Our Living Coast – Excursion Adventure!
As part of our Living Coast Learning Exhibition, Mrs Maddie’s class was lucky enough to visit Henderson Seafoods to learn from local fisherman Jack Henderson about our local fishing industry.
We loved seeing Jack’s huge boat and measuring some of the crabs he had caught! Jack explained how he keeps the crabs fresh and showed us the process of crushing and packing them so they are ready to sell. A big thank you to Jack, Kate and Jagger for showing us around. We loved it!
Next, we headed to Billy Lights Point for a beach clean up, lunch and an opportunity to explore the rockpools and discover the marine life living along our coast. We collected shells, chased baby whiting and even spotted an unlucky dead squid floating nearby!
To finish our excursion, we enjoyed a tour of The Fresh Fish Place, where students learnt about locally caught seafood and gained an insight into its journey from the ocean to our plates. We had the opportunity to touch, feel and weigh different types of fish, and even watched a gummy shark and flathead being cut up. A huge thank you to Simone and Sandy for sharing their knowledge with us!
We had the best day out learning about our local coast and the fishing industry.
Thank you to Fermby for driving us down and Holly for joining us for the day. We really appreciate everyone's time and generosity in helping make this experience so special for our students.
Here are some of our favourite moments from the day!
“My favourite part of the day was catching the squid.” – Nate Hall
“I loved going on Hendo’s big boat.” – Jackson Watson
“I enjoyed weighing all the different seafood.” – Lottie Dennis
“I loved measuring the crabs.” – Oliver Crettenden
