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We visited the woods and Greg showed up how to build a fire. We collected twigs and sticks and then used cotton wool covered in Vaseline as our fuel. We used a fire starter tool to create a spark. Once the spark had ignited the fuel it was our job to keep the fire burning in a controlled and safe…

This morning we had a look in the doctor’s bag and decided what each instrument was for.

Today we learnt how to brush our teeth and why it is so important. We also found out we need to brush our teeth for 2 minutes twice a day.

Friday came all too quickly and after two activities and a final delicious lunch, we headed back to school. 

What a busy and varied day we have had today. Some groups tackled the very muddy obstacle course, whilst others climbed and learnt survival skills in the woods. Everyone had a go at axe throwing, which was a new activity for this year. All the children showed courage and determination on the high…

The sun was shining for us again today as we tackled various activities before lunch, including crate stacking, zip wire, rifle shooting and the ever popular obstacle course. In the afternoon we all spent the afternoon on the lake, practising our canoeing and kayaking skills. 

Today we got to join in with Diddi Dance. We had so much fun learning some new moves and being able to express ourselves. 

This morning, we were learning about nouns. We labelled as many nouns as we could!

Today we met Chloe who will be our Diddidancevteacher until Christmas. Chloe is teaching us different dance moves alongside helping us to develop our concentration and listening skills.

After a good first night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, we all headed out for our first full day of activities. Each group spent some time on the lake, working as a team to build a raft, which was then tested out - with varying degrees of success! Other activities included low ropes (where we…

Today, Year 4 completed their first orienteering lesson. The children learnt how to hold the map correctly in line with the course and how to follow a short path between markers. Each marker had a score and these needed to be added together to get a total. The winning team who were both accurate…

After months of anticipation we’re here at the Year 6 residential at Lockerbie Manor!  We waved goodbye and set off just after lunch and arrived in time for a tour and our first activities. So far today we’ve tried abseiling, initiative challenges, scavenger hunt and zip wire. Not bad for day one!…