Yesterday we went orienteering at Polkemmet country park. P5 from Miss Parks class came too.

First we had a picnic in the park as it was a nice sunny day then had some time to play.

We met Hannah, a park ranger, who told use what orienteering was.

“Orienteering is when you read maos and have to find letters and numbers ” – Jaxon

“Its a bit like a giant treasure hunt” – Lewis.

We split into teams had to follow a route on a map using red and green markers. It was quite easy to follow.

Then Hannah showed us how to use a compass and read an OS map.

“The red arrow on a compass always shows North” – Ross

” All maps have arrows to show North” – Lucy

Once we could read the map we were sent off around the park to find our markers and record on our map.

We had a fab time and would love to go back.