Our Camp 2013 - Day 4

Today we awoke once again at 7am, we had 30 minutes to get changed ready for breakfast. Hematites set up the breakfast this morning, although group A & B had a bush breakfast. Our group had a continental breakfast with poached eggs and baked beans. Our bags were packed and ready, so all we had to do was grab them and jumped on the buses. Today we were to be playing Two Up. Two up is basically, just heads or tails but it is betted on with another person. With each round, the price went up to be involved. Everyone was handed $50 fake money to start with. The rounds started at only $10 a bet although it wasn't long until our first person was on the losers bench (Jarrod - MW was first). We both got out in the later rounds of the day but eventually Peace was the winner. Heads came more often than tails but every time you thought there was a pattern it always changed. We had morning tea before we split in to our groups. This time we were in group AB, so we went to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). First off we watched a short clip about the history of the RFDS. We asked a few questions before heading outside to the hangar. In the hangar, there was one of the two planes which were used to transfer patients to Perth or over East for emergency surgery. Everyone had a chance to have a look inside the plane, but we had to go one at a time as it is small and there is one million dollars worth of medical equipment inside. Once we got the other group from the Weather Bureau, we headed to Hammond Park for lunch. We didn't have long to eat and once we'd eaten, our group headed to the Weather Bureau. Our guides name was Jenny and she showed us the multiple different technological weather instruments. We got to see her release a weather balloon full of hydrogen which gives us windspeed, air pressure and wind direction data. This information is then transfered to the pilots for a weather update. We then left the Weather Bureau and met the other group at the Loopline Museum. We also had a chance to stand on the old trains that will be up and running in 2014. After the museum, we went to the Boulder Town Hall. Inside was a 3-D painting, which we all thought was real. We also had a look at the honour board from WWI of the soldiers that came from Kalgoorlie, Boulder and Coolgardie. We also saw graffiti from famous actors and singers who had performed over 100 years ago. From here we went to Mt Charlotte and walked to the top where we could see all of Kalgoorlie as well as the water reservior which givse Kalgoorlie and its neighbours fresh water to drink. After trekking back down Mt Charlotte we re-boraded our buses and went back to the camp school for a little bit of free time to play basket ball, talk and relax in our dorms doing whatever we wanted, as long as it was sensible. After about an hour, Mafic's were called to the dining hall to set up for dinner. 15 minutes later everyone was called to the dining hall for dinner. After dinner we had an hour to shower and practice our acts for the spectacular 'Wattle Grove's Got Talent". The talent show had many wonderful acts, it included: comedians, singers, singing groups, and group performances. It was a wonderful 1 1/2 hour of laughing and have a great time being envious of all the wonderful singers. The night was compared by Mrs Lavery, judged by Mr Sherlock, Miss Lavery and Mr Sanderson who loved giving out 2's and making jokes when he did. 4th place went to Steve'n'Steve (Connor and Tristan). There were 3 joint winners, which were: Sweet'n'Sour (Rico & Amelia), GT (Ashliegh, Akira, Awaliah and Evie) and Jayme. Congratulations to all of them. Taylor and Merenia

Our Camp 2013 - Day 5

Today is our last day in Kalgoorlie and we awoke to Mr Sanderson singing opera. Before breakfast we had 45 minutes to pack up and change. We then strolled down to the dining room, previoulsy having been set up by the Laterites. We were treated to another continental breakfast which included spaghetti and eggs. There were lots of excited chatter, as many of us were anxious to get through the days activities and get on the train home to our parents. It wasn't long before everyone hopped onto the buses to Karkulia Park. On the arrival we were greated by Anjei,who was our guide for the days outing, in which she explained how the day was to be run. We spilt into our groups of AB & C. We were with group C, our tour guide was a gardener. We looked at many different trees, native to the area and learnt about their different appearances, traits as well as taste of the non - poisonous ones. We also had the opportunity to plant and name a tree. All this time we had been making our way towards a lookout, in which you could see multiple kilometers in every direction. We then began our long trek back to our buses, although we had to wait a while as the other group were still at the look out. Once the other group arrived, we climbed aboard the buses and headed to Hammond Park for lunch. At Hammond Park we ate lunch, got frightened by peacock's, emu's, and kangaroo's. Afterwards we had some time to ourselves on the play ground. We then hopped back onto the buses to head to Hannan St for some last minute shopping. After Hannan St, we went to Coles and everyone bought some food for the train ride home. We travelled back to the camp school for a debrief and to collect our bags. A final farewell and thank you was said to the camp school staff, before beginning our long journey home. It wasn't lomg before we boarded the train and settled in to our seats for our 3pm departure for an arrival of 9.45pm in Perth. At exactly 6pm, we were handed our packed dinners which was a salad with some meat, a bread roll finished with a lovely brownie for dessert. When we reached Perth, our parents eagerly awaited us and we quickly left for our homes. I can guarantee we had a quiet trip home with a very long sleep. By Taylor and Merenia

Year 7 Reflection

Year 7 has been a long journey, one that was exciting, fun and even inspirational. I'm glad to be here today sharing many memories with you. To start with I'd like to give a huge thank you to the P & C. The mass amounts of fundraising they have done for our camp this year. The fundraising was well worth it, as the camp was amazing. I am aware that the camp was only made possible because of the big help you gave us. So thank you. Thank you to our principals, Ms Roberts and Mrs Mackenzie for keeping the school well run and in line. You were a great help and support throughout the year and I can't thank you enough. To my teachers, you are responsible for the graduates here today. Who we are today was greatly influenced by the help and support we have received from you throughout the year. All the help is greatly appreciated, thanks to you, many of us are going to walk in to high school a little less nervous, a little more confident. For the parents, without you none of this would be possible. We wouldn't even be standing here today. I know we are super difficult at times, but, we appreciate you more than you know, we just aren't good at showing it. Last of all the graduates, thank you for making year 7 the best year of my life. This journey has been made enjoyable with your brightness and energy. I don't know what I would've done without you. Thankyou and I wish you all the best.\ By Taylor