most interesting activity

• "The most interesting activity was going to the Barracks because we learnt a lot about convicts" - Lucy
• "The most interesting activity was the cruise. I liked it because you got to see landmarks" - Catie
• "The most interesting activity we did was sitting in a hammock that was like a real hammock that the convicts used to sleep in" - Angela

Funniest Moment

• "The funniest moment was when the seagulls attacked each other" - Erin

Favourite Sydney Landmark

• "My favourite Sydney landmark is the Opera House because of its shape" - Sophie
• "My favourite landmark was the Harbour Bridge . It is so big and weird" - Cameron
• "The Harbour Bridge because it has beautiful views" - Ella M.
• "My favourite landmark was the Opera House because I've never seen it" - Ella K

The best part of the excursion

• The best part of the excursion was the cruise because you could go on the top and see all the landmarks" - Jack
• "The best part of the excursion was when I saw the Navy ship because of the weapons" - David