Camp Video

Here is a link to a short video to show how much fun we had at camp!  Thanks goes to Mr Dryden for creating this hilarious video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRe1YyL0lu8

Enjoy!

Last day at camp

Here is the beautiful view from the deck of our camp site....






Today after a big breakfast and an even bigger tidy up this morning we are doing the last of our rotation activities for surviving well in the bush.

We have all had a go at making and using a slingshot, we have all done some archery and we have also made a bivouac in the bush and drunk hot Raro!

Here are some photos of us having fun...







































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Camp day two

This morning we have been playing lots of games in our activity groups to get to know each other really well. We really had to communicate well with each other to solve the team building games.

Here we are working together and cooperating....

















































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Camp day one

Dear Parents,

We are having a wonderful time at camp. The girls are happy, they are eating well and we have all had a good nights sleep.

We had a lovely walk to Shakespear Park yesterday morning / early afternoon when the weather was good and then the girls had a great afternoon on the water slide and playing games.

After a dinner of Spaghetti Bolognese and fruit crumble the girls played cluedo with our camp instructors.

Here are some photos of us yesterday....












































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Who we Are - lines of inquiry

After much discussion and debate this morning we have finally decided on our three lines of inquiry.

1.        Everyone is unique and needs to set different challenges for themselves.
2.        Strengths and weaknesses can change in a new environment.
3.        When you are in a different environment it will help you learn more about other people. 

We thought these three statements fitted best with our central idea which was: 

A change in environment can provide us with new experiences and challenges.  

We also felt that these sentences helped us to inquiry more into the three concepts of this inquiry unit.  Change, Reflection and Causation.

New Unit of Inquiry - Who We Are

Who we Are is our final inquiry for the year.  It is based around our trip to camp that we will be experiencing next week from Wednesday 12th November to Friday 14th November.

The central idea for this unit is:

A Change in environment can provide us with new experiences and challenges.  

In preparation for the PYP exhibition the girls will be doing next year in Year 6, I have challenged them to come up with their own lines of inquiry.  This is the list of statements we came up with as a class:

• ·      Learning about ourselves helps us to interact with others. 
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• ·      People find different activities challenging because of their strengths and weaknesses.
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• ·      When you are in a different environment it will help you to interact with people of different abilities.
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• ·      People are not perfect but are unique in their own way.
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• ·      Everyone is unique at different things.
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• ·      Everyone is different and needs to set different challenges for themselves.
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• ·      New experiences come with new challenges.
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• ·      Strengths and weaknesses can change in a new environment.
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• ·      When you are in a new environment you may be presented with difficult challenges and you will find you have to work together in a team to face them. 

  Tomorrow in our inquiry lesson we will choose three lines of inquiry that we think best fit our central idea and give us a chance to inquire into something.  We will keep you posted with what we come up with....

2014 Camp Gear List

Dear Girls, this is a list of things for you to pack for camp.  You will be given a hard copy of this list too but incase you lose it you can check it on this!

CAMP PERSONAL GEAR – Please name all items and take responsibility for them!

Ø  1 pack or suitable carry bag for all gear. One that you can carry!

Ø  Big packed lunch and morning tea for Wednesday. Bring a drink bottle too.

Ø  sleeping bag and pair of sheets or sleeping bag liner

Ø  pillow – small please and well labelled

Ø  2 towels

Ø  Togs (1 piece – can be school togs)

Ø  sunglasses

Ø  cap

Ø  personal first aid kit (medication, asthma inhalers, plasters, sunscreen, insect repellent etc)

Ø  Toilet bag – toothbrush and paste, hairbrush, soap, shampoo…

Ø  watch

Ø  pens and pencils

Ø  1 pair Pyjamas

Ø  underwear for Thursday and Friday + three spare changes

Ø  2 pairs of track pants

Ø  2 pairs of shorts

Ø  2 jerseys (1 woollen or fleece)

Ø  3 t-shirts

Ø  1 set of old clothes for any activities that may include getting muddy.

Ø  4 pairs of socks (1 pair to be woollen)

Ø  1 waterproof raincoat - this must be waterproof and long enough to cover shorts

Ø  4 plastic bags for storing dirty clothes (supermarket bags)

Ø  Torch -Optional

Ø  1 pair of old soft shoes (able to get muddy – e.g. old sandshoes or lace ups

Ø  1 pair of sneakers or trainers good for walking

Ø  Sandals or similar

Ø  Small back pack or school bag for the mini tramp. Will hold raincoat, drink bottle, sunscreen, jumper, snack

Ø  1 small toy to sleep with

Ø  Morning and afternoon teas/ suppers: 5PA to a bring packet of biscuits or home baking - not chocolate. 5SS to bring 6 pieces of fruit each to be cut up. Thank you.

Ø  If you have a special dietary requirement it would be advisable for you to bring a small amount of snack food to supplement the camp menu.

 NO money/ digital cameras or stereo/iPads/ipods or cell phones or lollies of any sort are to be taken to Camp. Thank you for your understanding.