As the Year 12 Biology students are learning about Zonation and Stratification as part of their first Ecology internal it is imperative, we go on this day and take the morning to travel out to Riverton Rocks and back with 3 to 4 accompanying staff members. The students will gather invaluable practical experience sampling the zonation patterns on the rocky shore. They will build in integral biological skills like using transect lines in a real-life scenario and then forming kite diagrams form the data they collect. They will then use this information to help with the write up of their 3 credit internal assessment.

Please read through the following information and complete the permission form below due Tuesday 11 February 2025.

• Date: Tuesday 18th February if weather is appropriate otherwise postponement date to be confirmed
• Location: Riverton Rocks, Riverton
• Time: 8:50 am – 12:15 pm
• Transport: students and staff attending will be transported by GoBus
• Staff Attending: Mel Young, Urte Bierlin, Lee Pirini and John Kennedy
• Cost: $5.00 per student – due by 11 February 2025.
• Please note: Board financial procedure requires payment in full, by the due date for your child to purchase resources, participate in sports or attend trips/events. Payments received will be allocated to the oldest unpaid fees and charges owing on your child’s account first.  
• Uniform requirements: Mufti and suitable footwear or gumboots.  Dressing to the weather conditions, sunscreen, sunhat, and sunglasses If hot, and then warm clothing. If cold as it is exposed with limited shelter. 
• Food: Please ensure they bring plenty of food and water for the trip and any medication that may be required during the trip.

Mel Young and Urte Bierlin have a current first aid qualification and will be always carrying a first aid kit. Two more experienced Biology teachers, Lee Pirini and John Kennedy will also accompany the field trip. We all have a wealth of experience and have had a pre site visit to ensure the conditions are safe for our students and staff while on the field trip.  If for some reason an accident does happen, Mel Young will ring the parent immediately and notify the school. 

 This event contains risks, including slipping over on the wet sand, slipping into a rock pool (these are shallow and surround some rocks), cutting your hand while sampling the organisms, climbing around rocks, and losing your grip. This, event is managed by school staff who will manage risk and hazards according to the school’s safety management plan. This includes careful use of appropriate nonslip footwear, dressing to the weather conditions and students being aware of the risks while working on the rocky shore.  While risks can be maintained to acceptable levels they cannot be eliminated.  Some risk is retained for its learning and experiential value.  If you wish to come in to school to see our safety management systems or have any questions, feel free to contact Mel Young on 2116030 or email [email protected] .

It is important for safety reasons that students follow instructions given to them by all staff and follow all appropriate school rules. Behaviour by students that is deemed dangerous and puts themselves and/or others at undue risk will result in your child being picked up by a caregiver and not attending further Year 12 Biology trips this year. 

Please pay and complete the permission form below.