Monday 30 June 2014

A day of relief teaching at Hammond Island

Jayne did a day of relief teaching at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's Hammond Island campus, which has a Kindy/Prep class & a Year 1/2/3 class.
She caught the Hammond ferry from T.I. in the morning & enjoyed a scenic walk to work...taught at the campus for the morning, then accompanied the school children and staff on the ferry back to T.I. for the end-of-term liturgy at the Thursday Island campus church.  
The ferry's steering cable snapped halfway across the channel...so all were adrift for 5 mins while the ferry captain undertook some swift repairs & the gentle rocking sent the children to sleep. 
Thanks to the crafty captain, Sharon, the ferry arrived safely & the Hammond children attended the church service, followed by lunch & play at the park, before returning on the afternoon ferry to their island home.
The Small Hammond Ferry T.I. - Hammond
An Aka (Grandmother) fishing on the beach at low tide in the morning


Views on the walk from Hammond wharf...
...past the Hammond Church... to the school...


The Hammond school children and staff walking to the ferry
On our way to T.I., which can be seen in the background
View from Hammond wharf to T.I.
The ferry

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