Alysia's Stories...

On the first day of November, I went on a learning journey with the primary four classes. I went to school but it was not a normal school day. I sat at the parade square waiting for students to arrive in the early morning. I was so engrossed in my conversation with my classmates about going to East Coast Park for a camping trip. We were really happy that we were going to stay at the campsite for one whole week! A few minutes later, the bus arrived. Soon, we left the parade square and boarded the bus. In the bus, we were so excited that our hearts were thumping with excitement. Everyone was seated in the bus. The engine started and the bus drove off. We were all feeling jolly. Everyone was talking to their friends so the bus was noisy. I looked outside the window and there were surprisingly a few cars on the road although it was peak hour. Before I knew it, we arrived the destination before schedule. We were all pleasantly surprised by the scenic view. We walked briskly to our campsite. The sun was already high up in the sky. Our stomachs were all grumbling when we reached the campsite. So we grabbed some beverages and snacks to eat and drink. We relaxed for a while on the benches before setting up camp. Not long later, we were grouped into fives to pitch up a tent. Everyone worked cooperatively with their groups. My teacher helped to secure my group’s tent tightly to the ground and checked that everything was taut. We were perspiring profusely. The teachers and students took a break under a huge shady tree after pitching the tent. After that, the students went to the nearest stream. We splashed water to one another and played volleyball in the water. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously. Two teachers were sitting by the shore, having a picnic while watching us. They became full and left the picnic basket alone. The two teachers joined the other teachers that's quite far away from the picnic basket. All the teachers were taking turns to play badminton.