Year 6 camp

Last week we went to year 6 camp. Year 6 camp was about biking to places we biked to Havelock pools then the sound shell in Napier then to Frimley park. This camp was a reward for being awesome year 6s.

At Havelock pools there was a pool over 2 metres deep this pool was for bombs and dives. There also was the fighting pole where Jewell was probably the champ she was pretty strong. After a little while the life guards brought out a bouncy castle that had obstacles on it. They also wet it to make it harder the quickest time was . The parents and teachers also ran sports games.

The next day we biked into a headwind to Napier. It was pretty hard and we all made it so it was a great achievement. When we got there we did a scavenger hunt and then came back. In the scavenger hunt we got 5 dollars as a group to buy something Christmasy my group brought some Santa hats.

On Friday we biked to Frimley park. Then we walked next store to Lindisfarne and swam in their pool. We played some volleyball to. We did relays in the pool and all of the teams got disqualified. Mr Cotterells team got disqualified because he did an illegal kick in breaststroke. Then we biked back to school which meant that bike camp was over.

The camp days were pretty fun and the nights were really fun Reece Sam H and I stayed up really late. My highlight was the Havelock pools it was really fun on the bouncy castle and playing basketball. My lowlight was biking to Napier in a head wind but it was still awesome that I did it. Overall out of ten I give this camp a 7 out of ten it would of been funner if it didn't rain so much.

Wheel art

We did some art about the year at Parkvale school. Mine was inside a bike wheel with four different sections. Mine were about Yachting, Rock'n'roll, Room 19 and camps. It was all about fun times and Pride.
Go Parkvale!

Caving at camp Kaitawa

                                           Caving at camp Kaitawa

Thump I land on the ground after jumping of the rocks at the start of the cave. This part of the cave was very roomy and looked lovely except for one big drop near the edge! It was pretty scary. There was a lot of leaves and not much rocks. Then the cave got  smaller and became a tight fight. I came upon two rocks jamed together. Martin told us that we had to squeeze through the rocks to the other side. I watched the others go through and then it was my turn so I wriggled my way through and popped out the other side.

I had to climb up onto some rocks and swing my feet over to another rock. There was grit on the rocks and it was rubbing against my hands and dust was getting in my eyes. Miss Hill told me to put my hands on the bar that went around the edge of a humongous drop. I shone my torch done the drop and couldn’t see the bottom. That made me more nervous. My feet shuffled along and I moved my hands across on the bar. I launched myself onto another rock where my dad was waiting. My dad helped me get past some slippery places then he sent me down to tony.

Tony helped my climb on top of the rocks and slide down the other side. When I landed I nearly slipped over because there was some slippery mud or bat poo I wasn’t quite sure. There wasn’t much to look at I looked down and I could barely see my shoes because they were covered in so much mud but I could see Grant in the light of my torch.  I walked over to Grant who was standing in the middle of bat poo that looked exactly like mud. It stunk horrible! The smell got worse and worse when you got further into it. My feet were getting stuck in the poo and trust me it wasn’t that nice. There was also leafs mixed in with the poo. Trudging my way through the mud I saw a ladder. Craig told me to climb the ladder up to Miss Garland.

I shot up the ladder and walked back to where everyone was. We got a lollipop to eat well we waited for everyone else to finish. Caving was a lot of fun and for me was probably the best thing about camp and camp was awesome as well. It was the best camp ever.

Bush safety

This is some work on Bush safety.

Yesterday a relative of Mrs roil came in and talked to us about bush safety. He told us that before we go out into the bush the first things we need to do is tell someone where we are going and when we will be back and also check your bag to make sure you don’t have any holes in it. In your bag you should have Torch, Water, batteries, lighter, sleeping bag, food, bed roll, Beanie, warm clothes and a tent or some shelter. You also need a first aid kit that should contain stuff for blisters, headaches, cuts, bruises, rashes and insect bites. It is better to go hunting or in the bush with a group so if you get hurt there will be others around. Items you need to access quickly are Drink bottle Raincoat: wet weather gear space to pack in your clothes as you take them off

Gas cooker and cup. If you are in a situation when you are lost you should try and keep warm drink heaps of water be determined to survive and stay put. Try to stay away from these plants stinging needle and the bush lawyer. When you stop for a brake you should put on more clothes to keep warm, find natural shelter and put on a beanie because 60% of your body heat is lost through your head. Group rules are If someone needs to stop we all stop and wait. Keep an eye on each other. If you can’t find or see the group you stay put. I hope that helped you out and gave you some more knowledge on the bush.

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My camp group

My camp group is Flynn,Maggie,Greta,Bhrt and Jack B. All of the groups have 5 or 6 people in them.
right now my group is called the Hawkes bay Saints. I think that at my group will be successful and will work together well. I am looking ford to camp and I think all of my group are looking ford to it as well