A bunch of happy campers 2018
Week 5 of term 3 saw our 5/6 cohort make their rite of passage, in fulfilling their adventure and adrenaline desires at YMCA’s Camp Manyung! Leaving on Monday morning on the 13th of August, we trekked down the Nepean Highway in our coaches to our destination, set in the beautiful surroundings of Mt Eliza. Following the camp orientation and setting up of cabins, students then broke into their activity groups to begin their adventures.
Students had many different opportunities to be adventurous and push their boundaries in the following activities: beach combing, international games, initiative problem-solving, archery, giant swinging, crate-climbing and tree-top surfing! These activities were amazing and the staff ensured that everyone felt safe and achieved success.
The nights were broken up with team challenges to further bound and test out the wit and problem-solving capacity of the students. Night one saw the students team up with friends to solve a murder mystery (we caught you Tania, haha!), with night two being a trivia completion, of course with copious dancing! Camp Manyung was such a wonderful experience for our students, as it enabled them to push themselves to realms that they never believed possible and further building their bonds with the other students and our wonderful Ripponlea PS staff.
Finally, thanks to the teachers and education support staff that attended the camp as, without them, the camp would be unable to go ahead. A great camp, thanks Camp Manyung, from all at Ripponlea Primary School!
Alex Miles – Visiting author
During our Book Week festivities, our 5/6 students were given the opportunity to met an author and enjoyed a presentation of her craft, how her career began and how they can be wonderful writers.
Alex Miles, a ghost-writer of the Zac Power series and author of the Olive Black quintology treated our students to a play-by-play run-down of how Alex moves through the creative process and what steps are required, for taking a humble idea and it turning into a fully-fledged novel.
