Camp

Term 2, Week 3 and 4

In week 3 the year 8s loaded up a bus and made their way to Lakewood Lodge Camp for four days of challengers and fun!

The year 8s were taken out of their comfort zone and for many of the students it was the first time they had tried things like kayaking,  flying fox, rock climbing, archery and horse riding. The night activities were also lots of fun- we played night games like spot light, survived the scary Burma Trail and danced the night away at the camp disco!

One of the main highlights for most students was 'Survivor Day' where students had to complete challenges out in the wild that tested their strength, endurance, perseverance and co-operation skills. It was great to see students getting fully involved (no matter how muddy the activities got) and helping each other in completing each of the tasks!

My personal highlights of the camp was seeing my students grow in confidence as they overcame their fears when doing the challengers, Villiami smashing the rock climbing record by scaling the wall in 1.21 mins and of course seeing the girls beat the boys at tug-of-war! Even after two rematches!

This years camp was AWESOME! Not only did the students learn about themselves and what they are capable of achieving but they also learnt how important team work is; and for many students new friendships were formed!

In week 4 is was back to normality- back to routines, back to maths, literacy, PE and inquiry- and back to the year 7s who we all missed dearly while on camp!

Check out the camp website for more info on what we did:
http://www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz/

Mele and Clara battling it out on the mud run challenge! 

'Wonder Pets' building a wonderful fire to cook their dinner on. 

Horsing around at Horse games.

Saula after conquering the rock climbing wall. 

Sylvia Park School- Camp of 2014! 

The awesome year 8s of room 19!