Today we had our ALP, it started off with all of us preparing in our groups, people were nerves for the grade 3/4’s that would come and be our audience for the day.

When they got here the first groups were all ready, the groups had activities and games for the kids to play. After this we had lunch, it was extra long because the 3/4’s arrived early, so we all ate then we went out to the slope, the kids ran round kicking balls and messing about while the older kids sat down and took in the extra time. The rest of the day went fast; group after group then the kids had to leave, but just as they were leaving the fire truck came, all the kids went through and had a great time. Overall the day was a complete success.

By Lachlan

Today I was student leader, this morning we had 1A and 1B go on their expo today, they left this morning, the rest of us had CLP right up until lunch time.

It was quiet because I had the whole dining room to myself because the other CLP groups were in different rooms and I am the only one in my CLP. Once lunch was over we had Passport, we went off in to different rooms again so we didn’t interrupt the other expo group when they got back from camping the night before.

By Billy

Today we had an ALP class and my ALP group of Abby, Lachlan, Sophie Lee and I are doing a presentation on bushfires. So luckily Mr Davies gave us the opportunity to go down to Dinner Plain fire station and look around and to find out how everything works. We saw a whole heap of different things from the fire trucks down to the simplest things like the clothes you wear when fire fighting in winter or summer. It was really interesting and fun; there are so many things I didn’t know but now I do. I didn’t know that one of the duties that top of the truck is used for is to put out grass fires, also so if the crew were there they can grab a blanket out of the storage compartments and put it over them if there was a blow over of flames.

At lunch today we achieved our community goal, which was to set up a long row of tables outside and eat lunch together as one big, massive group. To start off with there was a few people who didn’t like the idea, but once we actually put our plan into action everyone enjoyed themselves and our goal was a great success.

Jaimee

Today has been a wonderful day. My expo group had off-road bikes, it was fun!

The bus dropped us off at Victoria River and we rode out 8km down a dirt road in the mountains. I’m pretty much a local from around here so I thought I had seen it from driving through, but on a bike you get to slow down and really take in the view. Gosh, it was beautiful. Riding around the bends, racing with the boys and then stopping to see the Victoria Falls; pretty spectacular. When we stopped we jumped off the road and Mr. Michie showed us an old tunnel, which we proceeded to crawl through, because we’re fearless teenagers. It was once part of the first hydro-electricity scheme in Australia. I thought that was really interesting. After riding to Omeo on rest day my biking muscles were hurting quite a bit, but I challenged myself and finished the ride third, and I was pretty proud of myself.

Today was another rest day. A group of sixteen people plus two teachers went on a bike ride to from Dinner Plain to Omeo. It was over 40 kilometres and it took over three hours.

No one fell off their bike and everyone managed to make it to Omeo in one piece. Most of the boys, including myself made the mistake of not putting sunscreen on their arms and they could really feel the pain of it at the end of the day.

After the long ride up tough hills, we made it to Omeo, where we had lunch. Everyone was really hungry and very tired but luckily some teachers picked us up and brought us back to school. At the end of the day everyone was very happy with their efforts, and was glad that they made the decision to do something exciting instead of sitting inside all day having a rest.

By Matt

Today was the most beautiful day. The sun was out and everybody was having a great day. 1A and 1B were both out on expo skills - they all said that they had a good day learning and what to do for expo which is coming up later in the week.

Today I had beliefs and values. It was all about what you believe in and your outlook on the world - there are really no right or wrong answers. We watched a slide show of pictures that meant all different things. Then we discussed them and gave our opinions on them. We then looked through kaleidoscopes that make you see funny which was to get us to look at stuff in different ways and see stuff from different angles - about how everything is different. We all wrote down what our beliefs are and our values and shared with the group. They were all different as expected.

Today was our first rest day.

A lot of us had been looking forward to it. A lot of activities had been planned, but the weather made it difficult. A movie was planned for the morning, and we watched School of Rock.

A walk had been planned to Carmichael Falls, on the other side of Dinner Plain. A small group went. We started by following a 4wd track, and we realised after a while that there was no turnoff. We walked back along the track, and must have walked straight past the signpost.