Year 6 Camp - Mrs Kingshott and Mrs O’Brien
As Mrs Kingshott said, ‘the weather really could have ‘dampened’ things’, but not even four days of consistent rain got our spirits down! This year six class was an absolute pleasure to take away on camp. They rose to every challenge placed before them, and believe us when we say, there were many challenges!
Day 1 saw the students face many fears head on, when all 21 students achieved success on the tree-tops rope course at Hollybank by finishing a course. This success did not come easily or instantly and we could not have been more proud of the determination, perseverance, resilience and encouragement we witnessed here.
After a long drive the day before, Day 2 saw us soaking in the terrible, albeit, rich history of Port Arthur. We were able to participate in a short history of the site, presented by Nikki, who had everyone eagerly listening to, and handing out, crimes and punishments. Safe to say, it sounds like it was a good thing this group of students weren’t convicts back in the day, as their sentences would likely never have ended.
Day 3 saw us exploring TMAG, bowling many strikes and gutter-balls at the bowling alley, bouncing and scaling the walls at Bounce and then back to camp, to again conquer our nerves with a high-flying giant swing and the 14-high-milk-crate climbing.
Our final day had us getting up close to the animals at Zoo-Doo and then making the long journey home, with a much anticipated stop at the Campbelltown lolly shop on the way.
If our camp had to be summarised in a few words the stand outs would have to be; bravery, determination, encouragement and a generosity of spirit. Four stand out qualities demonstrated by each and every one of the 21 young people that shone on our camp.
We thank our wonderful students for the way in which they embraced all aspects of camp and for reminding us of the blessed position we are in to be able to teach Year Six. We also thank Mr Atkins and Mrs Anthony for their support, organisation and laughs shared and Mrs Harris for her incredible behind the scenes organisation!
