Primaries

Year 4

Year 5

Rachelle McIntyre

Primary Classes 2012

We have finally finished our Primary years at De La. We have braved the horrible yet hilarious Mr Atkins, ventured through the mysterious galaxy of the Year 5 classrooms and finally we were up to the last stage under the big boss Mr Leetham. Here is a recap of the journey. In Year 4 we arrived with our parents holding our nervous hands. All of us knew that we’d have a great adventure ahead of us. And so it was, including balloon rockets that flew across classrooms, to gyrocopters that gracefully floated down from the music building. In Year 4 we enjoyed two fun yet challenging camps with Mr Atkins taking us for night walks and playing spotlight at Jan Juc, and also the marvellous time we had at Grumpy’s waterslide and mini golf. But of course we can’t forget the horrible tortures he gave us, the games of ‘golf’ where he would chase us with the ruler and strangle’ us when we beat him in a game. Then came the transition into the space-obsessed world of Mr C. I think we learnt more about space in Mr C’s class than Neil Armstrong learnt during his space missions. The highlight for Year 5 was the camp at Woorabinda which taught us leadership skills and created a special bond amongst us. The camp included canoeing, archery, a barbecue, a flying fox, fort building, and high and low ropes. In Year 5 we enjoyed the process of making rockets even if we did not launch them until Year 6. Now we have taken the final step of our journey. Year 6 and Mr Leetham would tell jokes, and some of them were funny. Jan Juc poured with rain pretty much the whole time. Luckily it didn’t rain during Spotlight so we were able to play it which was awesome but we could never beat Mr Wilson. The day after, we went kayaking in the pouring rain, which in our opinion only made the day better. We also held the Centenary Art Show where the Year 5-6 classrooms were turned back in time from the Titanic in 1912 to the great depression in 1929 to the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In our Primary years we have all made great friendships, learnt useful skills and most importantly enjoyed ourselves. But sadly all good journeys come to an end.