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Friday 4 December 2020

Senior Camp Recount

 The deep cyanic water was mesmerising and cold , there was a tumultuous up-roar of laughter and chatter among the children who were in the pool, my skin looked wrinkly and ancient from swimming in the pool for so long. It was the last day of Senior Camp. We were tired yet excited because for the whole day we were going to be swimming at the pools. I remember when Senior Camp was first announced. We were originally supposed to camp at Houhora Heads Holiday Park but due to supposed weather conditions, was cancelled and we had to have an “In School Camp”.  Primarily I thought that the “In School Camp” was going to be fun and interesting plus it would also be a different experience. On the first night which was probably my favourite night there were parents helping us. The ones I remembered were Mr Richards , Mrs Mullholland, Mr Ty and Mr Dickinson and as expected all the senior class teachers. The first activity we did was sports rotations. My favourite sports rotation was Softball. I remember when it was  my turn batting, I batted and they caught it on the fall. I was so  disappointed l. On my second turn batting I did a perfect hit, the bat swung with a swoosh and hit the ball thump, as soon as I heard the thump I sprinted to first base, safe I heard Mr Richards say (Mr Richards was the parent referee for the game). My face blushed red with pride, my heart pounded merrily unluckily that did not last for long. When it was the next batter's turn to bat he batted successfully and I ran to 2nd base and he then ran for 2nd base I was pushed to third he ran to third base where I was pushed to 4 I then got out on last base I was gutted.But I got over it pretty (Well if you call  thirty minutes quick). The next most interesting thing that happened that night was playing spotlight in the dark (spotlight is a game similar to hide and seek but played only in the dark with a torch and when you find them you have to shine a torch on them and say spotlight and  their name). I was not found once in spotlight every time I hid. It was always in the same spot near the P.E shed and every time when I knew almost all other kids were found I ran to the back of the field to be even more hidden. When spotlight was over we went to bed. First we watched a movie called SpongeBob: Sponge On The Run 15 minutes later I was fast asleep. The next day we went to Maitai Bay. The first thing I wanted to do was swim in the water so I quickly put my togs on and dived into the water. The water was freezing yet I persevered and swam after an hour of swimming later I got out and got changed. After I got changed it started raining and I quickly hid under the gazebo. My bus was the last bus to come so I was wet and cold.The next day we went to the movies. The movie we watched was The War With Grandpa. I had already watched the movie. When we went inside the theatre there was still a while until the movie started. So we entertained each other by standing up on stage and booing each other off. Then after the movie ended we went home. After we came to school we immediately went to the pools, the deep cyanic water was mesmerising and cold , there was a tumultuous up-roar of laughter and chatter among the children who were in the pool. The deep pool was opened so bombs were done every 5 seconds after 4 hours of swimming in the pool we came out.  My skin looked wrinkly and ancient from swimming in the pool for so long. After that I went home to my family and that was the story of my “2020 In School Senior Camp.