17 Aug 2019
On Wednesday, 7th of August the Year 4 students travelled to Coffs Harbour for the annual Year 4 Excursion.
The first day involved an educational guided tour through the dense and diverse sub-tropical Dorrigo Rainforest. Students walked amongst dense bushland and local wildlife learning about the history and ecology of this wonderful natural site. Finishing with perfect photo opportunity on the skywalk allowed the students to view the spectacular great escarpment.
The next stop was the Big Banana where students used their skills of stealth and strategy during a heart-pumping game of laser tag. This was followed by 18 challenging holes of minigolf which saw some holes in one and a few balls in the water.
That evening students experienced an informative and hands-on reptile presentation by Steve McEwan. He shared his expertise about a variety of reptiles and provided students with a close-up encounter with many different cold-blooded creatures including a giant python, green tree snake and baby crocodile.
The fun continued on the second day with lessons, tours and shows at Dolphin Marine Magic. The students were amazed by the acrobatic skills displayed by the resident dolphins and sea lions and were lucky enough to give them a pat, receive a special dolphin kiss and a seal hug.
The marine adventures continued at the Solitary Islands aquarium. Students explored the exhibits to investigate and interact with fish and underwater creatures local to the rock pools and reefs or the nearby marine park. Holding a slimy sea cucumber and spikey sea urchin was certainly a highlight for some. The afternoon activities wrapped up at Digger's Beach with a highly contended sandcastle building competition.
After dinner, students went to Club 300 for an exciting game of ten pin bowling. With high scores, wobbling pins and lots of laughter, the students had a blast!
Friday morning started with a visit to the Butterfly Sanctuary where the students took a stroll amongst 500 of live Australian butterflies. They viewed an interesting dinosaur presentation and met a baby velociraptor.
On the trip home, the students were treated with a stopover at Ebor to view the majestic waterfalls.
A big thankyou to Miss Jones, Miss Rigby and Mr Makim for their assistance throughout the excursion. Without their hard work and support the excursion wouldn’t be the success that it was. - Mr Burgess