Year 5 Spotlight
Year 5 Camp
Last week, the Year 5 students, along with eager FPS staff and four helpful parents ventured to the YMCA Anglesea Adventure Camp for two nights. The students faced a number of ‘challenge by choice’ activities that included; the giant swing, canoeing, mountain bike riding, orienteering and hut building. It was excellent to see the students challenge themselves at their own level of comfort.
Exploring and playing games on the beach, filling free time with endless games of ‘ga-ga ball’ and using other excellent facilities was great to see. Nighttime did not stop the fun. On the first night, students participated in Tom and Lauren’s trivia challenge. The second night, students had the choice of watching a movie or watching some of the AFL footy final.
Thank you to the staff (Naomi, Blake, Tom, Lauren, Cathy and Gabi) and parents (Jana, Brenda, Lila and Yuki) for helping make the camp a great success. Well done to the amazing Year 5 students for their efforts.
Below are some of the camp highlights.
I liked the cabin size because we got a good sleep. ~ Libby, 5A
My biggest challenge was sleep but on the second night I overcame it and woke up at 6.30am. ~ Bonnie, 5A
When we went canoeing I was really scared that I was going to fall in, but I had lots of fun. ~ Harriet, 5A
I liked the giant swing because it was fun and I went halfway to the top. ~ Maryana, 5A
The mountain biking was a lot of fun. The challenging bit was getting up the hill but coming back down was fun. ~ Ethan, 5A
My favourite part was when they gave us a chocolate brownie for afternoon tea, which was the best meal ever. All the other food was really good too. ~ Raanier, 5A
I liked mountain bikes because I liked going around and around on the track. ~ Rosie, 5A
I liked the food, especially the barbeque chicken. I liked the giant swing, hut building and mountain biking. ~ Winter, 5A
Camp was really fun and so was canoeing and the beach carnival. ~ Sam, 5A
The Year 5 camp was a fun experience and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks to the adults that helped make this a very welcoming environment. ~ Jules, 5B
The activities at the Year 5 camp were fun and I really enjoyed hut building and the movie night. ~ Alice, 5B
The Year 5 camp was one of my biggest highlights in 2026. Not only were the cabins and activities great fun, having time to play and participate in the activities and free time was so much fun. Activities like ga-ga ball, hut building and the giant swing all brought people together. ~ Emily, 5B
Camp was great fun. I liked trying new things, like canoeing orienteering and hut building. It was a fun experience. ~ Viv, 5B
We thought the Year 5 camp was a positive experience as it challenged you to try new things. The food, cabins and night activities were a positive experience. ~ Seb W & Harvey, 5B
Thanks to everyone that made the camp happen. It could not have happened without the help of the adults. I really enjoyed everything that we did and saw at the YMCA Anglesea Camp. ~ Xander, 5B
Even though it was a two night and three day camp, it flew by as we all had so much fun. I loved the activities and being around my friends. ~ Max, 5B
Even though the camp felt like it went really quick, we squeezed a lot in and I really enjoyed all activities. My favourite was the 18m giant swing! ~ Hamish, 5B
I liked mountain bike riding because the trails were really fun! ~ Felix, 5C
The cabin groups were great, and somehow the activity groups were even better! ~ Kit, 5C
I really liked the activities, mountain bike riding and the giant swing. The food was yummy! ~ Emilio, 5C
I really liked the cabin groups because I was with a lot of my friends. I also liked the giant swing because you got to go super high. ~ Harper, 5C
Camp was really fun, especially the giant swing and mountain biking. Canoeing was also pretty good and I liked the food. ~ Toshi, 5C
My favourite was going on the giant swing and doing orienteering. I really enjoyed the movie we watched on the second night. ~ Sophia, 5C
The cabins were really nice and they had a great view. The giant swing was really fun because you got to swing high. ~ Ava, 5C
I really enjoyed the activities. I liked how everyone was able to have a turn at each one. I liked the food that they served. ~ Trinity, 5C
Year 5 Teachers ( Naomi, Blake, Anne, Tom & Jade) and Students