Hey, our names are Ella M and Ella C, we are in Rm 14 in Year 7 at Cobham Intermediate.
On the 27th of February Rm 14 went on a 3 day, 2 night camp at Kaituna Valley.
First of all we stopped at Halswell Quarry. We learnt all about the history of the quarry and how it was made. We found out how tiring it was for all the workers at the quarry, carrying heavy rocks up the hill all day.We even had to carry our own rocks up the hill to see how heavy they were. Then we had lunch in the hot sun, while having lunch we played a game of chicken tag.Then the park rangers Murray Rob and Vicky took us up to the old managers house and showed us around.Then it was time to hit the road and head to camp.
At camp we were amazed by the big space and great setup. There were 2 or 3 kids in each tent but the women slept in a tent on the girls side and the men slept in a tent on the boys side. The worst thing about camp was the disgusting portaloo's and not having showers but that's what campings about.At camp there was a stream which we used to keep our milk cold. We had heaps of fun playing in it but it was freezing and people were scared of toe biters. One annoying thing about camp was all the sheep poo. When we got to camp we did a water watch activity with the smart scientists Earl and Kelvin. They taught us about the weather temperatures and we got to go fish in the stream for bugs.It was worthwhile and very interesting.
On the second day at camp we walked up Mount Herbert it was great fun apart from standing in 100,000 piles of cow and sheep poo. At mainly every stop Mr Rait gave us a biscuit and a few facts about a tree or the surroundings. Rm 14 will never regret Mr Rait for making us eat the spicy pepper leaf. When everyone made it to the top Mrs Follero gave out chocolates and we took photos of the amazing view. Going downhill was such a relief especially when we reached the shelter where we could go to the toilet and get more water. There was lots of stinging nettle (onga onga) all over the track but the foxglove was a great cure for the kids who got stung. Overall everyone had great fun.
On the last day at camp we played heaps of fun team games like the iceberg game. We also got to make chants with our table group. After that we cleaned our tents and had lunch.At about 1:30 we started heading home going back to school we visited the Kaituna church we looked at the graveyard and went and had a look inside the church.Then we hopped in the cars and headed to school. And that was the end of room 14s awesome camp.
By Ella McCissock and Ella Coggan.
The Story Behind Kaituna Camp.
Hey guys our names are Amelia and Georgia and we are the publishers of this blog. This is our recount of camp, changed into a story, ENJOY.
Once upon a camp there were two girls who were in room 14. Their names were Amelia and Georgia, they were happier than usual today but that was probably because they were just about to go to Kaituna camp. But before they could go they had to wait for the whole class to arrive (which they did).
They all went through the carpark to get to the horse float as a class, placed all their gear inside, hopped in their cars and drove to Halswall Quarry.
So they made us carry little pieces of rock to the next stop we had ( by the way we had about three stops).
When we got to the next stop they told us that the men had to carry rocks about three times the size of their rocks the same distance as they did all day. OMG imagine how tired they would get. They also told them some rock names: metamorphic, igneous... Then they walked for about two hours in the boiling hot - it was horrid.
After the walk was finally over, they got back into their cars . "NEXT STOP KAITUNA CAMP".
As soon as they got there, they practically jumped out of their cars (luckily not landing in any poo), just wanting to explore but they had to unpack and then do water watch. The best part probably was fishing for the bugs and sorting them into categories.
At dinner time they had hamburgers, milo and baking.They sat in a square type shape and talked about what they will be tackling tomorrow on the big mountain, what their goals were and how they were going to get there.
The very next day they got into walking gear, put on their face paint and they slip slop slaped, and started up the mountain.
Along the way they make up some little tunes...
I don't know what I've been told,
There's lots of cow poo on this road,
Stinging nettle all around,
Keep some foxglove by your side
How old is this big old tree,Give it a hug and you will see,
Yummy cookies shared around,
Make sure you don't drink all your water down.
FIVE HOURS LATER
(we need a picture of the class at the top to the mt)
4 hours later
"we finished yay'' they all said.
That night they had a really fun camp concert, shared some jokes and scary stories ooohhh, had supper and went off to bed.
Day 3 was fun (apart from packing up). They did some team work activities, by the way the A team smashed in flipping the bag, doing the riddles and stuff, but Something Nice cainned in the iceberg challenge and they sort of deserved to win. After that they left, went to the church and that was the end of ROOM 14'S KAITUNA CAMP 2013.
THE END
Hope you enjoyed!
Written by Amelia and Georgia
Some of their memories
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