Preparation for Family Day

Today the class of 9D prepared worship for Family Day. After that the class split into two different groups. One did washing, played cards and sport and wrote letters while the other group went out and did wood chopping, mowing, project work and then made dirt roads.

Ashley, Rick and Michael

Friday, 13 November

As usual we kicked off with a morning devotion, then moved onto the morning jobs. After a tasty breakfast, we began to prepare for Family Day on Sunday. We completed the day with washing clothes and project work, which included lawn mowing, wood chopping and filling holes in the dirt tracks.

Sean, Arron and Jess

3 Day Hike

Today we got back from our three day hike and all of us were exhausted. The boys started it off with a 7km walk to their first campsite. It was nice and sunny when they got there but after a couple of hours it started pouring down rain and they were all in their tents. After a bad night's sleep they were off again to their next campsite. It was only a 2.5km walk but it still took a long time as the navigators had no idea where they were going. When they got there Mr W and Mr H told them they were doing duo and that they were not allowed communication with any other pairs. After a very boring afternoon and a long sleep they were off again for a 5.5km walk back to Binga.

The girls started off to a great start until the boys caught up singing their chants. We parted from the boys and continued on with our hike. The first night was good apart from the toilet paper was left out during the night meaning we had none left. As we walked to our next campsite Kate fell over and split her stitches. The second day was duo and it was silence between all the groups. There wasn't much to do and we didn't have a group fire. With an early start to the morning, we packed up and left for Binga. With the many hills the girls were challenged but we all got there in the end feeling good.

Emily, Taylor and Nic

Rewards!

Today was our second horse riding lesson which was widely anticipated throughout the group. It was very enjoyable for everyone. The lawn mowers were also introduced as we had to prepare for Family Day.

We were congratulated with our long awaited Mars Bars because of our fantastic work with the horses.

Kate, Thomas and Jacob C

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Today was just another day of rest after a busy week. We started the day at 7am except for Parker cabin who earnt not only a sleep in but a day free of jobs. Today was our last day to relax and prepare for our big 3 day hike leaving tomorrow. With a few of the instructors still out fighting the fire,they needed our full cooperation. Some students either finished any last minute washing, played card games or cricket on the oval while others just read books, wrote letters or simply relaxed.

Mieka, Letitia, Tanya, Tom S.

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Today was our first relaxing day where we had free time and got to do our washing for the week. We were happy to hear that we had an extra hour to sleep in. Everyone appreciated this time to finally lay back and write letters to family and friends. While a couple of staff members ran off to help put out a fire down the road, many games were played throughout the day including chess, uno, spades and poker. Overall everyone enjoyed the chance to relax.

Jess, Nick K and Tom R

Friday, 6 November 2009

We started the day off with a foggy assembly, moved onto the morning jobs and then had breakfast. Low ropes got cancelled due to heavy rain and a blackout last night so we did more initiative games.

After work we had a little bit of morning tea then back to the games. We had lunch and went off to the rotations for the afternoon. Activities included rope tying, sock hockey, baking and designing the Mt Binga t-shirt.

We had afternoon tea and got onto the afternoon jobs then had tacos for dinner. That was followed by dessert. After that we received our mail and played a game.

Sean, Emily and Arron