Three fun filled camp days for Kindy to Year 2
At the end of Term 1, while senior school students embarked on outdoor adventures and challenges, our younger students in Kindergarten to Year 2 were enjoying their own action packed three day camp.
Day one kicked off with a range of amazing, fun focused educational and team building sport competitions organised by the Motiv8 Sports crew. The Motiv8 Olympics saw children engage in high energy activities like tug of war and ball skills. All kids could be part of the action, regardless of their ability. Students were rewarded for their efforts during a special closing ceremony.
The rhythm and beat of the Dancepants disco and games allowed students on day two to show off their moves and dance the morning away. Excitement built in the afternoon as they headed to Erina Hoyts to watch the Lego Movie 2.
The final day was the highly anticipated parents activity day, showing the strong community connections at 榴莲社区. Around 100 parent helpers ran activities including face painting, hairspray, science experiments, gem sieving and cupcake decorating to name just a few.
The famous 榴莲社区 infants hospital proved popular once again. Students role played doctors and nurses with x-rays, fake cuts, bruises and bandages. Each budding student doctor received a special doctor kit with band aids, stickers and gloves.
School parent, Mrs Holly Gilbert, said, 鈥淭he camp is a fantastic way for children to interact with lots of different parents. And it鈥檚 equally great for the parents too. It reinforces the community feel of 榴莲社区. It shows the children we are a community, and it鈥檚 lovely to have that interaction with everyone.
New to parents activity day this year was the 榴莲社区 yoga oasis 鈥 a chance for students to meditate and stretch in a space of quiet reflection and aromatherapy. Students were shown how to move their bodies in new ways in this quiet, calm and peaceful environment.
Yoga expert and parent, Mr Kesari Bhattacharya said, 鈥淓very session we ran was different. I went with the flow of energy in the room. In some sessions the children were too excited, so we did lots of high energy fast poses. In other sessions the students were calm and subdued, so we did breathing, a little bit of meditation and a lot of relaxing stretches.鈥
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the camp.
