CLEAR CREEK 2011

On September 13 and 14

we went to

CLEAR CREEK!

We loaded the bus

 Riding the bus

 Jane and her mom.

  We passed Scofield Reservoir, and after 90 minutes,
arrived at
Clear Creek!

We got settled into our cabins and went and
ate our lunches in the trees.

 Next, we started our rotations.  We had six of them.
Mohawk Walk
Wild Woozy and TP Shuffle
Whale Watch and Nitro Crossing
Bingo
Cups and Sandtrap
Hats

 Starting "Mohawk Walk"

Walking on the cable

 You have to have a great spotter

 This is the spot where we were told to 
"Swing Like Tarzan, and
Yell Like Jane!"
Our own Jane, was really good!

 Chandler

Jackson

Jane and Ari change positions
 

 Mrs. Gillett tries her hand at it

 A "Proud Miss Mitchell Moment!"
Mrs. Gillett is a former student of Miss Mitchell's!
1982-1983

 Casey and Kobe

 Kobe

Lydia takes a turn

Lydia's mom gets an assist from Kobe.
(Her husband went to high school with Miss Mitchell!)
 

 Deisy

 Mason and his dad

 It's easy for Deisy to walk on the cable

 Mrs. Michals tries it

 Aspen

 Jakob and Dyson


 
Vienna

 Jessica and Bo

 Dyson and Mr. Gooch

 Aspen and Jakob

 Dyson

 Lauren and Erin

 Sage

 Payton

Mr. Page (another Alpine Elementary alum) and Sage
 

 Erin and Lauren

TP Shuffle
How to figure out to get the entire team to
switch places on the log, without stepping off

Nitro Crossing
How to figure out how to get your entire team to swing on the rope
to the platform, without touching the ground

Scavenger Hunt
We had to find a . . .
Hawaiian Lei
Chinese YoYo
Glow in the Dark Bouncy Ball
Key Chain
Friendship Bracelet

We checked out our "cabins"

We ate in the dining room

 We had skits

RELAY
We had to race to the chair
Get a balloon
Blow it up
Pop it
And follow the instructions on the paper
Pretty fun! 

We danced
(Thanks, Miss Larsen)

We did "The Limbo"

We had fun in our cabins

On day 2, we had six more rotations:
Necklaces
Hike
Golf Ball Carry and 2 x 4
Soccer
Storytelling
Musical chairs

Necklaces

2 x 4
We had to figure out how to cross on these blocks
and pick them up as we went 

Golf ball carry
We had to figure out how to all lift the board with a golf ball on it,
and carry it a certain distance 
without dropping it

We jumped for joy that we came to Clear Creek!
Vienna, Erin, and Deisy

THANKS TO OUR GREAT PARENT HELPERS:
Mrs. Archibald
Mrs. Arnold
 Mrs. Gillett (former sudent)
Mrs. Greer (has known Miss Mitchell since age 12)
Mr. Higbee (former student) 
Mr. Ihrke
Mrs. Neves
Mr. Page (former Alpine Elementary alum)

 Our group...with Mr. Page taking the picture.

WE HAD SOOOO MUCH FUN!!!