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08 Year Five Camp Out After much excitement and planning the day for the Year Five Camp finally arrived on Friday, September 7. By 6:00pm the junior playground was awash with tents of all sizes and fires were lit. Students created some flags to represent their groups and presented them with a war cry. They made the judging very difficult for the poor parent judges as they all did such an amazing job. After a dinner of burgers, students Excursion During Term Three, Year Six students have been working on an integrated project looking at Renewable Energy and Sustainability. The project gave students the chance to learn from elements in Science, English, Maths, ICT, and Design & Technology. As part of the project students were employed by the RNA Showgrounds as a Builder/Developer to help show them how things can be built using Renewable Energy with the EKKA theme of ‘Our Farmers, Our Future’. Students were treated with a trip to the EKKA, to speak to industry experts about Renewable Energy and Sustainability. Year Six student Zoe Daramola talks about their time at the EKKA. “It was one long bus trip to Ekka, but to seize the time, we of course began to sing ‘One Direction’ songs. Finally we got there and what a spectacular and breathtaking sight it was! We toured the ‘Ekka’ with leg muscles burning while answering challenging quiz questions relating to what we had seen. At the end of the tiring journey we all went to get ‘Ekka Showbags’.” moved onto our second activity, “Finding your way”, where students were sent all around the school to locate their given clues. Finally it was time for some hot chocolate and to toast marshmallows on the fire before bed – some got more sleep than others! Up nice and early students went for a run around the oval to wake up, with breakfast next on the agenda – damper cooked over the open coals. By 8:30am the campsite looked like a playground again and some very tired campers were on their way home for a nap. Year Ten Camp Students in Year Ten headed off to Edmund Park from June 20-22 for the annual Year Ten Camp. Students took part in a range of challenging activities over the three days including canoeing, bike riding, abseiling and bush walking.
Year Nine Camp This year, the Year Nine cohort were given the opportunity to attend a three day outdoor expedition to the Great Sandy National Park on the Sunshine Coast. Upon arrival at the Edmund Park camp site, the students were divided into a boys and girls group in order to keep accordance with the Rite Journey programme. The first night saw both groups camping at Boreen Point where everyone enjoyed a walk on the beach and stargazing after setting up their tents. Over the course of the three days, students undertook various fun-filled activities including bravely conquering their fears to successfully abseil a terrifying 40 metre cliff face, hiking, canoeing across Lake Cootharaba and mountain biking. Some students were even given the opportunity to show off their daredevil sides on the BMX track. During the camp, students had to cook all their own meals and learnt to support each other as a team to overcome their challenges. By the end of the camp, everyone was exhausted but excited about sharing their camp stories with their loved ones back home. Year Seven Canberra Excursion 2012 5.30am is not normally a time that the children in Year Seven would be up, dressed and raring to go. However, Monday September 10 was an exception! By 5:35am the front drive of the Senior Campus was awash with excited children. The first day was packed full of activities and after a drive up Mount Ainslie to get a good view of Canberra, the Year Seven students took in the National Capital Exhibition, the National Film and Sound Archives and finished with Cockington Green Gardens at 5:30pm; and were then ready for dinner at the Gold Creek Resort! Tuesday saw the children don their Canberra excursion polo shirts and proudly visited Parliament House and The Australian War Memorial. It was an extremely important part of their visit and cemented the knowledge they had learnt in Term Two. Students also enjoyed a visit to Black Mountain Tower just in time to see the sun set and the National Gallery, and were even lucky enough to attend a closing ceremony back at The Australian War Memorial. Wednesday brought a visit to Government House and the National Museum where students saw the exhibition ‘Creating a Nation.’ Next was the High Court and Questacon with students able to release some energy getting interactive with scientific displays; the place a buzz with excitement as they were able to be in a virtual earthquake and watch how a tsunami occurs. Lastly that day, was a visit to the National Library which left us all in awe! Thursday was departure day but there was still enough time to fit in a few more visits! The Royal Australian Mint was the first port of call and students were able to witness the development of Australian Currency throughout the centuries. The last visit for the day was CSIRO with students gaining a wealth of knowledge about introduced species, and witnessed how new developments in the science world are helping to fight serious diseases. With that it was time to fly back to Brisbane, arriving home at around 8:00pm. It was an exciting and memorable journey for all involved and the children certainly had lots to tell their parents! 09
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