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Manly Dam.

By Daisy

From 20th to 27th of October was Refugee Week. We learnt a lot about refugees from school.

We watched a video about refugee and Mrs. Islam came to our school and talked with us for refugee because she worked in refugees' camp in Thailand before.

The video talked about who are and who might be refugees, why some people became refugees and how can people become refugees. Some people became refugees might because they lost there home; there is a war in the country they live; personal belief and so on. Many of the refugees go to other country illegally, because they are worried about themselves. Refugees are always in the Detention Center. They worked there, and they also feel very lonely. They miss their families, friends, but they can't go back.

Mrs. Islam talked about what did she do and what is it like in the refugee camps. People always die in the refugee camps. Each family just has a pot of water each week. That's not much. Children don't have many things to play with, but they love football. They always play football happily.

We learnt a lot on Refugee Week. We learnt that we should be nice and friendly to the refugees because they are just like us.



In the bush around Manly Dam.

By Sally

On Wednesday, 29th October, 6T went to Manly Dam for our Wednesday excursion.

We walked all the way there and it was quite tiring. When we finally arrived we had our recess and then Chris the ranger came and talked to us about what should and shouldn't be at the dam.  There was a picture of a fox, possums and other animals.

After the talk we started our bushwalk. We went up the hill. During the walk we saw lots of different plants and Chris told us about them. We even saw black cockatoos and bees forming together. We walked back down the other way and ended up back at the spot we were in the beginning.

Then we had lunch, after lunch we walked across the bridge above the dam and headed back to school. We saw lots of flannel flowers in Allenby Park, there had been a bushfire last year and they love fire so there were thousands of them. It was really pretty.



Walking with the bush ranger Chris.

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