The Climbing Wall, last day of school, Term 1

Today room 6 went rock climbing for the first time this year. We all got turns at climbing and being belay 1 and belay 2. First Mr J showed us how to belay and some safety tips. It would be dangerous if we didn’t know how to b-lay because if we didn’t we could injure the climber. Some of us got lifted off the ground, that’s why it’s important to have a belay 2.  We didn’t go up to the top because today we just learnt how to belay because that’s the most important thing about rock climbing. There are different stages of the climbing wall, it goes from easy to hard. Next time we all want to be able to at least do a harder one. Next time we’re focusing on trying to get as high as possible and Mr J is still going to come and help us but that’s the last time he will help us. We had loads of fun! :)

By Emma Hay and Dayna Walsh.

Bridge Valley Team Building Day, March 2012

On Monday 19th March, Room 6 went to Bridge Valley for the day. We all got put in cars. It didn’t take that long. We had a little look around when we got there. Cliff and Ronnie got us all together and told us what activities we were doing, which were high ropes, raft challenge and team rescue. Afterwards he put us into three teams. Group one, group two and group three. I was in group two. Group one did high ropes first then to team rescue then raft challenge. The other two groups did what group one wasn’t doing and rotated throughout the day. To be able to do the raft challenge you had to have really good team work and building skills, which my team didn’t really have for this certain one. 

By Emma Hay