CAMP 5-6
A few excerpts from camp recounts.
Imagine you’ve injected caffeine into your bloodstream; that's how I felt starting at the twin flying fox. My heart was pumping, my vision blurry, the blazing sun piercing my skin and all sounds were heavily muffled. My mind was buzzing with morbid, anxiety inducing thoughts;
What if the cords split? I hope my funeral is an open casket! I peeked over the edge. Most of my fellow classmates waved, some even saluted. After waiting in the blistering weather for 30 minutes, the slow, painstaking build up led to this moment.
I leaped forwards. I could feel the wind hissing by my ears; all the extra heat that clung to me during the build up disappeared. I felt liberated. “Uh oh!” I thought to myself as I saw the shock absorber nearing. Then the most gut wrenching thing happened. The harness somehow fastened even more than it was already. I had made impact with the shock absorber and almost flipped. Once my shoes finally made contact with the ground, I was shaking like a maraca. The amount of adrenaline that my brain released was madness. I took a long, shuddering breath and exclaimed, “That was the best zip line ever.”
By Dhruv
As the year 5’s and 6’s strode across the boardwalk, it was getting colder and colder and the sound of waves crashing as they arrived at the shore was getting louder. At that moment, we saw a cute penguin hiding in a bush. It was so ADORABLE!!!! It was making squeaky, tiny noises at me and my friends, as we watched it do its normal routine of nestling in for the night. But we were behind the group, so we raced to catch up to them.
After a while of walking and chatting to Alisha, Zara and Rianna, we got to the bleachers we were going to sit at as we waited for the penguins to show. The waiting was endless, but after 10 minutes the first group of penguins arrived at the shore. We all observed their worn out, little bodies waddle across the sandy beach toward the bush. My mind flooded with memories of familiar experiences.
By Ayla
The hot air was suffocating me as my heart was pounding with fright. I trembled over attaching my harness. There was no pulling out now as I had to face my fear of going on the GIANT SWING! Before I could blink, I was lifted up into the sky urging my eyes to not look down but look out at the stunning view instead. The time had finally arrived. After so much anticipation wondering just how scared I would be once again on the giant swing that we all talked and talked about. Looking down at my friends I realized how far up I was! It was like being on top of Mount Everest! KC excitedly screamed out to me, “3, 2, 1, GO!”
By Evie
As I took a small step towards the water of Smith’s Beach, a shiver of chill came through me. I could hear the hissing of the wind through my ears as the wave called out my name. The water was as cold as ice! I walked slowly, closer towards the glistening, blue waves. I could hear them as they came crashing down towards the shore. The smaller waves came in the direction of me and as they went by gently and calmly, I felt like I was floating with the waves.
By Zara
As I put my hand up to volunteer for the giant swing, my heart was racing, I was chosen to go second last. It looked very nerve racking but very electrifying and hectic at the same time. I saw the other kids going on before me, which made me feel at ease. When it came close to my turn, I put on the harness and strapped up tightly to make sure I was secured. At this time I was shocked at what I was about to do. It was finally my turn to go on. My teammates dragged me with the rope and pulled me up to the very top. My heart was pounding like a hammer. Everyone screamed, “3!,2!,1!” I anxiously pulled the string in front of me. There was a bit of a delay, then my stomach dropped as I flew through the air. It felt like my soul left my body. I was relieved that no one ended up screaming or uttered a single word.
By Salvatore
Year 6 Bomber Jackets
On the return from camp the Grade 6 students were excited to receive their Grade 6 Bomber jackets.
