On Tuesday 19^th November, 5T and 5B went by train to the South Australian Art Gallery and Parliament House.  This was the culmination of two of our units of Inquiry, The Creative Process and Democracy.

In the Art Gallery our task was to imagine we were creating a new exhibit. In groups, we had to choose one of the Elements of Art and find 5 pieces throughout the Gallery that we would use in our exhibit. After lunch, 5B & 5T swapped and it was 5B’s turn in Parliament House.

We met Catherine Hutchesson, our local Member of Parliament, MP for Waite. Catherine took us for a tour and we saw the Legislative Council (the Upper House, which is red) and the House of Assembly (the Lower House which is green). We learnt about the Legislative Process (how a Bill is passed) and some of us got dressed up for a role play about having donuts at school on Fridays. We also met the Parliamentary Librarian who shared some interesting information about all the records that are kept there.

Thank you to Catherine and our wonderful helpers for our amazing experience.