On Wednesday 20th November the Year 2 classes enjoyed an excursion to Tower Hill. The bus ride was fun with friends from other classes and went very quickly. Many of the students had never been to Tower Hill before and were amazed that they were inside a volcano! It was interesting finding out that Tower Hill has been dormant for 36 000 years. 

e went on the Lava Tongue walk and found out that when it erupted the hot lava rose to the surface and hit the water and exploded into the area up to 150 miles away. The eruption created steam and ash and we could see the layers on the cliffs formed as a result. Students loved seeing animals up close, including a mother and baby koala in the tree, emus and an echidna. 

While there we learnt a lot from Jess about how the local Marr peoples lived in the crater area and how they lived off the land. We got to hold some tools that they would have used for hunting and other artefacts.