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Friday, 14 August 2009 16:02 |
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 Students in years 3-6 wandered thoughtfully provoked by the artifacts from the ancient city of Pompeii. Some were wide eyed as they saw the carbonized bread left baking in an oven 2 000 years ago. Others were quiet as they passed the white haunting body casts that have made this city so famous. It was clear that the ease with which students interpreted the exhibition was a result of their engagement and understanding established in their Italian classes.
Sam in Year 3 was eager to remember the 3D movie of Mt Vesuvius erupting. He wrote ... The movie showed a timeline which helped you understand how the volcano erupted in a short period of time. It looked so real, it drew us in, the smoke was so thick you couldn't see through it. Suddenly there was a huge eruption and hot molten rock came rumbling noisily down the mountain destroying life and burying Pompeii only to be dug up two thousand years later. A special thanks to our Italian teacher Leeann for her thorough planning which made the two excursions so inspiring. |
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Students Visit Pompeii Thanks to Furlan Club |
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 15:56 |
 Students in the two 5/6 classes as well as 3/4/5J and 3/4C will be visiting the Melbourne Museum and exploring the wonders of the popular Pompeii Exhibition. As part of their studies into Italian culture students will have the opportunity to be guided around this extraordinary exhibition, gaining an insight into life as it was over 2 000 years ago. The school was fortunate enough to gain a special 'Furlan Club Italian Studies Grant' grant from the Furlan Club that will be used to offset the cost of the transport and exhibition visit. Lee-ann Sartorel, Italian Specialist Teacher, and Glendy Jakober, Principal, were priviledged to recieve the generous grant from the Mr Robert Coute, President of the Furlan Club, in earlier in June. "It is not only a great gift from the Furlan Club," Lee-ann points out, "but it is also a wonderful endorsement of the Italian program at our school." |
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