{"id":20598,"date":"2026-05-13T09:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=20598"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:09:17","slug":"year-2-21","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/year-2-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our Year 2 students recently went on an exciting trip to the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University oif Sydney to learn more about Ancient Greece and Rome. It was a day full of discovery as the children explored real ancient artefacts, like old clay pots and Roman coins, seeing things they had only ever read about in books. The best part of the day was the workshop, where everyone got to dress up in traditional clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Lego Pompeii display serves as a brilliant focal point for Year 2 students, using over 190,000 bricks to transform complex archaeology into a vibrant, accessible model that illustrates both the daily life and the dramatic destruction of the ancient city. By stepping into the shoes of people from the past, our students brought history to life and had a fantastic time learning what it was like to live in ancient times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cara Bingham, Christina Mazis, Tina Nicotina, Catherine McGrath<\/strong><br>Year 2 Teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/IMG_0333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"20809\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/IMG_0333-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/IMG_0333-768x1023.jpg 768w, 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