Peace at last!

It didn't take long before almost everyone was asleep on the way home....

Our final day

The children really had to be dragged from their beds this morning, they were all absolutely dead to the world. After a frantic hour of packing, we have enjoyed a morning of climbing, aerial runway and orienteering. Every single child has been a real credit to our school and we are very proud of them all. They've all been stars! 

Time now to get on the coach - we are leaving on time. See you soon. 

Kayaking in the sunshine!

Groups A and C enjoyed an afternoon kayaking in the sunshine yesterday! We played lots of fun games to help us practise our kayaking, everyone in Group A managed to stay relatively dry (apart from a few soggy bottoms!) unlike Group C who had several children capsize in a very competitive game of kayak football! Great fun was had by all. 

Message to class one.

Good morning everyone in class one. I am sorry I was unable to be with you this week. I have spent a very busy week with yr 6 at Lakeside. We have enjoyed lots of exciting activities. Some quite challenging!!!!! Although the weather has been unsettled,we have had an amazing week. I look forward to seeing you all on Monday, from Mrs Verrell.

Rock climbing - group b

"It was an experience not to forget," quoted one child.  The weather was not on our side this morning but we still made the best of what Lakeside has to offer.  The children were fantastic and scaled the rock face despite the difficult conditions.  Some children demonstrated real flair and were able to tackle a more challenging rock face with ease.  It just shows the determination our children show in difficult situations -you would have been very proud of them.  The instructor was impressed at how good the children were and how they didn't let the weather bother them.    

Sorry, no picture due to the rain!

Archery and obstacle course - group b

They have honed our archery skills this afternoon in order to win items cutlery to eat dinner with. The group leader decided each place on the target board was worth a piece of cutlery.  Everyone  was able to win some cutlery, even Mr C was able to win a whole set.   They found the obstacle course more of a challenge as they found it difficult to move Sinba and Bob (items full of water) as a team.  However, they still tried hard to try and overcome some of the problems and obstacles they encountered as they went long the course.  One of the biggest hurdles to overcome was working together and listening carefully to get Sinba and Bob home.  

Group A Bushcraft

The constant rain dampened our fire but not our spirits in the group A morning bushcraft session. Competition to build the best shelter was fierce, with the end result being 3 very different but equally marvellous creations. None quite so splendid as Mr C's effort of yesterday though.......

With shelters complete, attention was turned to starting fires. Unfortunately, while everyone managed to create plenty of sparks with their flint & steel, everything was far too soaked for effective fire starting. No matter, we had our original campfire still burning strongly and despite a minor flour related mishap the whole group were soon cooking their dough balls and tucking in to whatever remained on the sticks. We found the added moss gave a nice tangy flavour. Surprisingly, nobody was too full from their campfire cooking and everybody managed a nice big lunch (having changed into dry waterproofs).