Whetu Survival Celebration

WHETU SURVIVAL

For our Whetu Survival Celebration we did three rotations which were Camp cooking, Fire building and Orienteering.

Fire building:

For my first rotation we had a go at making a fire. Mrs Kennedy dug the hole then each troop had a go at making a tepee with the wood. A tip is to put the little ones first then put bigger ones but don't put the biggest ones on straight away. Each troop also had a turn at using the flint. You had to try make a spark but some people couldn't do that but it was ok. Mrs Kennedy tried using the flint to make a fire but It didn't quite work. There was a time we were really close but it didn't stay for long. I enjoyed that task and it was good to learn about how to make fires.

Camp Cooking

For my second rotation we did Camp Cooking. I enjoyed all of the rotations but I think this is my favorite because we made yum food. Two troops were up there at a time but one was making the baked potato and the other troop was making the banana. You could put ham and cheese in the baked potato and marshmallows and chocolate chips in the banana. First the Extreme Team made and cooked their food then us. Then the Knowledge Seekers. First we ate the baked potato and I put ham and cheese in it. It was really yum. After everyone had their potato we had desert which were the bananas. It was good and it was really sweet. I think my favorite was the baked potato because I like sweet things but not so much.

Orienteering

The Brainiacs last rotation was Orienteering. We had a map of the school and there were little yellow orange diamonds on the map. We had to try find those diamonds and there is supposed to be a white laminated paper with a letter on it. You were supposed to find seven letters. It was kind of a scavenger hunt. It was hard at times but it was good because it made it challenging and fun. Each troop got to do this task. The word was B U R R I T O S.