Excursion to Coffs Harbour

On Thursday and Friday of last week, students from Years 5 and 6 travelled to Coffs Harbour.

Our student reporters Jess Plowman and Charlotte Harvey, have provided their reports on the trip:

Coffs Harbour

On Thursday, 16 November, Years 5 and 6 travelled to Coffs Harbour. It was a long trip but it was worth it. We travelled to the pet porpoise pool first where we saw peacocks, turtles, dolphins and seals. We saw the seals and the dolphins in the show. Everybody was amazed when the dolphins started to jump out of the water, it was a brilliant show.

After that we went to the beach and learnt how to surf, everybody enjoyed trying to surf and some people even stood up. Our surf coach was the famous surfer Lee Winkler.

After our lesson we went back to our resort and slept, ready for the day ahead.

On Friday we packed up and went to the beach again where a life saver taught us how to know where the rips were, then everybody went and swam.

After lunch we hopped on the bus and headed home.

It was an amazing experience and everybody enjoyed it - both teachers and students!

- Jess Plowman, Year 6

Coffs Harbour

On Thursday, Years 5 and 6 went on an overnight excursion to Coffs Harbour.

They participated in surfing lessons, instructed by the world famous surfer Lee Winkler. They also participated in a surf lifesaving course, where they were taught many things such as to stay calm if caught in a rip and to slip slop and slap.

They had the opportunity to visit the pet porpoise pool where they met many amazing creatures, such as turtles, seals and dolphins.

It was a huge opportunity and was an experience we are sure they will never forget.

Thank you to Ms Reid, Mr Jackson and Mrs Lewis for giving up their time to look after Stage 3 on this fantastic excursion.

- Charlotte Harvey, Year 6