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Happy Campers- Day 3

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We couldn’t ask for better weather this Camp. Fun in the sun!

Question of the day: If you could travel forward in time- what question would you ask yourself? (very philosophical bunch)

Both groups enjoyed cereal and waffles for breakfast before heading into the sun. Both groups experienced Leap Of Faith- and everyone had amazing success. Big shout out to everyone who overcame their fears. Some of us enjoyed Archery, Bushcraft and Problem Solving. Camp fire with singing and marshmallows brought our day to a close. Of course, last night at camp had to involve a wee ‘party’ where lots of the treats people had stored were shared to music and dancing! Leo and Zak in particular enjoyed Michael Jackson!

Tomorrow is another exciting day. We will be leaving Broomlee at 1:30pm with lots of memories and smiles.

Pervious picture posts have not had all the pictures we intended due to an IT issue= we apologise and hope the pictures below all load up!

See you tomorrow.

 

Primary 7, Whole School Events

Happy Campers Day 2

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Question of the day… who doesn’t love mac and cheese with garlic bread?

Good News!! Everyone slept very well- no issues reported and the first night was just amazing!

An early start after a hearty breakfast- the day started cold and cloudy but moods were bright and happy. Morning activities were Cat-Walk and Problem Solving. Many of our young people challenged themselves today, especially overcoming heights and team challenges. The crate climb record was broken today- an amazing height of 11 crates carefully and strategically placed to help the teams succeed. Catwalk was an amazing experience where all our young people climbed high, and managed The Macarena dance at some point during the descent! Problem solving tested our resilience, whilst Nightline helped hone our communication. Environmental Studies taught us about improving our natural surroundings. At this moment, we are running around camp looking for clues to answer questions- hide and seek General Knowledge style.

In spite of tired legs and heavy eyes, our amazing bunch of campers just keep going.

Enjoy the pictures.

Primary 7, Whole School Events

Happy Campers Day 1

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Good evening from a sunny and busy Broomlee Outdoor Centre. What a busy start to our P7 Camp. After an uneventful bus journey, we were welcomed by Dylan, our Supervising Tutor. Fire regulation talks then room organising (special mention to Michael and JJ who made their beds very quickly) was followed by our 1st Group Activity.  Group 1 were raft building and group 2 were high in the trees doing the Cat Walk. Lots of challenges and working together but we were resilient and helped each other succeed. The Raft Group 1 built was christened ‘The SS Mary’. She didn’t sink- this time!

Lunch and dinner was a highlight for many of the pupils- no-one went hungry.

After dinner we competed in Broomlee Highland Games- where the girls won courtesy of their superior technique during the Tug Of War!

Having enjoyed supper of hot chocolate and biscuits, we are all having an extended play before bed and lights out. Lots of tired eyes! Enjoy the pictures below. Can you spot the Cats and the Sailors?

 

 

 

Ness

Ness- Easter Fun

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What an incredible week in Ness Class!

St Mary’s Got Talent: Well, the pupils in Ness certainly have talent as Laura impressed the judges with her dance routine. She was very happy with her performance!

Dominic and Hunter had the crowd in stiches with their stand-up routine. Lot’s of jokes and hilarity abound!

Then today, we all took turns to roll our decorated eggs down the hill at school. We learned that this signified the stone rolling away for the Tomb on Easter Sunday.

 

We wish everyone a Happy and Peaceful Easter Holiday.

Whole School Events

Camping in the Snow

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What a surprise! Arrived at camp today to snow on the ground. Lots of excited campers! After making our beds (the boys were amazing) and then eating a brilliant lunch, we were straight into activity. Crate Climbing and Low Ropes gave everyone the opportunity to challenge themselves and support others. Below are a selection of pics taken my myself (Mr E).

Look out for a further update later!

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Monster Burgers Invade Ness Class

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What a fantastic time we had during our Food Technology session. The pupils decided they wanted to make ‘Monster Burgers’ with scary faces and tasty teeth. Well done to all the pupils who  flipped their own burgers, used different food textures and sniffed and tasted everything, they cooked. A very responsible class who cleaned and tidied up after themselves.

Well done Ness Monsters 🙂

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Happy New Year in Ness Class

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The New Year got off to a brilliant start this week in Ness. Getting back into our routines helped focus our minds back to enjoying time with our learning friends.

In reading, we have been exploring non fiction texts. In writing, we have been focusing on New Year Resolutions and presentation. Our Number learning is multiplying by 2 and 3 this week. We are also linking this to repeated addition allowing us to go beyond 2×12 and 3×12.

The highlight of our week was baking today. Our class chose Shortbread biscuits and we look forward to tasting them tomorrow.

Enjoy the pictures below.