Recount - Berry Sport and Recreation Camp 
by Imogen H

Last week Year 5 and Year 6 went to camp in Berry. We all were split into different cabins with groups of up to 3 - 7 people. Both girls and boys had their own living room area. We were all REALLY excited!!

Here’s what we did on the first day. Once we got off the bus St Mary’s got split into two groups, the Wombats and the Water Dragons. My group was the Water Dragons. ROAR! My group started with raft building, so we rushed to get changed! Our group was now in little teams so we could make multiple rafts to put on the lake. Most of us failed though… but we sure had a SPLASH!!

After that we got changed, had dinner and went to the night show.

Day Two went like this. The Water Dragons went to make damper. Mine was a nice golden colour. Then we filled it with golden syrup. Yummm. It was good. After lunch it was Rogaining. Rogaining was where we went around the camp using a map and finding flags which had numbers on them. The flags were worth different points. The aim of this was to try and get the most points. We were split into groups of four or six for this activity. The rules were that you weren't allowed to split up and you HAD to stay on camp grounds. When you heard a honk, you had to go to the lake. My group didn't win but it sure was fun!  

Next it was Archery, we used actual arrows which were sharp! We had fun. Mr Harding even got a bullseye! But I was at the best out of my group. Finally Day Two was over.

The final day was here! This is what we did. Both groups were doing water activities. The Wombats were building rafts and as Water Dragons we were kayaking. We first put on life jackets, then learned how to paddle. We got with a partner and set off down stream. When we got to the end we had a fruit break. Then we went back to shore. We put the Kayaks back, took off our life jackets and went to a little garden area. We collected a stick and a rock and a leaf. We all sat down in a circle and shared three things about camp. When we held up the stick we would say something that would stick with us. The rock was something that ROCKED about camp and the leaf was something we would leave behind us. After this we said our goodbyes and left.

Camp was an exciting event that I will probably remember for life! It was fascinating and mind boggling that these activities are still being used today and also that the camp use to be an orphanage, or was it a boarding school? I have so many activities that I want to do again!

Thank you Berry Sport and Recreation for having us.