Camp Caithness 2014

Introduction

In week 3 the year 5 and 6’s of Bledisloe School went to camp at Mrs Harris’ farm. We stayed for 2 nights in tents and had to do all our cooking without electricity.

When we arrived at Mrs Harris’ farm we walked down to the paddock and started setting up the tents, it was really awesome. Later that day we started doing our activities.

After that we went on the thick plastic waterslide. It was fun because you went fast but the worst part was when the soap flicked back into your eyes.
By Michael and Daniel.

Gorge walk

One of the electives was the gorge walk. As we walked down the gorge we have to be careful of the blackberries. Some people used compasses to guide their way down. There were lots of plants, there was even a stream down there but the stream was full of rocks and not much water. It was awesome because we were surrounded by so much nature.

By Logan and Ruby

Tents

First we had to unpack the tents, then we took the tents out of the bags and put the pegs in. We then put the poles and added the fly. We had to tie it down so it didn’t fly away. Every group had to put up their own tent. Some groups managed without adult help. For some groups they needed help because the tent was so big.

By Jack.

Slingshots

One of the activities we did was using slingshots and blow pipes to hit targets. It was heaps of fun!

Cook out

On Wednesday night we might fires. First we had to dig a whole with the spade, and then we got the wood and used paper. We had to light the fire with a match. We then had to start to cook our dinner which was nachos. We had the ingredients ready to cook. After dinner we toasted marshmallows on a stick. There were biscuits to put the marshmallows in to make smores.

By Micayela and Amber.

Trailer rides

All the utes came to pick us up. The reason we were all pilled in was because we were going to the waterslide in the other paddock. Some kids got to go on the back of the trailer, some on the back of the ute and others in the cab. The best place to ride was in the TRAILER because it was really fun and the bumpiness was extreme! The best ride was in Mr Teddy’s ute. For some people the ride was more extreme than the waterslide.

By Nand and Justis.

Waterslide

We were very lucky that we had nice hot days at camp. In the afternoons we found out that we could go on a waterslide which was made form plastic. It was about 50 meters long. A lot of people didn’t make it all the way down. All the adults seemed to make it past to the end onto the grass. Mrs Colliss managed to get a photo of nearly everyone going down. It was awesome fun, for lots of people it was a highlight of camp.

By Nick and Javarn.

Masterchef

On Thursday night we did our own Masterchef challenge. Each group got an amount of ingredients. Some were compulsory, instant noodles, sausages and some kind of tomato sauce. Some or the random ingredients that only some groups got were, garlic, canned beans, powdered mash potato, onion and heaps of other unusual stuff. Some creations were similar to others, there were heaps of stir fry type things. We all used gas cookers; our time limit was 30 minutes. For dessert we made pancakes.

By Ashley and Tahlia.

Eeling

One of the five electives at camp was eeling. We went to a pond were it was said to have lots of eels. Each group (of 2-4 kids with 1 adult) had a small handline.

No one had caught anything when time was up!

We chucked in the hinaki and waited until the next day.

The next day went we pulled it up we had caught a dead, blind eel. We didn’t eat it because it was dead and we weren’t sure how long it had been dead for.

By Seth and Te Ahu.

Camp Concert

On Thursday evening after the Masterchef results were told to us we started the 2014 camp concert. There were lots of different acts, but there could only be 4 winners. Some people sung, some did funny skits and others danced. The winners were lawnmower problem, the ugliest man, vampire bats and bubble-gum. The winning groups got half a block of chocolate to share out between the group. Kayla, Isabelle, Zoe and Amber were in the winning group the ugliest man, along with Zoe’s dad and Mr P.

By Kayla and Isabelle.

Dreamcatchers.

Dreamcatchers were so cool. The star in the middle was the standout, we got to add decorations and add string so they can be hung. My one was gold because stars are gold, I made 2 dream catchers but I still have to put the finishing touches on them but when I do I will never have nightmares again.

By Paige.

Young Farmer.

On Thursday morning everyone went up to the woolshed and did some farming activities. The young farmer competition was one of them. There were 3 stages to the race these were; log run, fill the bucket and hit the nail 3 times, you then had to return the log to the start.  There was a winner from each class competition, Room 11’s was Reon, Room 12’s Nick, Albie from Room 14 and our representative was Kairon. It was a tough competition and Albie won.

By Anthony and Bryce.