Monday 21 March 2016

Camp Stories

The students were asked to choose a moment from camp that they would like to write about. Here are a few examples of what they chose.

The Seal Colony
On camp my class went for a long walk and then....
My class went to the seal colony! It was exciting! The seal pups were diving. I think they were trying to catch fish. There were big, lazy seals sleeping on rocks.
I am glad that we didn't have to walk back.
Rihanna

The Eels
My favourite part was going to feed the eels. Room 11walked down the road. It was dark. We had meat for the eels. We had to wait a little while. Eels have a really good sense of smell.
Liam

The Walk
On camp Room 11 went on a big walk to see the seal colony. On that walk heaps of people slid down the hill. We got to see the metal in the glass. The metal looked like a clock. after we all got lunch. I was hungry. I had fun and the sun was shining bright.

The Slippery Slide
On camp I went on the slippery slide and the bouncy castle with my friends. On the slippery slide, I was being a racing car and I crashed into Kalei on the slippery slide. I spun-out! It was fun cause I spun-out four times. We got to go on the slippery slide because it was Rihanna's birthday so her mum put the slippery slide up.
Kieran R

Feeding the Eels
At night time we walked to the pond and we saw something lurking in the shadows. It was eels! We were worried. It was terrifying. We threw some meat in and the eels came. It took a while but it was worth it. I was scared at first.
Vera

Friday 18 March 2016

Cooking our Sausages

The wind stayed away when we were making our fires ready for cooking our dinner. some of the fires looked very professional. They all cooked our sausages, hash browns and marshmallows. The children thought it was great and ate heartily.












Thank you to the families who were able to come out and join us.

Rihanna,s Birthday Treat

We were very lucky because Rihanna's birthday was on Tuesday so her parents arranged for the bouncy castle and slippery slide. the children had a great time.












Tauranga Bay

Lunch was a welcome relief to hunger pangs. Then we went down to the beach. What a great time was had damming the creek, getting wet and sandy! It was lovely to see the way the children worked together, changing groups, talking and having fun.






























The Seal Colony

There was great excitement when we got to the seals, especially when there were some pups swimming in the pool. As our eyes adjusted we saw more and more pups sunning on the rocks. They are well camouflaged!












Cape Foulwind Walk

The children were very impressed with the amazing views as we got higher up onto the walkway. They did very well walking the distance especially Conrad. Of course the parents did very well too! We were all pleased to stop for refreshment along the way and lunch at the finish!




















Putting up Tents

some of the children were very helpful at times putting up the tents. They laid out poles, helped push in tent pegs, and learnt some new skills. Yhanna Chorley was a pro at pitching tents.