Rouse Hill Excursion

 

On Tuesday we went on our first excursion of the year. We went to the old schoolhouse and Rouse Hill House and Farm, travelling there by bus. It was a very noisy bus ride because we were all so excited! Especially when we went through the tunnels. It was hard for many of us to not squeal in excitement. We got to sit next to a friend and chat or look out the window at the scenery.

 
When we arrived we were told where to leave our bags and where the toilets were. We then sat and had our recess.

The first place we visited was the old school house. The guide explained the rules and told us what we were allowed to touch and what we were allowed to get on or inside.
 
We dressed up in costumes just like the guides! It was fun pretending to be someone else in an imaginary place. We got to rotate through different activities around the school house. We sat in old funny seats that were different from the ones in our classroom. We also got to write on chalk boards which was lots of fun. We pretended that we were school children learning lessons from a long time ago in the big school room.

 

 

Then we sat down to eat lunch and had to remember to put away all our rubbish back in our bags after we were done. After lunch we went to the summer house. It was very pretty down there.  
 
The next place we visited was the farm which used to be used over 120 years ago, but is now a museum.We got to see some chickens, cows and horses in their enclosures and then meet a guide who explained more rules, lead us around and told us many interesting facts and stories.

We saw where the horses used to live. None live there today. We went into the stables and visited the tack room where some of us got to help brush the saddle.
 
We even got to pump some water, hang out washing and feed the chickens. Some of us loved joining in and some of us were happy to just watch.
 
Everything on the farm is very old and there were many different buildings we got to look at. We also got to look at some old technologies and learn how they were used.
 
The building at the top of the hill was Rouse House. We liked that Rouse rhymed with House. It made some of us laugh! We got to go into the back of the house which is where the servants worked, before going to the front part of Rouse House.
 
Then it was time to go home. We were all very tired from walking around so much. It was a much quieter bus ride back and it gave us a chance to rest and look out the window. A few of us even fell asleep. What a long day! We'll have to share some of our fabulous recounts about our day!