The sun shone, a bitter wind blew, it snowed, it hailed…. we loved a residential in Scotland!
We have had another fantastic day – the pictures [and videos] below are just a snapshot of the fun we’ve had and I’m sure the children will fill in any blanks. Two more days to go and we can’t wait.
Wow! This was comfortably my favourite moment of the residential so far. One or two members of our group were very frightened by the idea of taking that first step over the edge; we had trembling hands and wobbly knees. Conquering those fears and tackling this wall is not easily done and I am so …
The children have just completed their 5th activity of the day, taking their steps comfortably north of 10,000 and hopefully guaranteeing another good nights rest. The instructors have been complimenting the children on their manners and how well they are following the instructions and we have all been having a cracking time.
Having begun our journey through the woods with enthusiasm in short supply, the children had a fantastic time on the hill walk enjoying uncharacteristically warm Scottish weather. Groups 3 and 4 also enjoyed getting out on the lake to do canoeing and kayaking. Bring on the next activities.
After a huge dinner of lasagne or steak pie (both came with chips and carrots) and a caramel slice for pudding, Group 1 are now channeling their emotions into some ‘passionately’ contested fights. During our fencing session, we have learnt the stance for en garde, how to parry and repost and how to challenge our …
A competitive three minute race ended with Oscar winning by only one crate. Group 1s first activity has been great fun.
Who was to blame for the outbreak of World War Two? It’s a question that has been debated throughout History and today, it was Puffin’s turn! We discussed and researched the reasons and then separated up into different people/countries/treaties that we believed were to blame. We came up with our own arguments and then came …
To round up all of our learning about World War Two over the past term, we visited Eden Camp. All of us loved finding out even more about our topic and enjoyed working our way through the huts. We were able to point out things that we already knew and had learnt about, build on …
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, we studied some inspirational LGBT+ artists, specifically Doris Hatt and Keith Haring. We loved looking at their art and finding out about their lives. We made posters to inform other people about their amazing achievements. Take a look!