BLOG Year 6 Residential Trip 2024
Update: 7:11pm
we are still progressing on the M25 and appear to be past the worst of the traffic. We are still due to arrive back at school at 7:45pm and we look forward to seeing you all there.
Estimated arrival back at school is now 19:50 due to traffic. Some children having a little snack catching flies to pass the time
We have just arrived back on the mainland and have started our journey back to Foster’s. Our current ETA is 7.45pm. We will keep you updated as to how we progress.
We finished our week with a survival activity making our own shelter and how to light a fire! We showed great teamwork and resilience!
For our final morning, we learned some survival skills in the wild and climbed to the top to finish the day!
For our last two activities, we did the giant swing, which they loved. We finished with learning survival skills by building shelters and dens.
For our final activity at PGL we did the giant swing! This was so much fun and the children really pushed themselves.
For our last activities, we had fun on the giant swing and then applied our survival skills by building shelters and dens!
This morning we had survival! Working hard as a team, we made homes for small animals and also built a shelter.
We enjoyed the climbing wall this morning and really challenged ourselves to reach the top!
Tonight, the children have enjoyed getting ready in their rooms for their disco. They have enjoyed singing and dancing altogether for their last evening!
Some of the children today went to the beach to ride the waves in their canoes 🛶
This afternoon, the children enjoyed learning how to fence and competing in a tournament! We then moved on to our next activity which was climbing. Everyone was so brave and gave it a go!
We enjoyed abseiling this afternoon and did our best mission impossible impressions lowering ourselves down the wall!
This afternoon, we have had climbing and fencing. The children have enjoyed these new activities.
Our fencing skills are on point, and our abseiling was off the wall!
Birthday Girl!
The children had great fun abseiling today before their fencing session.... En garde!
This morning, a few groups went down to the beach to participate in canoeing. They learnt how to use the paddles and fight the current!
The children were super brave completing the abseiling activity! Working hard and confidently to keep each other safe.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, but it is the children zooming down the zip wire!
This evening, the children participated in a ‘Passport To The World’ themed orienteering activity. Many of the children are requesting an early night after 3 very busy days so far. The children are now in their rooms resting ahead of another busy day tomorrow with all groups doing canoeing as well as some rope activities including abseiling and others participating in fencing.
All children are having a great time and are full of smiles.
Today we conquered our fears on the trapeze and solved some problems building a buggy using logs, ropes and barrels 🫣🤔
This afternoon we enjoyed zip wire and some of us overcame our fear of heights!
This afternoon we enjoyed the giant swing - we went up really high which was very exciting !
This afternoon, we started by facing our fears by trying abseiling. Then we worked together to build a buggy using logs, ropes and barrels.
We had so much fun working together as a group building buggies!
We got muddy in the sensory trail, then had a blast on the giant swing!
The children had great fun and showed superb teamwork learning how to make secure knots allowing them to build their own buggy.
This morning, we had fun completing the low ropes and playing different games! We also were super excited to go on the zip wire!
The children have enjoyed some teamwork completing the low rope course.
The children took part in buggy building, learning different knots and making our own vehicles!
This morning, some children thoroughly enjoyed the zip line.
The children were fearless taking on the challenge of the trapeze. Facing fears and making great memories!
All of the children thoroughly enjoyed participating in balloon splash this evening. This included working together in teams to complete multiple different tasks!
This afternoon, we shot some arrows in our archery session.
Today, we loved the zip wire and completing challenges on the low ropes!
This afternoon, we had laser tag, which the children really enjoyed and show their competitive side. After we had the sensory trail, which involved the children getting a little muddy!
The children enjoyed the trapeze this morning, where they were all brave with their climbing. Afterwards, we did archery and the children were great at hitting the target.
The children enjoyed learning new skills in archery today and almost hit the bullseye!
The children enjoyed learning new skills in archery and working as a team to reach new heights in trapeze!
Children went on a sensory trail this morning, followed by rock climbing. They had great fun getting stuck in the mud and climbing to new heights
The children have just finished breakfast (with some very large plates and bowls being consumed) and we’re fully fuelled for the day ahead, including laser tag, sensory trail and zip wire. More pictures to come later today.
Tonight after our dinner, we had a sports tournament. The children enjoyed playing some different activities in their groups. We are now settling in our cabins and getting ready for bed.
We have arrived! We are all settled into our cabins and been for a walk to the beach before we head for dinner and our evening activity.
