Pudding Hill Camp 2016

We arrived back on Friday afternoon after the most amazing camp at Pudding Hill, extremely tired and ready for an early night, but, with satisfied souls from all of the outdoor adventure we experienced.

Activities we took part in were abseiling, confidence building on low ropes, archery, mountain biking, river crossings, bush walks and a super fun water slide made all slippery with dish washing liquid. We (both us kids and the adults) enjoyed the slide in beautiful warm, sunny weather but also in murky, cold, rainy weather.

We also performed skits at a camp concert, played indoor 'spotlight' and 'sardines', made our own pizzas and roasted marshmallows! We learnt about search and rescue and carried our classmates on stretchers and found hidden safety items. We also played frisby golf. One of the activities lots of us found most fun was building bivouacs in the bush! We created huts from fallen branches and found ferns, bracken and dried grass to cover the walls of our huts. What's more, when we checked our huts the next day after a night of strong gales and heavy rain, they were still standing - pretty impressive!

There was a lot of risk taking on camp with people stepping outside of their comfort zones to try new things they were a bit afraid of. Some people were very unsure about abseiling, the low ropes and even the water slide, but many overcame the little voice of fear in their head and challenged themselves to try and keep trying. Many felt very proud and a real sense of achievement after doing what they had been fearful of.

Below is a small sample of photos. The wide, bright eyes and smiles say it all!

Check out the slideshow on the righthand side of this blog!

 

What we've been doing!

We have been extremely busy these past 2 weeks at school.

Ask me about any of the below...

Inquiry - We have been telling our stories and our cultures through art to create a 'visual mihi'. We a have also been sharing our mystery bags filled with 5 objects that represent who we are as a person.

Triathlon/Duathlon - We did this in the heat today. Find out what we did and how far we went.

Art - We've been looking at the skills of mixing colours to create different shades, tones and colours. What are we painting?

Mapping - We've been looking at Ilam School using a google earth map and working out what landmarks are missing and adding them to the map and what direction the buildings face. We are also forming instructions for people to follow.

'Clued Up Campers!'

We began the year with a hiss and a roar! In Week 3, we are traveling to the Mt Hutt Retreat so we have started getting prepared! On day one of the new year at school, we had some first aid training with St John's. We learnt about how to deal with different issues, all the way from cuts and bruises to hypothermia!

We practised stopping bleeding and wrapping a wound with a bandage as well as putting our partner's arm in a sling. Another highly necessary piece of information we learnt was how to respond to an emergency situation using the Dr.s ABC.

Danger - check if the situation is dangerous for yourself as you don't want to get hurt as well.
Response - check to see they respond to you by calling to them or tapping them.
Send for help - dial 111.
Airways - push up the person's chin so it's easy for them to breathe. This will also lift their tongue off their airway.
Breathing - put your ear to their mouth and look to see if their chest is rising.
CPR - if they are not breathing, perform CPR.