Recount of our trip to Thindi

Saara’s class, Omer, Mikhaila and her friend and the DaNgimalmin mob went to Thindi on Tuesday. Thindi is a beach that belongs to Melpi mob. It takes about 30 minutes to drive there from Wadeye.

First we took some photos for our science project about climate change.

Then we had cuppa. We had muesli bars, eggs and oranges. After cuppa we took some more climate change photos.

Next we went fishing. We caught a crab and we cooked it on a fire and ate it. It tasted like fish.

After that we started driving back to school but we stopped because we saw turtle tracks in the sand. We looked for turtle eggs but there was nothing.

Finally we got back to school and  had free time.

Beatrice is looking at the camera and smiling at the beach.

Saara took a photo of us smiling at the beach.

Donny was playing footy at the beach.

Matthew caught a crab.

Jules was looking at the sea and he was playing footy at the beach.

Eddie is kicking some footy.

Eddie and Matty are digging for turtle eggs.

Matthew is eating a crab at the beach.

Donny's fishing at the beach but he didn't catch anything.

Donny is pointing at crocodile tracks.

This is Eddy enjoying his time jumping from a sand hill.

We took photos of turtle tracks.

Francellia is taking some photos.

The grass and trees are growing up.

Last term we studied how and why white people came to Australia. We found out most of the first whitefellas came from Britain and many Australians thought of Britain as their mother country.

Then things started changing. People came from all over the world and Britain wasn’t very important to them.

Some of the First Australians, the old Australians and the New Australians don’t like the flag we have now because it has the British flag in it.

We had a go designing a brand new flag!

- Saara -

My name is Beatrice.

This is my flag. I put my colours Blue, Red, Yellow, Black and Gray, Brown and White.

I use the black yellow and red because that’s the colour of Aboriginal flags. I put the Emu and the Kangaroo because that’s our silver in Australia.
- BEATRICE -

My name is Merle and this is my flag. The colours I chose to use are green and black, yellow and brown because they are good colours. I put a kangaroo on my flag because there are kangaroos in Australia. 

- Merle -

My name is Saara and here are two flags I designed. I chose to use the colours of the Indigenous flag - black, red and yellow. I also picked blue from the current flag. I added gold and green from the colours Aussies wear in sporting events.

On one flag, I put the kangaroo and, in the other, I put the Southern Cross. I thought they would be good symbols that represent everyone.

- Saara -

Here are some other flags:

A Card From Overseas

We got a card from Sarah who used to come and help us study on Tuesdays. She is travelling in America now. She wrote that she is in Hollywood now and America has been great fun but it's cold compared to Wadeye.

Thank you for the card!!!

Our year so far

We were asked to write a little bit about our year for the school magazine. We thought about all the fun things we have done this year and all the things we have learned. The list was very long, indeed. The recent visit by the band B2M from the Tiwi Islands left an impression on many. 

Here are some of the students' favourite things:

My favourite thing this year was footy in Palumpa and Peppi and going to the swimming, and the B2M visiting Wadeye. This year I learned a lots of new words, and how to read coordinates.

–Jules

My favourite thig this year was B2M came here and visity came in to Wadeye Highschool. This year I learned lots of new word.

–Kubuyen

My favourite thing this year was I went to Melboure to sea the MCG oval. This year I learned about Ireland.

–Peter

My favourite thing this year  was this B2M and youtube videos and swimming. This year I learned about Curacao, about Ireland, about Vincent Lingiari and about Blog. Its a good thing

–Merle

My favourite thing this year was B2M visiting and going to the library. This year I learned lost of new words, how to use Microsoft word and about Ireland.

–Beatrice 

My favourite show by Merle

My favourite TV show is Home and away. 
Home and away is serial and a soap opera. 
I like to watch it because its good movie. 
It is on at 7 o'clock. 
And I watch it with Heather.

My favourite song

Merle showed me this song today. I thought it was pretty good. These girls are from Mornington Island.

-Saara