Big Day Out 2015

Last week on the 20th November, the Year 7’s and 12’s headed out on the annual Big Day Out - which starts off with a hike along the Dragons Back before ending with fun games on the beach.
The year 7’s were organised into six groups of eight, with four year 12 team leaders to journey with them along the hike, which compromised of many ups an downs - hence it’s name the ‘Dragon’s Back!’ Along the hike, the teams were given a scavenger hunt which they were encouraged to complete in order to beat the other teams. This included items to find such as ‘something alive’ or ‘something red,’ which made the hike more interesting and allowed the different years to bond and communicate. We almost thought it was going to rain but fortunately we only had a slight drizzle, additionally only one group got temporarily lost and there were no injuries so definitely a successful morning!
After the hike, the groups convened at Big Wave Bay Beach where we all enjoyed some lunch and relaxed whilst waiting for everyone to arrive. After we were all at the beach and had eaten, the Year 12’s set up their six games in a ‘Round-Robbin’ style around the beach and the different groups began to rotate round. Each game lasted 20 minutes and we were lucky that we had been given time in our PE lessons to plan these games and improve our leadership skills. This was another great opportunity for not only the Year 12’s to bond with the Year 7’s but also for the Year 7’s to bond with each other and work with people from the other class. The games were really well organised and included things such as; splat, tug of war, wheelbarrow racing and memory games. After these games, everyone came together to play a huge game of (slightly chaotic) capture the flag before heading back to school.
All in all, it was a really enjoyable day and we hope that everyone had as much fun as we did! Lottie Williams, Year 12