PCYC Final Session

6A      

The grade sixes were up to their third and final session of the PCYC course. Everyone was looking forward to the cargo net time trial challenge.

There were two teams in 6A that started at opposite ends of the course. Everyone knew what the course was like, however we only had 35 minutes to complete the course this time. Geoff Taylor was the course instructor and he told us to remember four important values of being in a team. Communication, Teamwork, Cooperation, and Leadership. Both the teams in 6A completed the course in a good time.

When the teams had completed the course, both the classes individually competed in the cargo net time trial challenge. Both classes had two attempts at the challenge but neither of the classes got a quick enough time to be able to be in the running to win the cargo net time trial challenge trophy. And then Geoff gave us another chance! Both classes combined as one big group to try and get a quick enough time to try and win the trophy. We got a time of 42 seconds and found out that that we had the fastest time so far this year!

 Reported by Miller & Hosea

6B  

Our last session was on the 30^th of June, and it was the most difficult of them all. Our teamwork improved very much from the first session, because people could listen better to the leaders of the group. Each week two team captains were chosen. The two captains would listen to others’ ideas and decide how we made it through the course. The course consisted of 6 obstacles. They were, boats where we had to get across without the river without touching the water, cargo net we had to go under and through, tyre swing to the other side, boxes and planks, ladder and planks and tyre ladder. We made it through the whole course within 22 minutes and 38 seconds and the other team got 21 minutes.

Next, we had to do a cargo net challenge. The first time we did it on our own just as a class, but we didn’t make it through in time to qualify for the finals but then both classes combined and made the finals! We had a whopping time of 42 seconds! 13 seconds more than the last group.

If we are to beat all the other teams from other schools in cargo net challenge, then we win a trophy.

Reported by Mia & Freya

 Daily PE

On Thursdays, the grade 6’s are organising Daily PE in different areas for each grade. Each grade 6 group of 3 or 4 people, were assigned to a class from grade 1 to grade 5 and have one area for 2 sessions. They each have 15-20 minutes after lunch time to do their activity.

A week or two ago we were given a folder with a 2-week schedule of games to do inside (in case it is bad weather) or outside. We have an area roster which changes every 2 weeks.

Jaxon, Anni, Halle and Toby’s group had the area 2 playground and played splat, infection and chasings which filled in the 15-20 minutes. We had the grade 4/5 class, and they were very energetic.

Reported by Jaxon, Halle and Anni.