TERM THREE - Week 9

Year 5 EOTC Week

The purpose of our EOTC week, was to experience learning outside of the classroom, with activities that would normally challenge ourselves and place us out of our comfort zone.

EOTC and the Key Competencies - Thinking, Managing self, Participating and Contributing

EOTC and the Values in the NZC - Persevering in the face of difficulties; Respect (for) themselves & others; Thinking critically, creatively, and reflectively; Community and participation;

During our EOTC week we had the privilege of having Mr Graham Plows (also known as Gecko, his scouts leader name) take us for some exciting activities

     

We learnt how to use natural resources to form a stretcher and the what we can do incase of an accident outside that required us to help / save an injured person.

 Building a tent wasn't as easy as we thought.  There were ups and downs, blow aways and flat nothing (hehehehe), BUT we did get it up in the end.  It is a good skill to learn for when you go camping or when you use a tent.

The most fun activity of the day, was getting to lift all the different weight of people in a stretcher made out of two pieces of wood and a plastic bag. Wow!!! It's amazing what you can make out of things we take for granted.