Activity Week

Ross Creek (Mountain)

I stared down at my knees dreading what lay ahead. Slowly, I lifted my gaze. I felt like dying right there and then. The rocky path in that lay in front of me went straight up for what seemed like forever. I remembered earlier going through the stout, mossy grey stone pillars, then crossing a sturdy bridge, passing millions of trees. It was bad enough tramping along for what seemed like hours on end. I could feel my powder blue bag start to slip off my limp shoulders. I heaved it up again just as a noisy wood pigeon flew overhead. The path was towering up to the sky, like a forbidding mountain. My heart started pumping, instantly my energy started to dissolve like melting ice-cream or a fading rainbow. I felt as weak as a newborn foal, with its long skinny legs. Slowly I began to climb the immense mountain.

By Amalya

Comic Life- By Isabel

Josh’s 2014 Camp Iona

My favorite part of Camp Iona was the Gorge. It was an amazing experience. First the muddy walk down to the first abseil. The first abseil was a little drop so we could learn how to do it. Once I got to the bottom I skipped stones across the river. It was a long wait but it was worth it. The river was great for skipping stones.

 Next we did a little river walk. The first traverse was coming up and my heart was pumping. I clipped my self in and got ready to go across. At the end of the line we got pulled in and unclipped. Then we made our way to the second abseil and waited as a parent went down to help us at the bottom. I was the first child down and helped take everybody's bags over to the opposite bank. It was a long wait and when I saw the height of the third abseil I was really excited. Again I stepped up for my turn and clipped in. I was ready to go. When I got to the bottom the parent said that I was the fastest to get down so far.

 Finally onto the rocky slope up to the last traverse. My heart was pounding in my chest. My hands griped the rope as I pushed off. I made steady progress and in the middle I let go of the rope and was hanging upside down with no hands. I had my photo taken and I continued along. I reached the end safely and unclipped. It was so fun. I waded back to the rocky slope and climbed back up. This time I was not scared. Slowly I got ready to go. I crouched and clicked my watch onto stop watch mode and pressed start. Quickly I pushed off and griped the rope, pulling with all my strength. As soon as I reached the edge of the other bank I stopped my timer. 0:10:12, it said. I was pleased with my effort. When everybody had got across we headed back up to camp. 

G.S.N.S Camp Iona

In week 4 of Term 1 we did a year 6 camp at Camp Iona in North Otago. We were lucky enough to do a range of different activities like;

• Archery
• Confidence Course
• Cookout
• Gorge Expedition
• Mc’Kerrows Pond
• Orienteering
• Bush Walk / Day Trek
• Search & Rescue
• Tenting
• River Walk
• Leadership Activities
• Cooperative Activities

All the kids had a great time at Camp Iona doing the above activities.

Also check out our snazzy as digital stories about adventure week and Camp Iona!

Lucas and Patrick

By Harry

By Jessica