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On January 27,2023 my grade went to the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. We got on the bus and started to leave. When we got to the museum everyone was super excited. We got off the bus and went to the museum. We got split into groups. My group started at the rock section. We saw different rocks. We even saw gold!! Then we saw a ginormous whale! We then went up to the dinosaur exhibit. We saw a bunch of different dinosaurs.Then we crossed the sky bridge! I thought this was really cool because we saw the road next to us. We then had lunch. I sat with my friends and we talked about what we saw. Next, we went to my favorite exhibit in the museum. It was called the RACE Exhibit. It was really interesting! I would really recommend this museum!!!
On Thursday and Friday, I went on my first overnight trip to Camp Hanes in King, North Carolina. When the Sixth Grade got to school we were all super excited to go to Camp Hanes. We brought big duffle bags and sleeping bags. The Sixth Grade took two big charter buses, we got to watch movies and talk to friends. When the bus started moving we were all so excited to get there. When we got there everyone at Camp Hanes was very nice and super excited. We grabbed our luggage and brought it to the gym. Then we went into a room where we played 4 corners. When the teachers came in they told us which two advisories are together. My advisor Señora Salas and Mr. Lovett’s advisors were together. The boys and girls were in different cabins. When I got to my cabin I was super excited we unpacked our stuff. I put my bed sheets and sleeping bag on my bunk. When everyone was done unpacking we all headed to the dining hall.
When I got into The Dining Hall, I went to go find my advisor. We ate our lunch family style which means we ate together and had a big bowl of mac & cheese. After lunch we split into our activity groups. My activity group was going on the hike first so we filled our water bottles and followed our guide up the mountain. When we got to the top it was a very pretty view. We could see Camp Hanes from the top. We could also see Winston Salem from the top of the hike!! The hike was really fun!
One struggle that I had on the hike was having to climb the very steep parts of the hike. We had to climb a rope, there were slippery rocks under us so it was very slippery. Something I enjoyed at Camp Hanes was the Sky Hammock. A Sky Hammock is a hammock that is in the air and you lay on it. It was so fun!!!! I also really enjoyed the Campfire because we got to roast s’mores. At the campfire we sang songs and we watched the counselor put on very funny skits. The whole trip was really fun!! Thank you Camp Hanes!!!