During week 7, West Oz Wildlife came to visit all the Early Childhood classrooms. Wow, what an amazing hands-on experience it was!

The students met Gummy the koala, and all got to have a pat. We learned that koalas sleep 20 hours a day, love to eat gum leaves and a baby koala is called a joey. They are the size of a jellybean when they are born and live in their Mum’s pouch. But the funniest part of all was when we learned baby koalas eat their mum’s poo!

We met 2 gorgeous baby sugar gliders called Toffee and Flossy. They were so tiny and were sleeping in a beanie. We learned that sugar gliders are nocturnal, so we had to quietly wake them up and gently pat them with 1 finger.

We met 2 pythons and a bobtail lizard and heard all about how to care for them and what to do if we run into a snake at the park. The children were so brave and most held the python or touched it’s scaley skin.

It was a fantastic incursion, we all had fun and learned so much!

Kind regards,

Lisa Reichle

Kindergarten Teacher