Year 3 Camp – Yarramundi

There was great excitement in the air last week as Year 3 Camp at Yarramundi finally arrived. For half of the girls, it was their first experience of being away from their families for two days. We were blessed with a run of beautiful, sunny days but by the time darkness set in, we were all rugged up in our winter woollies!

Surrounded by stunning bushland on the first day, the girls met their group leaders, Corey, Michael and Louie, and started creating a sense of community within their day groups by playing co-operative games. Perhaps most excitingly, they were also able to explore their cabins for the first time!

On the second day of camp, we were ready for action! Highly anticipated by everyone, rock climbing, low ropes and archery were on the agenda. Courage was the order of the day when it came to rock climbing. Many girls were able reach the top of the wall and ring the bell, demonstrating their fearlessness and determination. The low ropes course tested the girls’ balancing skills and taught them about the importance of teamwork. We were very impressed with the girls’ aim during archery and were even more amazed at the number of bullseyes achieved! We finished off the day toasting marshmallows around the campfire while learning some environmental lessons through a shared reading of Dr Seuss’ The Lorax.

Our final day saw the girls conclude their camp activity program followed by a fun mini-Olympics competition. The girls spent time reflecting on their camp experience with their leaders and shared their pride in all they had achieved whilst away.

Some of the main aims of Year 3 camp were fostering new friendships across the year group, developing greater independence and stepping outside of comfort zones. We could not be prouder of the way the girls approached their camp experience and we know many of them are already starting to count down the days to Year 4 camp!

Kaitlin Foster and Felicity Permezel
Year 3 Teachers