What a perfect day we had for our local area excursion on Friday. The children were beyond excited when they boarded the bus and stayed enthused throughout the entire day. We started with a visit to the canoe tree, taking note of the lovely elipse shape of the cutting. We then moved on to take a walk along the Tomago river spotting mangroves, taking a close look at public and private jetties and admiring the fancy houses. We met Bernadette from the Council at the boat ramp where we enjoyed our crunch and sip break whilst listening to Bernadette talk about cormorants, sooty oyster catchers, seagulls, sting rays, pelicans, seaweed and features of our local environment. Did you know that 2 out of every 3 breaths we take contain oxygen provided by our oceans?
We made our way along the rocks and up the steps to the anchor, where we were fortunate to see a large pod of dolphins at play. From here we made our way along the headland, looking out to Broulee island and watching the waterways change from river to ocean to creek. We carefully made our way down the tree-root section and played spot the difference with old photographs of the bridge at Candalagan Creek. Lunch on the soft, lush grass near the playground was well received. Jordan read the sign for us about the ship wreck of the Rover, which helps us to understand where our school house names come from. A short play in the sand under a whispy skyline was great fun before our walk back to school. What a wonderful day of experiences and learning in our beautiful outdoor classroom!
We made our way along the rocks and up the steps to the anchor, where we were fortunate to see a large pod of dolphins at play. From here we made our way along the headland, looking out to Broulee island and watching the waterways change from river to ocean to creek. We carefully made our way down the tree-root section and played spot the difference with old photographs of the bridge at Candalagan Creek. Lunch on the soft, lush grass near the playground was well received. Jordan read the sign for us about the ship wreck of the Rover, which helps us to understand where our school house names come from. A short play in the sand under a whispy skyline was great fun before our walk back to school. What a wonderful day of experiences and learning in our beautiful outdoor classroom!